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It has been too long since we have been able to enjoy an in-person dinner that paired food with wine due to Covid. But they started reappearing in the San Francisco area. San Francisco’s Vault Garden teamed up with the Vine Connections (an importer that specializes in Chilean and Argentinian wines) that paired a five-course […]
We were in Argentina for one purpose: taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica, the 7th continent and one we have always wanted to visit. But first, we had to get to our cruise boat, which was taking off from Ushuaia Argentina. While our Antarctica Adventures will be explored in our next series of posts, this […]
Our limited time in Buenos Aires (BA) on this trip limited the number of restaurants we were able to sample. We, however, made our best efforts to sample as many good restaurants as our waistlines could accommodate. This visit’s crop consisted of: Sucre (Bajo Belgrano). All the natives with whom we spoke suggested that meat […]
Since Buenos Aires (BA) is the hub for flying anywhere in Argentina, and for virtually all flights into and out of the country, we were “forced” to return to our favorite city in Latin America..or else it used to be. But you have to read the entire blog to see why we may have changed […]
We just returned from our second trip to South America and our fourth crossing of the Andes, Each of the four experiences were totally different. These included: A commercial flight on a large plane that provided stunning views, but little in the way of a unique travel experience; A flight in a small, six-seat plane that, […]
Although Mendoza was one of the first cities in Argentina to be settled, the only evidence of its colonial architecture is the ruins of a single church. The reason? The city has been leveled by so many earthquakes, that there are virtually no remnants of its past. It is, therefore, now one of the most […]