Category Archives: Travel Journals

Road Trip! Cardonnes National Park & Cachi

Posted on February 13, 2014 by admin

Day 9 February 13, 2014 It was a crystal clear day. This is an enormous statue, a monument to Martín Miguel de Güemes. He came from a wealthy family in Salta. He was a central figure on the Argentine War for … Continue reading →

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The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology MAAM!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by admin

Day 8 February 12, 2014 Salta is still on the go this morning as we take a half day city tour. Hassam drops us near the pink church of San Francisco, undergoing a cleaning, and pulls his van around the … Continue reading →

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Salta

Posted on February 12, 2014 by admin

Day 7 February 12, 2014 Our plane arrives in the late afternoon at the Salta airport, just under 4,000 feet. We meet  Hassam, our new guide! We make visual and auditory adjustments to adapt from Anna’s soft blonde beautiful manner … Continue reading →

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City Tour of Mendoza

Posted on February 11, 2014 by admin

Day 6 February 11, 2014 Today, we decide to add on a city tour of Mendoza with our guide, Anna, before flying this afternoon to Salta. We see 3 of the incredible plazas here and end up at the Hiatt … Continue reading →

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Winery Tours

Posted on February 10, 2014 by admin

Day 5 February 10, 2014 For our second day, we start this morning at 10:30! to the Maipu area on the dry side of the Mendoza River across the “other” Chipolete Dam. ALL the water is diverted here to irrigate the … Continue reading →

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Mendoza Wine Tasting

Posted on February 9, 2014 by admin

Day 4 February 9, 2014 Wine tasting in Mendoza can start with a pick up time of 8:30 AM! We beg off for half an hour due to our late arrival at this boutique estancia outside of the city: Chacras … Continue reading →

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Los Patos to Mendoza

Posted on February 8, 2014 by admin

Day 3 February 8, 2014 We spend a morning in the small town of San Miguel del Monte, founded in 1864 on the edge of the untamed regions of eastern Argentina. We find an internet cafe and a shop with … Continue reading →

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Estancia Los Patos in the San Miguel del Monte

Posted on February 7, 2014 by admin

Day 2 February 7, 2014 Estancia Los Patos is in San Miguel del Monte, a quiet turn off of Rte 41, south of Buenos Aires. This is a two hour drive to the flat expansive pampas region of the country. … Continue reading →

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A Wine Tasting Adventure through Argentina!

Posted on February 6, 2014 by admin

Day 1 continued February  6, 2014 We meet up with our New View Tours group to tour the Pampas, the wine region of Mendoza & mountains and wineries of Salta! It is our Wine Tasting Adventure with Ed Baptiste and … Continue reading →

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Begin Tour # 2 – Pampas/Mendoza/Salta

Posted on February 6, 2014 by admin

DAY 1 ARGENTINA: Pampas & Menodoza & Salta! Three Views of the Country Buenos Aires: We are packed and ready to leave the well appointed Club Frances Hotel at 9:30. Filled with a second wonderful breakfast, we set out for … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aires – Museum Endurance!

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Day 16 After a morning to recover, we are off by 11:00 AM to walk to the National de Bellas Artes Museo (The Fine Art Museum) on the Avenue del Liberator. It is free. We walk about awaiting the opening … Continue reading →

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Punta Arenas

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Day 14 Transfer by van to Punta Arenas. The Hotel Jose Nogueira is on the main square of the one time international austral cross roads of the world founded by Magellan in 1520. Until the Panama Canal opened in 1919, … Continue reading →

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Gray Glacier

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Day 11 Today the trek is only 4.5 hours or 11 kilometers, but we have to be at the  boat before it “sails” at 1:00 to return us to EcoCamp.  EcoCamp is where we left three days ago and where … Continue reading →

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Long Hike to French Valley

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Day 10 The staff at the privately run Los Cuernos Refugio has prepared a lunch for us to pack. It is last night’s cottage pie in a sandwich. Pretty darn good. Today is the big, big day.  29 kilometers. I … Continue reading →

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Torres del Paine Towers

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Day 12 Today we are headed out on the last leg of the W (on the left side of the letter). We will be at the base of the Torres Towers that you can see here in between the other … Continue reading →

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First Night at the EcoCamp; Second night at Cerros Cuernos Refugio

Posted on February 3, 2014 by admin

Day 8 Today was an extreme contrast to yesterday when we took a long bus trip across endless desert, strong winds, intermittent rain, blocked foggy views and freezy breezy temps. We stopped at the Malodon cave which was cold. Maybe … Continue reading →

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So long to the Andes

Posted on February 1, 2014 by admin

Day 13 Guanacos are wild llamas. They seem to keep watch or pose on the hilltops! Baby guanaco puts his head down as if to practice the motion for charging! Rhea running as we hike through the high Sierra desert … Continue reading →

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Ecuador!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by admin

Today, the New York Times offers 52 top travel destinations for 2014 Guess the #7? Ecuador!

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Happy Travelers!

Posted on January 8, 2014 by admin

We had 18 join us at various stages of the Ecuador High Sierra Tour this year. Some went on to the Intag Cloud Forest for a couple of days. A small group continued to the Galapagos Islands for a tour. … Continue reading →

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Move Over, Rio – Quito is South America’s Hottest Must-See City

Posted on July 3, 2013 by admin

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/move-over-rio-quito-has-arrived/article12786249/ JUDITH RITTER, QUITO — Special to The Globe and Mail

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