780m Well that was the coldest I have been in a very long time. I did pack everything waterproof as it did look as if it would rain today, and wore pants and a jumper but the wind cut right through! We started off by Nestor, our guide picking me up just after 8 and asking if I spoke Spanish. Not enough. We went around the other hotels in town and I proved to be the only one who didn’t speak Spanish. Nestor did fill me in on most things that was telling the re...

790m An interesting day to say the least. Started early with my pickup from the hotel at 7am to get to the local airport for my flight to Bariloche. On arrival I did manage to find the desks for all flights heading south, however, two Americans arrived behind me in a bit of a rush trying to get their boarding cards, and the machine wasn’t allowing them to. I suggested using the webpage which is what I had done when I got mine. They thanked me and tried to book...

30m After yesterday’s tour, today was a disappointment. Marcella, our guide, picked us up to look at the northern side of Buenos Aires. Hmm, drive through old harbour area, no stops, just point out this to the left, this to the right. Reach old ‘French’ section which is now mostly embassies, diplomats and those who can afford it. Drive through, look to the left, look to the right. We did get to stop for a walk, at the Rose Garden. Now, while it was a nice ...

30m While the hotel has no restaurant, it does have a small breakfast buffet, nothing like the Belmond. However, satiated we head off with Sofie to discover the southern part of the city. This is the older part of Buenos Aires and we started with the central square, in front of the Pink House (Government House), so named because originally it was painted with a mixture of cow fat, cow blood and lime, in order to preserve the walls from the humidity. They have si...

30m Well, kind of a boring day. Travel from Iguazu to Buenos Aires. Got to find out what the buffet was like at the Belmond; huge! Champagne, juices, pastries, hot buffet, pancakes, waffles, decent coffee… However, once breakfast was over we had to sit around until our pickup at 1pm. So, killing time in room, killing time in bar with a coffee, getting more bored. At 12:20 we got the hotel shuttle bus to the entrance of the park and found our driver waiting, a...