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South America » Argentina » Salta » Coronel Moldes December 25th 2007

We stayed at an idyllic estancia, Finca Santa Anita, about 60km south of Salta over Xmas. We travelled down from Cachi into Salta on Friday. Driving across the Cardones Parque (in the rain?), down the Cuesta Obispo road was probably easier for the driver than the passengers (including a hitchhiker of course). I wasn´t looking at the scenery or the drops, just the next bend. We rolled into Salta and it felt like coming home after a holiday. Got the car washed before handing it back to Budget, followed by a bit of tutting at some of the new paint scratches and a definite grimace at the crack in the windscreen...ah well. Saw in the local paper that there was an "Estampas de Argentina" show on tonight at one of the theatres so tracked down some ... read more
first time out
Christmas Eve Globos
Fellow riders

South America » Argentina » Salta » Coronel Moldes August 26th 2007

Trish only has one birthday a year, but it seems to come around very rapidly! To celebrate Russ' birthday we always seem to end up in a cheap hostel somewhere in Bolivia, yet for Trish we seem to splash out on a bit of luxury!! This year was no different and we headed out to the town of Coronel Moldes on the way to Cafayate. After sitting in the small plaza and eating our lunch we took a taxi to our hotel, The Hotel Del Dique for a weekend of pampering in the spa! Unfortunately the weather wasn't great. Although dry, it was cloudy until the morning of our departure, and we've hardly seen a cloud since!! Still, the room was very comfortable with a great view of both the lake, and the swimming pool (which ... read more
Room With a View
Ping Pong
Out for a stroll




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