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After a couple of weeks exploring Argentina’s vineyards and flavors, I boarded a flight bound for La Paz—aware that I was heading into one of the world’s highest cities, perched over 13,500 feet above sea level. Acclimatization was essential, but I arrived at 9 p.m. feeling calm and as soon as I reached my Airbnb, I drifted into a deep sleep. To my surprise, I woke up feeling remarkably well—no pounding headache, no breathless panic. Encouraged by the calm, I set out to explo

After a wonderful stay in the city of Mendoza, Argentina, it was time to fly back home. My flight was on Aerolineas Argentinas, the Flag carrier of Argentina. It was first to Buenos Aires from Mendoza. Then to Santiago from Buenos Aires. Then to US from Santiago on American Airlines. My Argentinean friends told me of the bad record of their national airlines and sure enough, the flight to Buenos Aires was delayed. I got four subsequent notifications of delays and luckily, I h

In my drive north from Mendoza, Argentina, about 800km away through a beautiful drive on Ruta 40, I finally arrived at Fiambala . Along the way, I saw many beautiful mountains, plains, valleys, rivers and canyons. There were several wineries and bodegas on the route as well. Malbec, Torrentes, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and many other grapes were well represented, with entire bottle of wine priced from $3 and up. Enjoying sweet wines, dry wines, those with low tannins, sparkling w

I had heard of the Amazon River in Brazil for many years and had wanted to visit. I found ship boat named Iberostar which offered a tour of multiple rivers in that area starting from Manaus. From Rio de Janeiro, I took a flight to Manaus and a taxi to the port. It was raining heavily, and I reached the port a few hours before the ship was boarding. From where I was sitting, I could see many ships of different sizes some huge, and some small and all were destined to go on the