Today I came across a very good blog South American Explorations about a recently married couple traveling through the South America. There are some very good postings such as this one about Peninsula Valdes.

Sadly, the blog ends abruptly with a posting about one of the pair, Alli, being hospitalized in Santiago, Chile, with a blood clot affecting sixteen inches of her leg. The post states that she needed to spend 14 days for treatment in Santiago before returning to Australia. No postings followed.

That sounds really serious. We truly hope that she is doing well and is fully recovered. Best of luck!

Kate and Scott get the award for the best named blog about trekking through South America: Save the Drama for Your Llama.

They recommend using the Rough Guides for travel through South America and I must agree that Rough Guides provide the best guidebooks to South America.

Read about Kate and Scott’s adventures in the Atacama Desert, a trip they highly recommend and/or look at their photos of the Atacama Desert.

Deborah From the Test Kitchen had a posting about an online wine tasting seminar conducted by Montes Winery in Chile. That’s a unique concept which certainly got my attention.

So, I thought I would check out Montes Wines. They certainly have a very good Web site.

One of the many things I like about their site is the description of the botanical trail at the Apalta Vineyard. A nice aerial image illustrates the location of the trail and brochures describing the trail and the wildflowers you’ll encounter are available for download. It looks like a nice place for a stop if you hunting for a bodega to visit in Chile.