Wendy I woke up in the middle of the night (just hours before the alarm was to ring) with a terrible stomach ache. Food poisoning? Stomach bug? Just what you want before a 12 hour bus ride! So needless to say that the trip from Salta, Argentina to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile was a … Lire la suite Jour 19 – 16 juillet / Day 19 – July 16

Wendy We woke up to a colder, grey day in  Salta. Not necessarily a bad thing as we had planned to take advantage of our hostel’s good internet connection to update the blog finally and get ourselves together for our long (12 hour to be specific) bus ride to Chile tomorrow at 7am.  The one … Lire la suite Jour 18 – 15 juillet / Day 18 – July 15

Sam On the 14th of July, we left Tilcara after breakfast being rushed by my Dad even though we had plenty of time and were in no hurry. He always seems to be rushed for no apparent reason. During our drive back down to Salta, we saw some more amazing scenery and after having missed … Lire la suite Jour 17 – 14 juillet / Day 17 – July 14

Sasha’s 13th birthday! Sasha  D’abord j’ai pu me reveiller tard… YES! Puis un bon début à ma belle journée… Un gâteau d’anniversaire pour le petit déjeuner! 😍🎂  Quelle merveille. Nous avons fait une grande marche au dessus de Tilcara qui était très très long et haut mais bon, très jolie donc elle valait le coup🏜 … Lire la suite Jour 16 – 13 juillet / Day 16 – July 13

Alexis Nous reprenons la route, toujours plus au nord, vers Humahuaca. Je me répète mais encore des paysages époustouflants (et différents des jours précédents). Le village a du charme, avec une place centrale garnie d’artisans vendant tous à peu près la même chose, à savoir des pulls, gants et autres bonnets de laine de lama. … Lire la suite Jour 15 – 12 juillet / Day 15 – July 12

Wendy Today we took advantage of being in Purmamarca. We took a walk on a mountain pass behind our hotel which had beautiful views. Alexis thought it would be fun to go off the path, which led us to scale down the side of a steep hill. While Alexis and the kids were loving the … Lire la suite Jour 14 – 11 juillet / Day 14 – July 11

Wendy Though we had originally wanted to take route 40, we decided to drive back up route 68 going through Salta to get to Purmamarca to make it there to watch the Euro cup final at 4pm. I found the road even more impressive in this direction and with the morning light.  It took us … Lire la suite Jour 13 – 10 juillet / Day 13 – July 10

Wendy el 9 de julio! Today Argentina celebrated its 200 years of independence. We expected fanfare in the main square and parades, but everything was quiet. We rented bicycles and rode up the famous route 40. I don’t think I have ever had more spectacular scenery for a bike ride. We then went to the … Lire la suite Jour 12 – 9 juillet / Day 12 – July 9

Wendy After a leisurely breakfast at the hotel, Alexis and I went to the Nanni Bodega for a wine tasting. Cafayate is famous for its wine production, though less so than Mendoza. We finally tried the local white, Torrentes, which is quite flowery and several reds (Malbec and Tannat), which are a bit too tannic … Lire la suite Jour 11 – 8 juillet / Day 11 – July 8

Wendy While Alexis went to pick up the rental car, I went in search of cash. It has been quite difficult to procure pesos here. One can only take out a small amount from the ATMs and the banks have huge lines of Argentinians out the doors day and night. So, I went to the … Lire la suite Jour 10 / Day 10