On our first full day in Montevideo, we took a wonderful wine tour to a family winery which included a private room lunch with wine pairing. As we got ready for breakfast, we had a nice view out the window…
Welcome to Montevideo!
After the overnight flight from Miami to Montevideo (MVD), we arrived at our hotel around 10:30am. We stayed at the Hyatt Centric, a new and trendy type hotel of the Hyatt brand, with this one in an ideal location along…
Happy Birthday DOS! Flight to Montevideo!
I’m a bit behind in my blog as the year is quickly winding down. Steve (DOS) and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Montevideo, Uruguay. I’ll try to catch up on my posting this week, and tonight…
Layover in Sao Paulo Airport Hotel and onward Flight to Johannesburg
We had a nice 8 hour overnight flight to Sao Paulo on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300 jet from Miami. We had Business Class seats seats 3D and 3K (2 adjacent aisle seats in the center section of the 1…
Happy Fourth of July from Santiago!
Today is Independence Day back in the United States, and for Steve (DOS) and I it was a leisurely day in Santiago, followed by an overnight trip home. As a Hyatt Globalist member, we were entitled to a 4pm checkout…
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…
Wine pairing lunch at Clos Apalta
Moving on from the last post of our morning Chilean wine tasting, Steve (DOS) and I had a phenomenal wine pairing lunch at Clos Apalta Winery. As part of our three day tour with Jose, owner of Uncorked Wine Tours,…
Chilean Wine Touring with Jose – Day Two
On our second full day of wine touring, we awoke to a beautiful sunrise view over the vineyards and distant Andes Mountains at our hotel, TerraVina in Santa Cruz, Chile. While yesterday was overcast and rainy all day, today was…
Wonderful dinner in Santiago at Oporto Steakhouse!
On our first day in Santiago, Steve (DOS) and I rested up a bit from the trip last night from Miami. When we arrived in the morning, we checked into the Hyatt Centric Hotel and walked around a bit before…
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…