Will Be Right Back

I came to Mendoza to spend just a couple of days there, maybe a week. When I was leaving more than a month later, the place felt almost like home. To justify myself a little, Mendoza is one of the greenest cities in South America, surrounded by vineyards with the snow-capped Andes in the background, plenty of cultural events, nice people, and the best wine in the country. A couple of days is clearly not enough for all this.  Map provided by Wanderlog, a road trip planner app on iOS and Android The Green City On the 20th of March 1861, Mendoza was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake and subsequently rebuilt. The new plan included creation of green plazas, lining streets with trees, creation of parks, etc. It also included creation of Parque San Martín. The park is almost 400 hectares including lakes, a stadium, hills, etc. It could be the biggest park I've ever seen. Even if the whole city decided to visit at the same time it's unlikely to feel crowded.  Cerro de la ...

Yea, I know "bicycle diaries" sounds lame, but I couldn't resist, perhaps because I just read Che's diaries recently. So here it is, quick photo story of my recent two weeks on bike in Patagonia. Surprisingly diverse. From desert-like pampas, though immense forests to massive mountains and wild lakes and everything within a range of less than 200km from unofficial capital of Patagonia - San Carlos de Bariloche. Map thanks to Wanderlog , a road trip planner on iOS and Android South along old Ruta 40 As clouds starts to dissolve over Lago Nahuel Huapi, I'm getting ready to go south through old, unused for many years, "ruta 80"  and I'm happy I took a mountain bike with me. Tarmac quicky transforms into dirt road and I'm happy I took a mountain bike with me. From among the two, flora is going to be a highlight of the trip, but not only. Plenty of birds fly over me and armadillos on their short legs run fast enough t...