“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle,” said Winston Churchill. This couldn’t be truer of a seven-day horseback journey through Argentina’s Patagonia, led by one of South America’s most sought-after guides, Jakob von Plessen. Born to Austrian immigrants, Jakob combines rugged gaucho tradition with European refinement, offering riders an unparalleled glimpse into the wild beauty of Patagonia. Read more »

Northwest Argentina is South-America in a glass. Lush, green valleys, arid plains, snowcapped vulcano’s, saltlakes,… When visiting this area there are two must-stays in the Salta Province: Bodega Colome near the town of Molinos and the House of Jasmines near Salta city. Colome is a wine estate owned by the excentric Swiss businessman Donald Hess who bought this estancia a couple of years ago and turned it very fast into a drinkable example of how ambitious new world wines can be.  Read more »