It was the end of an afternoon snorkeling at Sombrero Chino with Ecoventura. Also known as Chinese Hat island, this was an area notorious for spotting Galápagos penguins, and we hadn't seen [...]
Peter was excited when I told him we would be traveling to Ecuador and going on a cruise with Ecoventura to the Galápagos Islands, even more enthusiastic when I informed him [...]
This year has already been incredibly busy with my Bucket List Journey having taken me to a whopping five continents in the past eight months. There has been travels to Thailand, Hong Kong, Chile, Argentina, Tokyo, [...]
Prior to indulging in one more traditional Argentine asado, we were treated to a lesson on the art of making perfect empanadas. I should not have been so eager for this [...]
Apparently, three Argentine asados, at different wineries, in five days would just not do. We could just not let the burping up flavors of chorizo and blood sausage subside. So, [...]
Our first winery stop on our South America wine tour was to J. Bouchon, in the Maule Valley of Chile. And it was beautiful at the winery, known as [...]
I had anticipated eating a lot of meat in Argentina. But, apparently my idea of what is considered 'a lot' differs from the norm in a country where Asado could easily be [...]
I was sitting at the dinner table last night in the personal home of an Argentine winery owner, with his wife and the winemaker, and felt an overwhelming inspiration to [...]
There are so many incredible wine perks to owning a restaurant, like the private wine tasting at Napa Valley's Trinchero that included a stay at the invitation-only Sutter Home Victorian Inn. That was pretty [...]