Hi everyone,
I'm using this blog because I think it can be a great resource for all of us for the trip planning!
First of all, thanks Asher for putting the schedule together. I am wondering about maybe increasing time in Buenos Aires and Mendoza and reducing the Chile arm of the trip by a day or two. From the small amount of reading I've done, it seems like there might be more interesting things to do in BA and Mendoza than around Santiago. Greg and I will get the Lonely Planet Chile book (and I'll get the Mendoza chapter of the Argentina LP as well) to do more research.
Asher, the place you picked out in BA looks beautiful! I am quite happy to stay there - it will be nice to have our own kitchen and a bedroom each. However, if anyone is concerned about spending just over $50 a night in BA, I am also happy to stay somewhere a bit less expensive. I am very flexible. But I'd say ~$50 would be my limit (per person per night). I think we can get a nice clean safe place to stay for that amount of money. :)
Finally, travel to Mendoza - instead of traveling during the day and wasting a whole day on a bus, we might want to look into an overnight bus trip. Since it's a 12 hour drive, it might be nice to sleep it away. For the 7 hour bus trip to Santiago, since we're going to have to cross the border and the scenery will be beautiful through the mountains, I'm thinking we might want to do that trip during the day.
xoxoxo
E
I'm using this blog because I think it can be a great resource for all of us for the trip planning!
First of all, thanks Asher for putting the schedule together. I am wondering about maybe increasing time in Buenos Aires and Mendoza and reducing the Chile arm of the trip by a day or two. From the small amount of reading I've done, it seems like there might be more interesting things to do in BA and Mendoza than around Santiago. Greg and I will get the Lonely Planet Chile book (and I'll get the Mendoza chapter of the Argentina LP as well) to do more research.
Asher, the place you picked out in BA looks beautiful! I am quite happy to stay there - it will be nice to have our own kitchen and a bedroom each. However, if anyone is concerned about spending just over $50 a night in BA, I am also happy to stay somewhere a bit less expensive. I am very flexible. But I'd say ~$50 would be my limit (per person per night). I think we can get a nice clean safe place to stay for that amount of money. :)
Finally, travel to Mendoza - instead of traveling during the day and wasting a whole day on a bus, we might want to look into an overnight bus trip. Since it's a 12 hour drive, it might be nice to sleep it away. For the 7 hour bus trip to Santiago, since we're going to have to cross the border and the scenery will be beautiful through the mountains, I'm thinking we might want to do that trip during the day.
xoxoxo
E
Stupide question but how do I make a blog??
ReplyDeleteI was talking to a friend at work today who has been to BA and Mendoza. She recommends only 3 days in Mendoza. Loved it but they were there for 4 days and felt that was too much. They went on bicycle winery tours and said to go with the'not as popular'tours as that one is the most realistic.
She also said that when we are in BA to catch a boat over to a place called Colonia Del Sacramento which is in Uragauy. It is filled with cobblestone streets and all of these old school cars are parked around the place.
I totally agree with catching the overnight bus and I have read that when we travel to Santiago to sit on the R) hand side for the best views of the Andes.
Looking back on Airbnb the apartment I looked at is the best out of the places that are $200 per night. The total comes to over $50 each per night because of the booking fee. But I am definatley happy to look more on other sites. My friend did recommend staying in the area called Palermo.
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HI all.
DeleteI think we're all good with this place in Palermo.
I like the idea of head over to Uruguay for a day or two especially if Mendoza is only worth 3. According to US, Can, and Australian government sites, there are no alerts for Uruguay and no visa requirements for Yankees, Canucks and Aussies. I'm also looking forward to a long over night bus ride (is there another kind?) and then hitting the vineyards. It will be fun.
Erika and I should be around most of the weekend so feel free to catch one of us on Skype. We'll also hit the books and come up with some ideas. How does everyone feel about hiking? I know it's not everyone's thing to do on vacation. We can discuss later.
OK - talk to everyone soon..
Greg