We're off! Joan's on American frequent flyer miles through Miami, and Steve's flying nonstop on United(!)as the government contract carrier. See you in Buenos Aires!

Touchdown, Buenos Aires! A rainy day, but hey, it's Spring! We already have a project -- replace Steve's sport jacket that he forgot at home with a new one, Argentina style. We headed off to the nearest mall, Alto Palermo, and cruised by all the uber-hip stores until we spotted Giesso, which appeared to be more age appropriate! Sure enough, …

Morning flight to Iguazu Falls. Met up with our guide, Cesar, and made it just in time to meet up with the other participants in the Iguazu Jungle Forest adventure. We traveled by open-air jeep in to the military base located near the National Park. We learned about the Yerba Mate tree and other flora and fauna, until we reached our first stop …

Cesar collected us bright and early to get to Iguazu Falls for a day of exploration. First we rode a tram-train to hike out over water on a walkway to see the enormous Devil's Throat falls, which was simply breathtaking. Not only were the falls spectacular, but we really enjoyed watching all the swallows fly into the mist to catch insects, then …

Since we weren't scheduled to leave Iguazu until noon, we walked into town and took a look at all the souvenir stores. The daily downpour drove us into a store for long enough that we bought a Yerba Mate gourd and drinking straw as a souvenir for our son Chris.

Off to the airport and on to Buenos Aires where we changed planes. We stopped for a …

The environment and geography of Salta couldn't be more different than what we experienced in Iguazu Falls. We moved from humid, overgrown jungle to arid, mountain landscapes.

Gustavo met us at the hotel, and we enjoyed a morning walking tour of the old city. First stop was the old covered market, where we saw a large variety of vegetables and …

Hike the gorge, visit a winery and on to Estancia Colome

Hike the vineyard, ride a horse, cook a meal!

Check out the handcrafts in Cachi, evening flight to Buenos Aires