Wine tasting!

Mendoza and Cordoba

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April 20th 2011
When we arrived in the town of sun and wine we met up with two girls who we had met in Rio, Susie and India, along with their two friends from school, Rory and Henry. It was nice because as much as Rach and I love each other, sometimes it is fun to be part of a bigger group of travellers! Our first impression of our hostel was not great. We had left our rucksacks in the "luggage room" while we we ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more