Our first sight of Buenos Aires from the bus were of the shanty towns on the outskirts and a strange mist over the city, which we guessed was pollution. These first impressions didnt last long though and it turned out to be a great city where we spent a fun week. On our 1st night we decided we'd better lighten the load in Nikkis backpack by cracking open a bottle of our wine from Mendoza, and after that we fancied a few more so we headed out to see what Buenos Ai...

After a mammoth bus journey we arrived in Mar del Plata early Tuesday morning but as it resembled Brighton or Blackpool we jumped on another bus to the smaller beach resort of Villa Gessell. It looked like it would be a bustling tourist town with loads of hotels and restaurants, if only we'd come in season! Instead we arrived to a ghost town and after half hour of walking past numerous closed hostels we collapsed pitifully into a nearby flowerbed! We must've look...

Before leaving Santiago we thought we´d test out the nightlife and headed to a quaint little square called The Patio, filled with lots of restaurants and bars. We treated ourselves to some cocktails whilst we listened to a live band play some traditional Chilean music. The barman gave us and an American girl we had befriended some free Pisco Sours, a classic Chilean Aperitif, and ´sour´ being the predominant word as we certainly made some funny fac...