I was so excited to go wine tasting in Mendoza, but with over 1,000 wineries in the region to choose from, it was quite hard to whittle them down to the top couple. Unlike some other wine regions, you have to have reservations to be allowed in. Wine lunches seem…
Mendoza had been on my short list for Argentina for a very long time. And once I looked at pictures of some of the bodegas (wineries), I knew I needed to work this into our trip. Our arrival to Mendoza started with some drama as we got in a (minor)…
At the top of my wish list for Argentina was going to Patagonia. I originally wanted the quintessential Patagonia – glaciers, snow capped mountains – so I was planning to go to El Calafate in the south. However, flight logistics had us change our plans to go to Bariloche in…
Once I knew Uruguay was only a hour or two ferry ride from downtown Buenos Aires, I knew we had to visit! We pondered different areas such as Punta del Este and Montevideo, but ultimately landed on a day trip to Colonia del Sacramento. The Historic Quarter is a UNESCO…