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Iguazu Falls
We spent the morning chasing money at Western Union offices, as far as Wanda, a town 51 kilometers away, then we had a terrific, albeit...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 19, 20221 min read


Another world
Hola Amigos, we are now a world apart from the arid, beigey, spectacular, mountainous landscapes of Central-Western Argentina. Two...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 17, 20221 min read


A day at the Winery
At last, after several days in Mendoza, we got to visit a winery. It was a most pleasant and inebriating day. There are several wineries...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 17, 20221 min read


A most gracious host
Alicia, the owner of the beautiful finca in San Juan, proved to be an exemplary host. Loved this guy While some of the grapes in her...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 16, 20221 min read


Vineyard Haven
Easy enough day today. We left Valle Fertil and headed south to the outskirts of the city of San Juan. No bad roads! On the way we...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 15, 20222 min read


Valley of the Moon and Triassic Park
Sound like the names of a couple of movies? Not so, that’s what the mesmerizing places we visited yesterday are actually called. Our day...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 14, 20222 min read


Adventure seeks us
If at all, we are only mildly seekers of adventure, I would say we are more like modern-day explorers, but somehow we always end up in...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 14, 20223 min read


Hidden Argentina
Based on our original plans, today we would be lying at the beach in Viñas del Mar, Chile. Instead, because of the forced change of...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 11, 20222 min read


Aconcagua
What an incredibly spectacular journey! Although we are not going to Chile, we are now at the Chilean border, well, 6 km. from it. We are...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 9, 20222 min read


Mendoza
We have finally managed to spend a whole day in town. Mendoza, while a commercial city with few imposing buildings or stately...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 9, 20222 min read


Rerouting...
As a number of you said eloquently, no adventure is without its setbacks. So, let’s try and look at this situation from a positive...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Perito Moreno Glacier
Hola, I took a day off yesterday. After driving to El Calafate, I needed some time to catch up with my e-mails, pay bills, check on our...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 3, 20222 min read


The North Face
What a difference a day makes. Today was a nearly perfect day. We were invigorated the moment we saw Fitzroy clearly visible from our...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 1, 20222 min read


At the foot of Mt. Fitzroy
The day started quite sunny and cold (around 45 degrees), but you could tell from the ice around some water spots that it had frozen...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 31, 20223 min read


Simply overwhelmed
It’s Midnight in Lago Posadas, Argentina. Today we have enjoyed some of the most wow-inducing scenery ever. What a difference a day...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 31, 20222 min read


The long erratic road.
Experience. You can read about a place, but you have to live it to feel it. Today was dedicated primarily to quite a long drive (600...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 30, 20222 min read


Small mishaps, lovely places
Click, click, click, click….whaaat?? Before we left El Bolson, we took a number of pictures at our beautiful cabin and of the horses and...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 29, 20222 min read


El Bolson and Lago Puelo
Another lovely day in Patagonia. We left Bariloche fairly early this morning and headed south, to the town of El Bolson. The scenery...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 28, 20222 min read


Heading South.
As I had said, today was going to be pretty much a down day, nonetheless, we took a different way back to Bariloche, and once again we...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 26, 20222 min read


A 450-kilometer daytrip.
On our last day in Junin de los Andes we decided to explore yet another national park, Laguna Blanca. It is a very minute park, basically...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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