So the weather hasn't been much fun over the past two weeks and hence I have not been able to see much of South America yet which is getting quite frustrating. I'm not one to be able to sit around for a week doing nothing, and this is exactly what we have had to do! Ahhhh. In Montevideo we sat around in the hostel, walked around the city a little, I went for a few runs in the rain and got drenched by the sea crashing up on the side, so returned to the hostel...

I spent a total of 5 days in Buenos Aires to experience the craziness of this big city. After wondering around the main bus terminal trying to find a map and then the train station, I eventually found my way to the friendly and classic hostel, Pueto Limon. The two guys who I had stayed in contact with since New Zealand (Geroge & Gerard) had just arrived too so we spent the day catching up on our adventures, eating some good food and exploring a bit of the...

So I made it to Mendoza. It took about 7 hours from Valparaiso which would have been a great chance to have a good nap...but I couldn't - the views driving through the Andes were incredible.I was lucky enough to be on a bus with a couple from South Africa who were staying at hostel Mora too, so we all headed to the hostel together. They were good at Spanish (I guess you would be after 1 year of travelling in south america) so they were able to ask the locals to ...