Traveling Adventures

My big plans to note every detail of my traveling fell through, due in part to long bus rides, lack of Internet service in rural areas, and naturally, booze. I feel now that it is my duty to share with you the divine experiences I have had on my 15 days of travels. Ill run over the main points as to not bore anybody, however, I hardly believe you'll snooze through this.

Mendoza

So Lara and I got on a bus and headed to Mendoza, land of wine! (This really should be enough said). Upon arriving, we met 2 very fun guys from the UK. Yes, their accents and striped manties (not to be confused with panties) entertained us for most of our days. There was a bike riding wine tour, which oddly enough did not turn in to the incident I had predicted, nevertheless, that same evening, Lara and I snuck( or is it sneaked?) into an Asado and ate our weight in Beef and Chorizo, and drank our livers sick. It was until after reviewing the 900 thousand photos on my camera that I realized what fun we REALLY did have. May I say, there were also free tequila shots involved....And I thought I matured after college!

Other than that, I also rode a horse through the Andes, Went to the Grand Canyon wannabe of Argentina, had a brief love affair with a leather jacket, danced on a stage, and managed, with the help of Lara, to score free nights at the hostel we were staying in, a few bottles of wine, and defeated any and all hangovers!

After liver shanking, we went up north and spent a day and a half in a place not blogworthy. Though I did whip out the trusty LICE SHAMPOO! Oh yes friends, it finally happened! And believe me, it was just as disgusting as you are imagining. Ill spare you the details but I will say that the people we traveled to this remote place with who ended up being complete jerks with heinous smelling feet may have a party in their hair in the next few weeks. Suckers!

Chile

I forgot to mention that Lara got sick while we were in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre type town and actually had the balls to go to the doctor. Everything went well and she left with all of her internal organs intact...and she even loaded up on some pain killers (cha ching). We were off to skinny Chile. Arriving at customs was a bit of a downfall when Lara, whose visa was expired, had to pay 300 AR pesos. I figured we were on a roll and we could just slide by, so I put on the cute American-Girl-Batting-Eyelashes-Charm...Didn't work. They had NO sympathy. What was I thinking, this isn't a crafts fair where I can barter my way down, this is border patrol. Shit, Lara is going to be deported! Even worse, we didn't have the money and there was no ATM located in the Andes Mountains...(Which were absolutely stunningly beautiful). The Bus driver who fancied Little Miss Germany forked it over and insisted she pay him back upon arrival in Santiago. Luck was on our side. So, other than being raped of her money and breathing through the thick blanket of smog Santiago wears so well, it was the most amazing time. We ate fresh sea food, we drank delicious wine, and the people we met were unforgettable. We even caught up with Niall and Jono (said like Bono) kids from the UK and had a very festive time. There may have been a point where a hammock got ripped, a lesson on how to blow smoke rings was given, and towels got stolen, but it sure was good fun. And yes, the English really do drink THAT MUCH tea.

We made a day trip to Valparaiso and Viña Del Mar. I got attacked by the Gypsies. They just came up to me and said, GIVE ME MONEY. Nice approach hooker, but Ive got empanadas and beer to buy...out of my way!

The tour we went on was weird and im sure the guide was drunk, but we still had fun. Only downfall was that we had to spend our day with a tag along who spoke no Spanish and said stupid things. She was surprised no one spoke English in Chile and really had that awkward tourist charm going on. I considered slapping her across the face with a nice Chilean Sea Bass. (Instead, we ate the tasty fish and lost our troubles in wine and other native cocktails).

Currently I am in BA. I thought I would take it easy and not spend too much dough, maybe read a raunchy novel....WRONG! Again I met some great individuals and we decided to go out and eat Steak. We went to La Cabreras where its said that you can slice the KOBE beef steak with a spoon. It was delicious and worth every penny...or peso. I will be smelling of garlic for the next 3 days, but this too, I am okay with.

Ill stop here so you can give your eyes a break, but please believe there is more coming your way!