*Warning - This blog entry is entirely about Argentine Football* There was a huge football match played in Buenos Aires the day we flew in from Salta. The most successful Argentinian club, River Plate, were relegated to the second division, for the first time in their 110 year history. The league is set up so big clubs can't get relegated, but River Plate have apparently been so bad, for so long, they've achieved the unachievable! River going down is a bigger dea...

Despite what it may have sounded like from the last blog, we've thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Buenos Aires. Our final day was spent cycling 'round the city by day, and visiting a Tango show in the evening, a great way to round off our stay. The cycling tour included the 'La Boca' area of BA, which is quite rough! We cycled past Boca Juniors stadium, and stopped in a little park to take pictures. As I took a photo, I could see Sal and our guide looking over my s...

We've been in Buenos Aires for a few days now, and by all accounts we were bloody lucky to get here at all! The Chilean volcano and subsequent ash-cloud has played havoc with many South American flights, and the only time Buenos Aires airport had been open in the last week was the night we flew in! In fact, the girl on the check-in desk at LAX was reluctant to book us on the flight, as she was pretty sure our connecting flight from Panama to BA was cancelled, but...