Cordoba is Argentina's second city with 1.3 million inhabitants, and is almost geographically central in the country. It's also one of the oldest cities in Argentina. It's the site of Argentina's first university, founded by the Jesuits in the 17th century, and is a big student centre now with six different universities in town. Because of this it's billed in the Lonely Planet as a fascinating mix of old and young. Damn Lonely Planet, when will I learn - we end...

Mendoza is the wine producing capital of Argentina. Therefore this blog is mostly about the making and drinking of wine. If you don't like wine, you probably won't be that interested in reading it (sorry Mum). Also if you like wine a lot but are heavily pregnant and unable to drink it you probably don't want to continue reading either (sorry Rosie). For the rest of you, we had four wine-tastic days in Mendoza. To get from Santiago to Mendoza is a seven hour...