Crossing the Border from Bolivia to Argentina To gallivant across the border from Bolivia back into Argentina, we had two choices. Take the ridiculously overpriced night bus for $48/each or piece meal (bus-boat-local bus-bus) it for $37 in total. Naturally, what do you think we decided? And of course, our friends opted to save $60 and tag along with us…
Most people don’t know this, but we’ve always said IF we ever move back to the States, it would very likely be to New Mexico. We adore the bright sunny skies, the cooler red rock desert landscapes, the Wild West vibes, and the genuine diversity of its people. We’ve now found our “New Mexico” in Argentina and love it even more…
San Miguel de Tucamán From Cafayate, we bounded 6.5 hours southeast by jumbo bus through some luscious green temperate rain forest, which felt like a complete godsend after over a month without, to San Miguel de Tucumán. ($11.50/each). The city is thankfully nicknamed Tucumán and not San Miguel because based on previous experience, we really don't like places named San…
Cumbrecita When you start researching La Cumbrecita, you’ll see it graced by such words as a hamlet or “Bavarian outpost,” which couldn’t be more accurate. This enchanting little Swiss & Deutschland plopped in the middle of the rolling hills of central Argentina was founded in 1934 by two German brothers and it feels like being transported to another meticulously developed…
Jesus Maria: Bodega La Caroyense From Villa General Belgrano, we rolled north two hours to a small Jesuit-founded and bodega-filled town called Jesús Maria nestled in the valley of the Sierras Chicas. Here, on our first uncharacteristically stormy day, we conveniently slid into some wine touring at Bodega La Caroyense which had a very interesting sparkling red wine, a super…
Wine Tasting Paradise We’ve had some extraordinary wine experiences around the world. Some of them include the Valley of Beautiful Women in Eastern Hungary, the wine caves of Moldova, Port tasting in Porto, and the Cascadian peaked vineyards of the Willamette Valley in Oregon, US. However, we’ve never had a wine experience quite like the ones we’ve been experiencing in…
Bolivia may be one of the poorest nations in Latin America, but it is packed with natural beauty, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and a rich indigenous history that keeps many traditions alive today making it a must-see South American destination. That said, during our allotted thirty days in this landlocked nation equivalent to three times the size of Montana, we really only scratched…
From Sucre, we took a day trip three-hours round trip to Tarabuco, which is a village best known as the home of the tradition-keeping Yampara culture and for its weekly Sunday market. Unfortunately we missed our opportunity to go on a Sunday (because we had been having too much fun with toilet activities the last week) so we saw it…
