Even though our bus ride was a nice, long and uncomfortable time, we managed to have a bit of an adventure! As Luce paid a visit to the toilet she got stopped by the young man working on the bus, he asked her if she wanted to join them for some Mate. Mate is a drink they have here, made from Yerba leaves. It´s traditionally used to greet guests in to your home on arrival. So the three of us ventured down to the front of the bus to try some of the renowned Mate! ...

Buenos Aires has a population of 15million people and is a fantastic city where you can party til dawn, shop for bargains or relax in elegant parks. We spent almost a week here and could easily have stayed longer. It´s such a diverse city with different neighbourhoods and so many different things to see and do. On our first day we walked around the area of our hostel, San Telmo. San Telmo is full of many small antique shops and is famous for its Sunday market an...

Our 8 hour bus over the border into Mendoza was spectacular with amazing views of the Andes covered with thick pure white snow. It was beautiful and Vic seemed to enjoy it, taking about 40 photos out the window of the bus! She was particulary excited when she spotted a lone skier up in the hills before realising that the lifts werent actually open. When we got to the border of Argentina we all had to leav the bus for passport control and they emptied off our big...