July 22, 2024
I am currently on holiday in the UK, having recently enjoyed a month-long tour of Europe with my wife Alicia and 19-year-old son Calixto. One thing...
Read More: Taxing the Tourist: can it ever be justified?
June 14, 2024
For my mum's 85th birthday this month, among the green rolling hills of the Kentish countryside, I opened a bottle of "Pet Nat", a lightly fermented s...
Read More: Oranges are not the only fruit, Champagne is not the only sparkling wine
May 10, 2024
LATEST: THE SOLAR POWERED TRAIN IS DUE TO START RUNNING ON MONDAY 17th JUNE The most exciting new tourist attraction to emerge in northwest Arge...
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April 2, 2024
One of my favourite times of year for an Argentina wine tour is the Vendimia, or harvest, when you’re rewarded with the sights and sounds of wine prod...
Read More: Wine harvest 2024 in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
March 22, 2024
LATEST: AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS, THE ROAD TO THE SALINAS GRANDES & SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA RE-OPENED YESTERDAY (Thurs 28th March) As I write this on 22...
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February 11, 2024
Three bars in Buenos Aires have been voted among the best 50 in the world for 2023. The World's 50 best bars ranks Sips in Barcelona as the finest...
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January 4, 2024
As promised, after the settling in of the new President and his radical approach to governing a broken economy, here are some of my thoughts on wh...
Read More: Is this the end of the blue dollar? (Spoiler alert: Probably not.)
December 21, 2023
Direct flights between Salta and Lima returned this month, as (entirely coincidentally?) Argentina’s new President took office and began the process o...
Read More: Salta to Lima flights return: and now the bad news...
December 7, 2023
It's fair to say I have, on occasion, had a slightly troubled relationship with the national park authorities during my nigh on 16 years operating pri...
Read More: Argentina's national park wardens in the dock