South America Travel Journal

All of my travel journey posts about all of my visits to anywhere in South America will be linked below.

As I write this index page description, I haven’t yet been on my booked inaugural trip to South America. But, when I go, it will be a new continent for me. I’ve already been to North America (my home continent), Europe, Asia, and Australia. So this will just leave a couple of more continents to go, Africa and Antarctica.

I’m an old guy, so I doubt I’ll get to Antarctica. And I don’t know about Africa. If I do go to either of those continents, they’ll pop up in the index here as soon as I post anything from those continents. Be sure to check back often.

Salta: MAAM and More

Both of my guidebooks recommend Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña as a must-see in Salta. Neither of the books is generous with its must-see...

So, Salta

As I mentioned in my last post about Mendoza, my flight out of there left at a quarter to six in the evening, or is...

Mendoza Winery Tour

I’m in Mendoza. It’s the winery capital of Argentina, so how could I come here and not go on a Mendoza winery tour? (That was...

Meandering in Mendoza

Meandering in Mendoza wasn’t my primary objective for this morning. I intended to do some meandering, but I also planned to do considerable directed walking...

Mainly Mendoza

I took a one-hour flight today from Córdoba, Argentina, to Mendoza. If nothing else, there are two things I prefer about Mendoza compared to Córdoba....