We decided to make our next stop in Argentina in Mendoza as it is famous for being a wine region and - well who doesn't like wine? We gathered a group together from our hostel and, with Sonja in the lead, we took a train to one of the regions and walked from one winery to the next. Normally this is done in a packaged tour to two wineries or by bike but, knowing our tendency to feel the effects of our alcoholic beverages faster than most, we thought it would be be...

We took an overnight train from Uyuni in Bolivia to the small border town with Argentina called Villazon. We assumed it would be another straight forward* border crossing before quickly moving on to Salta, our intended destination in Argentina. It wasn't. *Border crossings are never "straight forward", they are always disorganised, time consuming and often involve a lot of searching and walking around for the correct offices to make sure we don't just stroll i...