Tripeezy has just returned from a fabulous weekend in Mendoza, Argentina. 
Famous for their vineyards and Malbec wine, one might be surprised at how inexpensive a trip to this wonderful place can be. Through our local city gurus and a few visits to the city just a short jaunt over the mountains from Santiago, Chile we have learned some of the tricks of the trade to save some money during your visit.
Mendoza Tricks and Tips
Patagonia Favorites
We’re back in the big city after a fabulous research trip down south to Patagonia! We spent our two weeks exploring the Chilean and Argentinean sides of the Patagonian Andes. It is definitely a part of the world that is not to be missed, being one of the most pristine and gorgeous areas that we have discovered. A popular haunt for backpackers and honeymooners alike, you will find a blend of travelers of all ages and cultures hanging around this part of the world. Continue reading
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Tripeezy Office Heads South!
The Tripeezy Office moves to Puerto Natales, Chile in Patagonia to find you the best information for your next trip!
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Big city life. Yes one too many meetings, beers, noisy traffic experiences, people, sun, heat, car horns, and general busy-ness can get to you after a while. So when nature called (call of the wild not the bladder) we headed to Patagonia to find out what is offer and how to best plan a few days in the deep south of Chile.
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Tagged Patagonia, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Tripeezy
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Que Viva Los 33 : Plaza Italia Santiago Chile
Basically the story is that 33 miners have been stuck down a mine in northern Chile for nearly two months. This week they were rescued live on TV with the images capturing the hearts of Chileans and mass audiences worldwide.
Yes there is definitely no shortage of media hype surrounding this ordeal, and here Tripeezy wishes only to offer a personal account of what it is like to be in Chile at this moment and to hopefully present a slightly different angle on the celebrations in this country after the last miner was pulled out of the ground.
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First Day in the Tripeezy Santiago ‘Office’
Day 1 on the job in Santiago.
Paige: Let’s go to a winery.
Gino: Ok.
The Office
Yes. Paige Brown founder and CEO of Tripeezy travel guides has arrived in Santiago for the Start Up Chile program. So we decide to spend our first afternoon doing some field research for an upcoming Tripeezy guide ‘local winerys’. Hence our visit to Vina Cousino Macul.
The Metro
The beauty of this prestigious 100% Chilean, family owned grape crushing wine making estate is that it is situated literally smack bang in the middle of Santiago and after only a handful of metro stops south from Tobalaba and a short taxi ride we are out of the concrete jungle and into leafy wine land.
The Winery
We enter VCM and it’s like we are in the south of France or somewhere nice and winey like that. Ok shut up Gino; let’s just say the place is beautiful and super welcoming if you have spent the morning in the inner city. With vines spreading as far as the eye can see, impressively well kept wooden beamed fermentation ‘sheds’ housing the good the spoils of rich fruit, remnants of tractors from harvests of past and spring time greenery adding it’s floral touch on the mood, Santiago central seems more like a world away than 5 metro stops.
Gino: Mendoza Business Meeting
Gino manages and recruits the Tripeezy City Gurus that create our unique reviews! Here is a recap of his ‘business’ trip to Mendoza:
00:10 Hrs. Gino from Tripeezy lobs into Mendoza.
09:00 Hrs. Our protagonist embarks on his first day in this new city.
10:00 Hrs. Gino likes what he sees. Old cars. Aqueducts. Argentinean Mullets. Smiling faces. Italianised Spanish. Yes a language so hearty you can almost see it.
11:00 Hrs. Gino’s interpretation of Google Maps is interesting. He is not on the right street and has strolled a long way from where he is supposed to be.
11:30 Hrs. An old car yard man chuckles as he points Gino in the right direction. ‘No Café’s here amigo’. Gino agrees but doesn’t 
regret his walk into the mechanic sector of the Mendoza.
11:45 Hrs. Gino pauses to take a photo of a dead cat. His Dad doesn’t like cats so thinks he may enjoy the token. Gino then deletes the photo, as the idea is a bit morbid.
12:00 Hrs. Gino finally arrives in the sunny and bustling coffee district that is Avenida Sarmiento for the first of his many ‘business’ meetings for that day.
13:00 Hrs. Coffees are slurped and small cookies are consumed. Laughs are laughed and ideas are exchanged.
14:00 Hrs. Back to Hostel home base. Ariel the lovely Argentinean owner smokes, scoffs, smiles and complains that his ‘Novia’ girl friend gives him more trouble than his ex wife who he was married to for 25 years. Gino nods and eats bread.
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Tripeezy and EcoChile Adventures
You need to get out of the city. You need to see this beautiful country. Full stop.
One of the many good ways to do this is with EcoChile.
EcoChile is basically a group of friends who run a small environmentally friendly travel service that aims to transport YOU from the big smoke to some of the nicest and most unique spots in this stunning country. Small but savy EcoChile offers a fun and conscious tour service.
EcoChile guides will make it their duty to educate, share and recount stories on the history, culture and spiritual importance of the places you’ll visit as well as delving into any topics you would like a local and honest opinion on. Continue reading
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Welcome to the Tripeezy Blog
Tripeezy is your source for local recommendations while traveling abroad. We are working hard to get the website up and running, but in the meantime we’ve created this blog to share with you fun tips and tricks, exciting destinations, and even some of our reviews written by our local City Gurus. Please make sure to sign up for our email list on our Home Page and we will notify you as we get the site launched!
