What better ending to our South American adventure than visiting the Wine county of Mendoza!  As the cliche always says...'save the best for last' and thats what we did :) Dave our host picked us up from the bus station and dropped us at his apartment where we were able to chillout, catch some zzz's and share a bottle of wine over a yummy veggie meal.  The 1st day was spent browsing around the city, looking for wine tours and trying to sort out our onwa...

Having heard fellow travellers raving about this place we decided our trip of Argentina wouldn't be complete without a visit to Bariloche, otherwise known as 'The Switzerland of Argentina'.  We were met on arrival at the bus station by Geraldo who has kindly agreed to host us for a few days.  Communication wasn't a problem as he was half italian so spoke very good english.  We proceeded straight to his best friends house for a Sunday afternoon A...

Ushuaia 'End of the world, beginning of everything'.......It is categorically known as the southernmost city in the world, so not ones to miss out on an adventure, we made our way down south, we travelled from Puerto Madryn to Comodoro Rivadavia where our connecting coach transported us to Rio Gallegos, changing again, taking us over the border to Chile and then back into Argentinian territory.It was a very tedious  experience as we had to queue to st...

Lured by the opportunity of seeing Penguins and Orca's we caught an overnight bus to Puerto Madryn.  Staying with Wally and his boyfriend in a lovely quaint brickwork house on the edge of the city that had a fantastic view of the surrounding landscape.  Only downside was that it was a good hours walk into the city but great for working off all the calories we consumed over easter!  Wally gave us a short tour of the city centre and beachfront, explain...

Necochea is a tranquil beach resort where we hung our hats for 4 days.  Allowing us to chill out, catch a tan and get to know some of the locals who were surprised by our presence as its not a tourist hotspot and is mostly frequented by Argentine families. It is also well known for its large dense pine forest nearby the beach area, wonderful for trekking, cycling, meditation, taking in the scents and smells. Necochea beachside is brimming wit...