The following day we set off for the Brazilian side of the falls. Wheras on the Argentinian side you get right up to the falls, on the Brazilian side you´re further away but you get a better view of them as a whole. Once we reached the park (already aware of how different Portuguese is to Spanish!) we set off on a double decker tour bus which took us to the start of the trail. There we had the most amazing views of the waterfalls across on the far side of th...

We´ve been back in Buenos Aires for a few days now, and been pretty busy. On Saturday I went to see Boca Juniors, the ex club of Deigo Maradona (apparently) play Newell´s Old Boys, another Argentinian team. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric- there were no seats so everyone was just crowded onto these stone benches (although from the second the cheerleaders came out everyone was standing). Boca had to win the match to be in with a chance of comi...

I arrived in Bariloche mid afternoon, after another long bus journey. The drive through Patagonia, especially on the outskirts of the town was amazing. Bariloche is surrounded by beautiful blue lakes, and forest covered mountains. After leaving my bag at the hostel, I set off to explore the town. The first stop was Centro Civico, the main square overlooking a beautiful lake, with mountains behind. The buildings here, all designed by a local architect, are built e...

The bus ride to PM was 19 hours, which I was initially dreading but the ride was amazing! I booked a super cama seat (the nicest- only because it was all that was left!) and it was fully reclining, you get biscuits and coffee, and wine, and dinner! Certainly not like the buses at home. Puerto Madryn isn´t the most exciting place in the world, but it´s the gateway to the Peninsula Valdes National Park. The morning after arrived I set off on a tour to the...

My flight from Johannesburg landed in Buenos Aires at half three. After (somehow) negotiating a taxi to the hostel (I really should have done some Spanish!) I headed out to explore the city for a while, wandering around and stopping for a coffee in one of the many, many coffee shops. After having dinner with some guys from Birmingham, I was pretty tired and jetlagged so headed to bed. The next morning I woke up pretty early (being on the wrong timezone still) a...