Hotel Review: Posada Salentein Argentina

The map showing wineries, campsites and hotels was on my lap as we trundled into the Valle de Uco, about 80km south of Mendoza in Western Argentina, in our less-than-spacious campervan. It was the day before Thanksgiving and I was on the lookout for a special place to stay to celebrate the occasion.

South America Accommodation

We spent 108 days in South America. This post started because I was bored on our 2-day bus journey from San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentina to Lima, Peru. Data geek that I am, I thought it would be fun to chart the breakdown of where we’d stayed over the four months. As planned, mostly Read the Rest…

From Argentina to Australia

The last leg of our circuit of Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina was a marathon journey. It was also a grand experiment in last-minute travel, budget style.

Salta and La Quebrada de Humahuaca

This week I’m trying something new. I’m doing photo-blog posts on our time in Argentina. Today is Week 6: Salta and La Quebrada de Humahuaca. I hope you enjoy! This “Christmas Tree” outside the cathedral on Salta’s main square reminded us that the holidays were fast approaching. The very strange thing about entended travel is Read the Rest…

Iguazu Falls

This week I’m trying something new. I’m doing photo-blog posts on our time in Argentina. Today is Week 5: Back To Buenos Aires And On To Iguazu. I hope you enjoy! Sadly, it was time to say goodbye to our home on wheels. The folks at Motorhometime.com are great. They are friendly, accommodating, supportive and Read the Rest…

Sights From Valle De Uco

This week I’m trying something new. I’m doing photo-blog posts on our time in Argentina. Today is Week 4: Wineries In Valle de Uco. I hope you enjoy! This photo has nothing to do with Valle de Uco, but I like it so I’m including it – and we did spend the morning cycling and Read the Rest…

Bariloche and Argentinan Lakes District

This week I’m trying something new. I’m doing photo-blog posts on our time in Argentina. Today is Week 3: Chocolate, Beer, Lakes and Mountains in Bariloche. I hope you enjoy! On our first day tourist-ing in Bariloche we came upon this statue of Romulus and Remus – particularly apt since the very excellent History of Read the Rest…

Gauchos!

This week I’m trying something new. I’m doing photo-blog posts on our time in Argentina. Today is Week 2: Gauchos and The Pampas. I hope you enjoy! San Antonio de Areco is a small town just an hour and a half outside Buenos Aires. We’d heard about the annual festival celebrating Gauchos and the gaucho Read the Rest…