Santiago, Chile An 8 hour journey from Mendoza to Santiago sounded easy in comparison to some of the epic journeys we've already got badges for. Turns out the reason our tickets were so cheap was because the coach was actually a mini bus...with no aircon. Unimpressed, Nicola and I squeezed in and endured a very uncomfortable journey. The silver lining was that the border of Argentina and Chile is separated by a bunch of hills known as 'The Andes' and so the vie...

Mendoza, Argentina This week has been the highlight of our trip so far! First and foremost we arrived last Sunday at our lovely hostel where we instantly felt at home. It was really more of a home stay than a hostel since we were the only guests most of the week. This meant that Marta, our host, spoiled us rotten and treated us like we were her own kids! She made Harry eggs in the morning because she knew he liked them, bought us jelly and juice as an afternoon...

Cordoba, Argentina After an overnight bus from Uruguay we arrived in Argentina's second biggest city, Cordoba. Boasting a total of seven universities it's fair to say that Cordoba is a young persons city, with lots to do both inside and surrounding it. We'd read that it was meant to be livelier than Buenos Aires but to be honest our first impressions weren't that great. We were staying in a not so nice part of town and because we arrived during the strictly adh...

Montevideo, Uruguay Our first impressions of Montevideo were mixed. The street we were staying on seemed fairly lively with a few bars, market stalls and restaurants but it didn't seem to stretch any further than 100 metres down the road. We were advised to steer clear of the old town at night since it is considered quite dangerous. Advice like that can often be scaremongering, applicable only if you are an idiot who walks around flashing their cash, but in this...

Buenos Aires Part Dos So after ticking off all of the major tourist sites and resting places of famous dead people in our first week, Nicola and I had the luxury of another week. We chose to spend that time at all the places that we had fallen in love with the most. Primarily San Telmo and Palermo which are both fantastic. Every Sunday they have an enormous flea market in San Telmo which is apparently quite famous in Argentina. We had heard good things about ...