Mendoz Argentina...the rumours are true the steak and the wine are out of this world...you may notice the lack of photos, we spent most of our time drinking...I mean tasting wine and eating the most amazing beef ever (sorry to the veggies out there) Mendoza is a relaxed and very pretty city with wide tree lined avenues and a really European feel. We like it a LOT. The restaurants offer 5 star service and food with 3 star prices and completly unpretencious staff. Wine is certinally the life blood of this city and every store/person/etc. seems to reflect this. Of course we go on a wine tour and vist traditional and boutique winery's. We had the most amazing lunch at one winery, absolute 5 star treatment, different wines with every course and the pleasure of the company of two really nice Americans Laurie and Neil (aka the giant banana)! Total cost...25 pounds each with a driver thrown in for the day! Ate Lunch at Don Marios the day before the tour, ordered Chataubrian (possibly too much wine at this point so spelling has totally left the building!) which was honestly the size of a house brick. Also the most amazing meat ever tasted. As Henery the VIII syndrome set in we realised we had to leave to catch a flight to Syndney! ahhhh. Wish we could stay in South America for longer so we again had to reluctantly leave Mendoza and head for the Chilean border...over night snow puts our journey in doubt but luckily our driver must be from Peru becuase he takes us snow and all right back to Santiago...goodbye Mendoza we will never forget you... or your hangovers...