Argentina: Our favorite trip ever.

Jess and I have now slipped back into our regular routines and are looking forward to our next big trip in July/August for 3 weeks visiting Istanbul, Budapest, Krakow and Berlin. Until then we will be working our butts off.

This trip to Argentina has been our favorite trip so far....why did we love it so much?

*There is such a variety of sites to see.

*The remote Perito Mereno glacier was stunning and unlike anything we had seen before.

*The jungle around Iguazu and the falls were amazing, hot and humid with the strangest animals, bugs, lizards and birds.

*The wines of Mendoza were delicious. There is something special about sampling the wines of the vineyard as the Andes mountains tower of in the distance.

*The people are all so super friendly and really seem to appreciate the business tourists bring.

*Prices are super reasonable, a very nice dinner with the best wine might set you back $90. Many items are 1/3 the price we would pay back at home in Canada. A private car and driver in Mendoza for only $100 for a full 10 hour day of wine tasting.

*They love their meat and wine....a perfect diet as far as I'm concerned.

*The hotels in Buenos Aires and Mendoza were absolutely stunning and by far the best we have ever stayed at. They really know how to pamper you.

We would love to return some day but before then we have a long list of places we want to visit.
So that's it for the blog for now. If you loved Jess' humor and wit be sure to check out his blog "Inarticulate Fumblings"

We are home...finally

So our flight was delayed two hours in Toronto and then it took two more hours waiting in line to de-ice the plane before the 5 hour flight back to Vancouver. All total it was 26.5 hours from the time we boarded in Buenos Aires to the time we arrived back in Vancouver. Luckily we had the brand new 777 for the last leg which also had the new Pod configuration so it was not so bad. We will post a wrap up post next but for now we need a little sleep in our own bed.

Happy as two peas in a Pod

We are currently hanging our in the Toronto Air Canada lounge waiting for our flight back to Vancouver which has been delayed 2 hours by yet another snowstorm here. You can almost see the aircrafts at their gates in these whiteout conditions. Hard to believe 24 hours ago we were walking the streets of Buenos Aires sweating and cursing the 35C heat and super high humidity. We spent our last day wondering around and then went back to our favorite hotel in Buenos Aires (and I think our favorite in the world, so far), the Four Seasons, to have one more glamour lunch before our driver came to bring us to the airport. All the way to the airport Jess and I had on our headphone and blasted "Don't Cry for me Argentina" as we watched the city speed by us for the last time. I did want to cry for Argentina, truly. It is never easy coming home and reality.

We were on pins and needles, hoping to get the sleeper pods on the plane and we got them. Pretty amazing, I've got to say. I could hardly even look people in the eye as they walked past us into the economy section mumbling curse words under their breath. To make matters worse, they gave everyone in the business class section a glass of champagne before the rest of the plane boarded. Geez... here we all are with pillows behind our heads, feet up on the foot rest, glass of champagne in hand, and a magazine in the other. As passengers were settling they were playing "Cafe del Mar" lounge music. It was wonderful but I felt so guilty... until of course, they all left. Then it was bliss. Here are some pictures:






We pretty much slept the entire way. I watched 1/2 a movie, ate dinner, and then konked out until we were 1/2 an hour from Toronto (its an 11 hour flight and it felt like nothing, bliss!). (The preceding message also brought to you by the good people who make Halcion) With seats like that, it's not difficult to get a good night sleep. One more 5 hour flight and we're home. Hopefully the snow lets up a bit. Right now it's not looking very good.

Oh, and Happy New Year everyone!