Blogs from Cafayate, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 4

(Some dear friends of ours once showed us a video of them drinking wine and watching a sunset in Greece. Based on that experience, I expect that this entry might be more interesting to us than you. Please enjoy our pictures, and read the text some night when you are struggling to sleep. ) We set out mid-morning on Jan. 21st for the town of Cafayate in a popular wine producing region called the Valles Calchaquíes. We caught a collective taxi ride from the Parque San Martin in Salta with two older ladies. The drive took us 180 km along the small, relaxed Ruta 68. There was a mix of scenery along the way. The ladies and our diver liked the views of the red-hued rock formations in the Quebrada de las Conchas along the way, ... read more

Buongiorno, The brilliant thing about Argentina is that most people understand Italiano!!!! This morning I awake to find myself in the wine producing region of Argentina......and what wine!!!!! Back to yesterday......left Salta at 7am and headed west towards Cachi.....this was after a recommendation from my host Alex.....asked the girls if they wanted to accompany me, with some private photography tuition thrown in...how could they refuse!!!!.....so of we went into this stunning valley towards Cafayate. Once in the valley we were rewarded with some amazing condors swooping over the car and catching the thermals.....we stopped immediately and spent the next 1/2 hour watching these amazing birds. We then arrived in Cachi, which is a beautiful town amongst the mountains. Had breakfast in the town square and then invited by a teacher to see the local school where ... read more

A short drive to Cafayate and we arrived at a big campsite which we pretty much had to ourselves. We spent the day walking around the town, which was pretty nice, small but pretty. The first night was typically spent on camp, as we had a lot of booze to get through and the town didn't have many pubs. We cooked some great food, and made a huge vat of mulled wine. It was another really good campsite night, finishing at a silly hour. We were up early the next day to hire Mountain bikes and cycle to a number of wineries in the area. It took us ages to find the first one, but it was absolutely stunning. We were supposed to do tastings, but quickly realised it was much cheaper to buy lots of ... read more

So I´m still here! Cafayate has just been too awesome to leave. Sadly I bought a plane ticket 5 minutes ago to go to Iguazu tommorow morning, so I need to catch the 5 am bus to Salta tommorow morning. So recap. Danny has pretty much been my best friend since I got here. I mentioned the wine tours... well many more wine tours.. wine ice cream, more empanadas, and too much tasty stuff. I´m going on a diet!! So we went to the waterfalls, a nice 5 hour hike that included substantial climbing on slippery rocks, and crossing the river many many times. Eventually I sliped and fell a little but only to lose a bet to buy Danny a beer which he would not otherwise accept ;) hehehe Many nights of BBQ with friends... ... read more

Well I can´t believe where i am or how its possible i ended up here. PS: Thanks Martin!! To confess, despite the beauty and wonder of salta, I felt a little lonely and sad for reason I won´t detail. However, I met a generous soul, Martin, who worked at my hostel. We pretty much spent every day together doing basically not much, and playing jenga in the night. We even went to see a movie and it was great fun. Thanks Martin!!! so I boarded the late night bus to cafeyate. i arrived around midnight in this town and as I got closer I thought, man, where the hell am i gonna stay??? i had my lonely planet so i wasn´t tooooo worried but i felt tired and scared... willl i call, will i walk for ... read more