Useful tips on tipping, eating, money, taxis and other things when travelling in Argentina in South America. Take the advice here as an indication. Things change over time, they will be different in different places,
Practical tips on tipping, eating, money, taxis and other things when travelling in Chile in South America. Take the advice offered here as an indication of what to expect. Remember that things change over time,
Santa Cruz is a small town in Chile’s Colchagua Valley. It has around 40,000 inhabitants and is the obvious base-camp for exploring the famous Colchagua Valley as well as (for example) Lolol, Apalta, Cachapoal, Rapel,
It’s as if someone had laid out the city on a chequerboard. The streets form an orderly pattern of squares, in the historic centre at least, arranged around the central square, Plaza Independencia. Mendoza is
The best place to buy champagne when visiting Champagne is of course at the wine growers’, and then preferably at one of the small independent producers who make grower’s champagne. They are typically more interesting,
