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…

And Now For Argentina

This week I’m trying something new. I’m doing photo-blog posts on our time in Argentina. Today is Week 1: Mendoza and Buenos Aires. I hope you enjoy!

Visiting The Concho Y Toro Winery

(Our camera was stolen the day before we visited Concha Y Toro. The picture above is my husband’s rendition of our tasting experience.) We like to drink wine in my house. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that we love to drink wine. We’ve toured vineyards in Napa and in Walla Read the Rest…

A History Lesson In Santiago

“Does Chile have a space program?” I asked my husband as we rounded the corner into the park-like area behind La Moneda, the presidential palace in central Santiago. He fixed me with one of his “Are you really that stupid, woman?” stares.

Sand-boarding Near San Pedro de Atacama

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you’ll know that I’m partial to winter sports. On a cold winter’s day, I really, truly love the feeling of hurtling down a (fairly) steep mountain slope on a snowboard.