Salta, Argentina After a two day bus journey it´s safe to say we arrived in Salta in questionable moods. Dirty, tired and hungry, we ached for some comfort! Unfortunately, I had taken a gamble by booking an unrated hostel and the risk was not about to pay off! We arrived at crack o´dawn which meant the entire place was asleep. This included the so called 24-hour receptionist who was none too pleased at us ringing the doorbell at such an early hour. He blunt...

Puerto Madryn Faced with the epic task of journeying the whole length of Argentina to get to Bolivia, we decided to break the trip into 3 legs. The first of which being a 26 hour bus ride from El Chalten to Puerto Madryn where we spent 4 nights. Puerto Madryn, located on the South Atlantic coast of Argentina, is famous for its marine wildlife. It is widely regarded as one of best places in the world for whale watching with a 90% successful viewing rate during h...

El Chalten, Argentina Just 3 hours from El Calafate lies a small mountain town called El Chalten, part of Los Glaciares Nacional Parque. Deeming ourselves now to be pro trekkers, and with El Chalten being described as the trekking capital of Argentina, we decided we must give it a go. We were immediately shocked by the remoteness of the place, being able to walk from one end of town to the other in about 3 minutes. The town's sole purpose is tourism and we have...

El Calafate There's only one reason people make the long pilgrimage all the way down south to El Calafate... 'Glacier Perito Moreno'. It's fair to say that considering the amount of time and money we invested in getting all the way down here, our expectations were pretty high. We were not disappointed! Up at dawn and sharing the pain of the bitter cold with those back home, we set off to the 'Parque Nacional Los Glaciares'. On route the long winding road meand...

San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia We were so excited about getting to Bariloche as everyone here raves about it. We were also looking forward to a change of scenery since the majority of our time so far has been spent in cities. Bariloche is the main town in Argentina's Lake District and, being surrounded by mountains, it is a very popular ski resort in the winter. Our first glimpse of the area as we were approaching in the coach was overwhelming. We both agr...