Salto So after arriving in Salto after a 6hr bus journey on an extremely comfortable bus with sofa bed chairs that facilitated my 3 hr nap, we arrived in Salto at about 6.30pm in the evening. We were then shown our rooms and informed how cheap it was to have a bag of laundry done for us and ready for the morning, so we literally piled the reception desk high with washing! We then headed out to the small gorgeous town of Salto to explore. We walked all the way do...

Hola amigos! So I´m now in the capital of Uruguay and about to take a look around the city with some of mi nuevo amigos. I have 5 mins before we´re about to leave, but there´s free internet in the lobby so thought i´d hop on and say hello. I will write all about my adventures in Buenos Aires and Colonia hopefully tomorrow afternoon, when i have some free time, but wanted to let you know I´m still alive and soaking up the rays :) South America is very beauti...

Colonia Colonia is definately one of my favourite stops so far (out of all three of them....!) but i can imagine it will stay one of my favourites as it was this beautiful quant town with leafy roads and pretty little houses and we stayed in a lovely guest house with a court yard with a fountain. During our only day here we all headed off for lunch together, all 15 of us, but soon got broken up as people visited banks and our group ended up being Jona, Isac, Ma...

Hola!! So I landed in Buenos Aires at 9am local time and 12pm your time (UK) after sleeping for a mammoth 10 out of the 13 hours of my flight, wahoo - I am a champion sleeper in any location apparently. Which means I am fresh and ready to explore this great city. This will only be a short blog as I have to meet the group in 15 mins back at the hotel to start our city guide. I have already made new friends with polly and Sarah, who have invited me to explore the ...