Blogs from Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina, South America - page 66

Hello Everybody, I finished the last blog when we were leaving Pucon in Chile after the weather worsened. We took a overnight bus all the way up to Santiago de Chile where we were able to avoid a possible five hour wait by jumping on an earlier bus for Mendoza. This journey was very beautiful, winding up through the mighty Andes, snow-capped mountains and pristine lakes. We came out the other side in Argentina and the city of Mendoza - the wine making capital and more importantly 290 days of sun a year! Getting of the bus we were approached by a representative from the hostel that we had planned on staying at, we got in his buggy with a very drunk scot and turned up at our hostel - bar downstairs, free internet and on ... read more

L'alimentation: Les italiens ont les pâtes, les Irlandais la patate, les Chinois le riz et les Argentins la viande. Un vrai repas semble toujours se constituer d'un morceau de viande rouge et des patates accompagnent fréquemment celle-ci que ce soit en purée ou en frites. Les plats de viande qui dominent les menus sont les Parrillas (cuites sur le grill), les Asados (sur le grill ou plus souvent en énormes brochette au dessus de braise dans un four) et le Bife de Chorizo (gros steak). Les assiètes sont grosses, autant sinon plus qu'au Canada et la portion de viande toujours démesurée (malgré tout, les Argentins mange celle-ci prioritairement et ne se gène pas à laisser de côté les trois légumes qui l'accompagne). Le sucre est un deuxième ingrédient populaire. Les magasins de bonbon abondent et la ... read more

Arrived in Mendoza on Sunday morning after a 12 hour trip from Cordoba (see map.) After getting here exhausted, we managed to get a hotel room but had to kill a couple of hours for it to be vacated and cleaned. Nothing was open and this continued throughout the day so the first day in Mendoza was spent wandering around the empty streets and recovering from the bus ride. Got up ready and rearing for an action packed day of biking or possibly rafting on Monday... left the hotel and realised that shops, cafes and all the other stuff we needed was still shut. Being away you forget what day it is but after returning to the hotel with our bag of un-washed laundry we were informed that everything was shut because of the bank hols. ... read more

The view at Carlos Pulenta in the morning was even more spectacular than the night before. We went to post our blog but the Internet connection was not working. Breakfast was amazing. On the table was an elaborate spread of freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh fruit medley, toast, jams, café, croissants, yogurt and granola, eggs and bacon. It was beautifully presented and as we sat there overlooking the sun and the gods shining down on our vineyard estate … ah, right, we were guests here … oh well, we can dream, can’t we? Reflecting on our good fortune, Jo-Anne commented, Do we really have to leave here? We decided to go straight to Vina Alicia and skip Dominio del Plata since our entire schedule was based on being at Pulenta Estates, not Carlos Pulenta. We had ... read more

well after 3 very enjoyable but highly jet lagged days, I have left Buenos Aires to travel around. As it turns out, I have been so impressed with BA that I have decided to return a little earlier to spend 4 days or so there at the end of my trip. I am now in Mendoza which so far I must admit looks pretty ordinary, and apparently is not very exciting. Tomorrow however, I depart in the morning by bus to Santiago via a rather spoectacular trip over the Andes. Bring it on! ... read more