After my big night the night before I woke up fairly late, and had a quick shower before I jumped on the metro to meet my Chile chauffeur Cris at another station to head to Valparaiso. The bus ride to Viña was only an hour and a half, but unfortunately the weather was no where near as good in Viña as it was in Santiago, so my sundress and jandals really didn't cut the mustard in 9 degree weather....what a gringo! We walked along the beach in Viña which was re...

I woke up and had some breakfast at the hostel, and then set out to explore the city. I caught the metro to Santa Lucia and walked right to the top of the hill. There's an awesome castle and a lookout from the top and you can see alot of the city. I then crossed the road to a neat little market selling really odd things like shoes made of cloth and alot of copper. It was such a hot day I can't believe it's winter here! I wandered into the main plaza which was rea...

Last day in Argentina! I have really enjoyed my time in Buenos Aires and Argentina is a country that I HAVE to come back to and explore more, I didn't have enough time to see any other parts of the country. My flight left at around midday which meant I arrived in Santiago with enough time in the afternoon to have a little wander around the town. My hostel is about a 10 minute walk from downtown so it's easy to get around. I met another kiwi - Robbie from Gisbor...

Well, it has been absolutely crazy in B.A the last few days. The weather has been all over the show, some days being so hot you could swim, and others it's been icy. The hostel I am staying at - Milhouse, is reknowned for it's great parties, and it hasn't disappointed. Unfortunately this means that my days are cut a bit short so I can recover. That being said, I have spent alot of time wandering around the city and I really like it. Yesterday I went on a wal...

I solely blame the miserable weather for the amount of alcohol I drank last night, I had to keep warm! It was a pretty fun night at the hostel, with a live band playing and then heading out to Hype - an ok club. We didn't get home until 5am, so I had a bit of a sleep in, and then got ready to start my first full day in Buenos Aires. The weather was still pretty bad, so I went for a quick walk around with an aussie girl, Brooke, and then had some breakfast in a...