My last few days in BsAs were mainly spent finishing present shopping and saying bye to friends. However, there was one unusual event...a really strange storm! The rain was so torrential that it quickly flooded streets, and there were hailstones the size of golfballs! You may think I'm kidding, but I'm not! Evidence of this is the holes in the hostel's skylights! Luckily the hostel wasn't too badly damaged and we (Polly and I) were able to spend o...

The last time I was in Bariloche the ski resort was closed, so I went back this time in order to ski. Unfortunately I only skiied for one day because I had an accident. To cut a long story short my ski got stuck in deep soft snow with my leg still attached to it! Thus, I have sprained my knee. Even if this hadn't have happened I wouldn't have been able to ski anyway, as the resort was shut for the remainder of my time in Bariloche; the reason for this being h...

The past six days have been all about catching up with people. Filip returned from Nicaragua a few days before his flight home to Sweden. I hadn`t seen Filip for months and it was great to see him again - lots of eating out, drinks and chilling out with Dani too. It was Dani`s birthday on Thursday, which co-incided with Dia del Amigo (Friends` Day) so we celebrated both events with lunch at Morelia`s. Also, on Friend`s Day we saw Luciana (our Spanish teacher) and...

Going to Montevideo was the first time that I have travelled alone on this trip. Although, I wasn`t alone for long, as the hostel I stayed in was really sociable and friendly. A lot of my time was spent shopping for presents, as it`s not long until I return to the UK. However, I did visit the Catedral Metropolitana and the Torres Garcia museum (a Uruguayan artist). One of the coolest things in Montevideo is the Mercado del Puerto, which is basically a massive bui...

Polly and I somehow managed to drag ourselves away from BsAs in order to spend a couple of nights in Rosario, which is a beautiful city located on the Rio Parana. Typical tourist attractions are few and far between in Rosario, but we went up to the Mirador at Monumento de la Bandera for a good view of the city, and visited the Bellas Artes museum, which is one of the most important in Argentina. The rest of our time was spent relaxing by walking along the river...