The second part of our stay in Argentina was at an estancia or ranch in the country. After our last night in Buenos Aires where Beth had the misfortune of ordering yet more steak (!) the next morning we took a bus to Lujan. The woman at the agency who we bought the tickets from was completely useless and the result was an hour sitting in the bus station as the pickup that shed organised failed to find us. Her aside, the place was fantastic. About an hour and a ha...

Hello from Buenos Aires! Today we headed straight to the Casa Rosada as Beth and I love the story of Evita. The palace isnt quite as pink as Id expected it to be, and the square its in isnt the same. in fact were not even sure it was used in the film. Went into the Bank of the Nation next door which has a spectacular lobby - absolutely enormous and the metropolitan cathedral which was nice although I understand not as magnificant as it used to be as some parts we...