A lazy day to stroll around Salta as we have not taken the time yet to do so decently. In the evening, we walk about 15 blocks to get to the other end of town and go up the San Bernardo hill by Tereferico (too late to walk up by now as it is 18h20 already by the time we make it to the bottom of the hill);The cable car to San Bernardo Hill seems an excellent way to see Salta from above. It proves to be a ten minute ride, taking us from the city centre up to a g...

I wake up and I feel human again! What a change to yesterday evening! We take a quiet breakfast at the rooftop bar of our friend Luis and - sipping our hot coffee - we enjoy the most amazing view over the Cerro de los siete colores. As I did not get any view over the village yesterday, we stroll around and climb up to the best viewpoint after breakfast .The village lies against the exceptional Cerro de los Siete Colores, which has sedimentary rocks of different c...

We leave Posada de Don Simon around 9h30 and head back to where we would have loved to stay overnight yesterday - Campo Quijano. This is a passing point for the Tren de las Nubes, a little tourist train that connects the Argentine Northwest with the Chilean border in the Andes, over 4,220 metres above sea level. Although originally built for economic reasons, it is now primarily of interest to tourists as a heritage railway. Having been informed of the shocking ...

Today is the first day of our roadtrip around Salta. Our plan is to head to Cafayate and stay there for one night. Cafayate is the most important town in the Calchaqui Valley. It's famous for its wine production as it's dry and sunny climate is ideal for growing a variety of grape types, including the torrontes, unique to this area. On our way from Salta, we catch a glimpse of the dramatic gorge of Quebrada de las Conchas, a series of intensly coloured rock forma...

Omar drives me to the bus terminal and I get a typical big Chilean goodbye hug. Another emotional goodbye as I have truly enjoyed my stay in Hostal KaWeskar. Zsuzsa is on the bus already as well. After the W-trek we realized we are good hiking partners (both being slow but tough haha) so we decide to continue travelling together for now and go for some more hikes in El Calafate and El Chaltén. The bus drive takes a bit longer than expected and we arrive in El ...