The Traveling Steve's

Chile

Day Three of Wine Touring and Lunch at VIK!
Day Three of Wine Touring and Lunch at VIK!

Day Three of Wine Touring and Lunch at VIK!

Today was our third and last day of wine touring thru the beautiful Chilean wine country.  Like on previous days, we had a full breakfast at the hotel, which is especially important if you’ll be tasting wines most of the…

Touring the Chilean Wineries – Day Uno
Touring the Chilean Wineries – Day Uno

Touring the Chilean Wineries – Day Uno

On our first day of wine touring, we went to two wineries plus had a wine pairing lunch at a third.  After having a full breakfast in the hotel, we packed up and checked out of our hotel, the Hyatt…

Fourth of July Week in Santiago
Fourth of July Week in Santiago

Fourth of July Week in Santiago

This year the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday; smack dab in the middle of the week, so it means no work travel for us road warriors.  I’m taking and extra 3 days vacation next week, so I have…

Packing up and heading home from Chile
Packing up and heading home from Chile

Packing up and heading home from Chile

On our last day in Chile, we requested (and got) a 4pm late checkout at the Grand Hyatt Santiago, Chile, courtesy of my Hyatt Diamond status – quite a nice perk.  Our flight back to Miami was not until 8:45pm,…

Touring iconic Clos Apalta Winery
Touring iconic Clos Apalta Winery

Touring iconic Clos Apalta Winery

After a good night’s sleep in the Colchaqua wine region we had a nice buffet breakfast at our hotel, The Terra Vina Inn, in Santa Cruz, Chile.  This two story motel is quiet and charming, overlooking a local vineyard, and…

Labor Day weekend 2016
Labor Day weekend 2016

Labor Day weekend 2016

My work-week ended Thursday afternoon in Montevideo, MN, and I then drove the nearly 3 hours back to Sioux Falls airport, where I spent the night.  I stayed once again at the Sheraton Conference Center, which is a nice hotel…