This is it. The end of the road. I'm posting this blog from the airport in Chicago, awaiting my flight home (or, more accurately, my flight to San Francisco where I will get my flight home). I'm glad I had this last week in Puerto Rico to have a few final experiences - walking through Old San Juan and visiting its ancient forts, hiking in the El Yunque National Forest, snorkeling the waters off Culebra Island, touring the Bacardi factory and sampling a few rum...

Greetings blog fans! Sorry I haven't posted recently. Andrew arrived in Mendoza at the end of June and I took full advantage of having a travel companion and sharing the Argentina experience with him over the last three weeks. In Mendoza, we visited several wineries - by bus, bike, and car - in several different regions - Maipu, Lujan de Cuyo, and Uco Valley. We took a trip to the high country in the Andes where there was more snow than my first visit there (...