hello chaps!! finally finally feeling energised enough to go right back to February and fill you in on the four days or so we spent in Chile. Didnt get up to all that much actually s it shouldnt be a long blog. First thing to mention, our hostel was VERY NICE (named the Happy House Hostel). Beautiful big building and you could tell that theyd gone to a lot of time and expense making it nice. There was a fantastic roof terrace where you could sit in the (34 degree...

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...

I didnt realise it had been so long since Id done a blog! Hopefully you have seen that Ive added a few new albums of photos and finished uploading the inca trail pics. Since my last post we have visited the Christ the Redeemer statue, spectacularly perched on top of the mountain, and Sugar Loaf mountain which I have to say offered one of the best views I have every seen. Rio does seem to have it all blue skies, a backdrop of mountains, fantastic golden beaches...

Goodness me I leave you guys unattended for a couple of days and all hell breaks loose!! I know, I know, I want to finish uploading the Inca trail pics and then take some others (!) but Im just a bit loathe to take my camera out where its likely to get half inched. Arrived in Rio yesterday afternoon and barrelled up to our hotel thinking oo this is all very nice :) The receptionist said - and now you need to pay the other 50% of the room bill. Turns out Stella ha...