Vines of Mendoza

Touring the vineyards of Mendoza, and rockin' it up at the local beer festival

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December 10th 2012
Our Mendoza trip started off very well. Nice, sunny weather, and a quick ride to our hotel. Stephen's upgrade request (Starwood gives out these 'suite night rewards' after you have stayed a certain number of nights) had been approved, so we got to stay in a nice suite. We had some trouble getting into the room though, and had to switch to another room eventually. Not really an issue to ... read more

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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