To celebrate our new marriage we will be traveling to South America, including Buenos Aires, the Mendoza wine region, Patagonia, and coastal Uruguay in 2018. It's a part of the world that neither of us has visited and that offers an amazing variety of experiences, from glacier walks to high-altitude vineyards to a lively world class city. And lots of beef!

As we land in Buenos Aires for honeymoon, we plan to spend the first couple nights at the hip Alvear Icon Hotel in Buenos Aires. During the day, we will of course be scouring the streets for beef, wine, and dulce de leche.Here's a better look at the hotel: http://alvearicon.com/en/hotel-in-buenos-aires-downtown/

Embarking on a six hour tour of Buenos Aires!For more on the city: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/argentina/buenos-aires

For the longest stretch of our honeymoon we are planning to stay at Explora, a hotel in the heart of the breathtaking Torres del Paine area of Patagonia, where we will be able to trek, hike, and even horseback ride (if Laura's into it.)Check out the hotel: https://www.explora.com/hotels-and-travesias/patagonia-hotel/From what we've seen, it's impossible to take a bad picture in Torres del Paine: https://tinyurl.com/ycccamn8

We've designed a customer record player from U-Turn! We are building quite the record collection but don't have a player that is up to the task. We look forward so spending our weekday nights listening to Frank Sinatra and our weekend mornings listening to Elton John.

For our first stop in Patagonia, we'll be base camping at Eolo in the El Calafate region. This will likely be the most relaxing segment of the entire honeymoon, going on hikes to the Perito Moreno glacier and looking out on sweeping views of Patagonia. We can't wait. More on the hotel itself: https://www.eolopatagonia.com/And some spectacular images of the area: https://tinyurl.com/y96mbw8b

The best known Argentine chef, Francis Mallmann, is widely acknowledged as the master of Argentine cuisine. His Mendoza restaurant specializes in cooking over wood fires and in clay ovens, and is regularly cited as the best in Mendoza by top travel publications around the world. We've been told they serve a life-changing octopus dish, which Laura is most excited about.

We love this brand of hand-made ceramics, especially the large milk jug vases.

Tasting grape juice in Argentina's Uco Valley, home to some big reds!If you care to read more: http://www.decanter.com/wine-travel/south-america/uco-valley-travel-guide-30396/

Taking a glacier trek in Torres del Paine, Patagonia!Check it out: https://torresdelpaine.com/en/

During the final days, we opted for a stick shift rental car so we can teach Laura how to be drive a manual transmission! She will be learning in the seaside town of Punta Del Este, which you can learn more about here:http://nymag.com/nymetro/travel/columns/travel/10246/