Mendoza Vacations, Mendoza Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

BUS TO MENDOZA A call to the taxi companies the night before indicated that I was out of luck and would need to brave the subway with my backpack during rush hour.  Not a good idea. So I got up an hour early and walked out onto the streets hoping to flag down a taxi on my own.  I was in luck.  Got him to go back to the hostel so I could pick up my pack and go.  I felt pretty safe on this bus as there were about a half dozen National Guardsmen on board. I sat next to a n...

The past two days I´ve spent in and around the Andes mountains. Yesterday we did a high mountain tour which consists of a bus ride up into the mountains. Obviously, we don´t go to the tops, but we got some good views and pictures. We got out and did a little trekking, but mostly we stayed in the bus where it was warm(i did see snow however). Although I liked the high mountain tour, it was a little lazy for me and I was aching to go for a run when I got back-so I did, in the large park nearb...

In my two week whirlwind trip to Argentina, I managed to see as many sights as one can pack in without going crazy.  Our first three days (after spending a very long day travelling from the states through BA to Mendoza) we experienced fantastic wine, sights and company.  Mendoza was a great way to wet our feet into the culture of Argentina.  Life is slower in this smaller, tourist/wine industry driven town.  Located at the foot of the Andes, fantastic views were not hard t...

Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Santiago