Category Archives: Argentina

Sunday June 3, 2012 Malibu, California June Gloom   Some of you might recall from this post, that on the last day in Argentina, I had an incident with a necklace I bought from a local artist in the middle of the Andes.  I call the necklace, the Titanic, as it reminded me of thatContinue reading “The Necklace Novela”

 Sunday May 27, 2012 Malibu, California Gorgeous Beach Day   The post is way overdue.  It's about our last day in Argentina.  After a great tango night, we had pretty much all day to explore one neighborhood in Buenos Aires as our flight departed around 9pm.   Last time we were in BA, our plan wasContinue reading “La Boca”

Saturday May 5, 2012 Buenos Aires, Argentina Warm, Fall Weather   After a good fight from Salta, we settled in the Sheraton on Avenida de Cordoba which is in the “heart” of downtown.  After we dropped our bags, checked in the hotel, we were off to San Telmo area for a late lunch (we wereContinue reading “Tango Argentina”

Final Leg of the Road Trip and More Scary Roads Friday May 4, 2012 Somewhere Over Argentina Warm, Clean LAN Plane   Hard to believe we are heading back to Buenos Aires already.  We are going to miss Salta and the people we met! Yesterday, we woke up rather late for us, 730am or soContinue reading “Last Part of the Roadtrip: Molinos to Salta via Chachi”

Thursday May 3, 2012 Molinos, Argentina Freezing in the AM, Hot in the PM   So yesterday, we got up somewhat early to start the second part of the 3 day road trip we were taking (Cafayate to Molinos).  But first, I got a lesson on how to drive a stick shift that was fun. Continue reading “What Sandra and I Will Go Through to Get a Good Bottle of Wine”

  Tuesday May 1, 2012 Cafayate, Argentina Sunny, Hot in the PM, Cold in the AM   Today we started another road trip.  This was is planned to be 3 days long where we visit the canyons and towns south of Salta including the famous Cafayate Wine Valley. After a very satisfying and good breakfast,Continue reading “Cafayate: Road Trip No. 2”

Monday April 30, 2012 Tilcara, Argentina Sunny, COLD morning but Warm afternoon   After a somewhat restless night due to dogs barking and someone smoking outside which made our room stinky, we got up around 730am to continue our road trip.  After a very good breakfast buffet, we got back on the highway to headContinue reading “Quebrada de Humahuaca”

Sunday April 29, 2012 Salta and Tilcara Misty in Salta, Sunny and Dry in Tilcara We got up early to get ready for our first road trip on our own.  After breakfast we took a cab to the airport to get our car.   We got to the airport just before 8am and the Alamo counterContinue reading “Road Trip!”

Saturday April 28, 2012 Salta, Argentina Sunny and Cool What a spectacular day !  Started tough as we had 2 bottles of wine yesterday but I was up at 630am ready to go.   We were so lucky in that we hired probably one of the best guides.  Definitely up there with our guide from UlanContinue reading “A Preview of the Majestic Andes”

 Friday April 27, 2012 Salta, Argentina Cloudy, Cool   Wow! Where to begin.  It’s 825pm in Salta and am having a blast although it took FOREVER to get here.   Started at 430am on Wednesday April 25, where the plan was to do 30 minutes of last minute work emails only to spend 1 hr tryingContinue reading “Salta, Argentina An Intro”