Monday, May 26, 2008

WINE COUNTRY

Just got back from another little trip to Mendoza - one of the 8 Great Wine Capitals of the world. How beautiful! The landscapes, the flavors and scents, the red tears falling in my glass, the sunsets, the atumn leaves with earthly colors, the soothing spa treatments, the long bike rides, the people...










































































































































































































































































Tuesday, April 15, 2008

PATAGONIA GLACIERS

Just got back from El Calafate.

It was magical!! I loved being there again...
My favorite things? BIG ICE and dinner at Los Sauces.

































































































































































































































































































































































Monday, March 17, 2008

Thursday, March 6, 2008

A splendid book store

















El Ateneo was selected the most beautiful book store in Latin America. How could it not be?
J.L. Borges used to say that he always thought that paradise would be some type of library or bookstore. This place is indeed heavenly!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Garzon (ghost town in UY) + La Pedrera





























































































































While in Punta we drove for about 40 minutes to Pueblo Garzón - a small town close to José Ignacio, and to La Pedrera, a little further. Garzon is a gorgeous village worth discovering... maybe just because there is nothing there, and the tranquility and silence one experiences upon arrival, is almost absurd... just a few, small houses, a plaza, dirt roads, and a posada /restaurant operated by one of South America's leading chef's, Francis Mallmann.