From Mendoza we flew north to Salta where we rented a car for the first time on this trip to explore the countryside a bit. Our destination was Cachi, a little adobe pueblo a few hours west of Salta. We picked up the car and I was tasked with being the driver because Alex didn't... Continue Reading →
Our long bus journey brought us to Mendoza - the Argentinian city in the heart of the wine country boasting the Andes as a backdrop. A gorgeous landscape! Spa In addition to the hundreds of wineries peppered along the outskirts of the city, Mendoza is also known for several natural thermal spas. So in the... Continue Reading →
From Patagonia, we wanted to make our way north and a cheap one-way flight made the decision easy - our next stop would be Santiago de Chile! After being in small towns, or hiking, or on a boat for the last few weeks, we were looking forward to exploring a city again. We wandered around... Continue Reading →
As we were researching our trip, we felt like we couldn't visit Patagonia without doing at least a little mountain backpacking trip. The obvious answer was Torres del Paine - a national park in Chile with 2 famous backpacking circuits around a cluster of mountains. We chose the 'O Circuit' as it seemed to be... Continue Reading →
As we were planning our time in South America, we had a general idea of the places we wanted to visit but weren't exactly sure how to travel among all of them. When we stumbled upon the option to take a boat from Ushuaia, Argentina to Punta Arenas, Chile we couldn't get the idea out... Continue Reading →
Buenos Aires We arrived into Buenos Aires with little planned for our 2 months in South America besides our 4 nights booked in the city. We were immediately confronted with how little we had researched when we took our 1+ hour taxi ride from the airport to our apartment in the Palermo neighborhood. The taxi... Continue Reading →
Our last stop together on our European tour was Vienna. Along with hearing that it is a beautiful city to visit, Alex also has an old friend who lives there. So we spent the weekend visiting friends and exploring the city. How lucky are we to have friends spread out across the globe? A running... Continue Reading →
With Munich as our home base and a (somewhat) reliable train system, we made a couple of short trips to cities I've always wanted to see. Prague was only a 5 hour train ride from Munich and I felt like I couldn't pass up the opportunity. It's still so special to me how easy it... Continue Reading →
After five days in Berlin, we hopped on a train headed for Munich where we would visit with friends and make trips down to Burghausen to spend time with Alex's mom. It was nice to be back in Bavaria! We did a lot more in Munich than my photo library might suggest. Maybe because I... Continue Reading →
I was really looking forward to our Berlin visit. For the obvious reasons of it being an interesting city in its own right, but also because I had my very own historian/tour guide who lived there for several years. Upon arrival, we started with a long walk through the city where Alex pointed out several... Continue Reading →
Wandering Between Meals 