Well hello! This is our third day in Mendoza since leaving Buenos Aires. We arrived on Saturday after another long bus ride ride (15 hours this time). Once again we feared for our lives as the bus driver drove at breakneck speeds in order to arrive on time, despite the pouring rain - it only seems to rain when we're on the bus which is good! I've had a cold for the last few days and some tummy issues on our last day in Buenos Aires so we've been taking ...

Howdy folks! We've spent the last 3 days back in Buenos Aires mainly trying to sort out what to do next... have had even better steak at 'Seigur la Vaca' (follow the cow) last night all you can eat meat and buffet was brilliant for just 40 pesos. We love Argentina! Also had a tour of La Boca and the Bombonera stadium (the chocolate box, home of Boca Juniors) where we met Maradona! Unfortunately we're not going to get to see the game on sunday as we're l...

First I'll update on our final day in Buenos Aires before our trip here to Iguazu. It was a rather relaxing day because I got a bit drunk at the hostel party and felt a bit poo all day. The Aussies, Mark and Brett, did a great job annotating our Lonely Planet and we arranged to meet them in a few days time when we returned from Iguazu for a massive night before they were moved on. I can't remember the last time I'd been to a zoo so we decided to go. It ...

We arrived in Buenos Aires in Tuesday after a mammoth 16 hour trip from Heathrow. Jo somehow managed to get quite a lot of sleep on the plane but we were still both knackered when we arrived at the awesomely named Milhouse Hostel so we had a few hours kip before our first excursion into the surrounding area. First impressions: the roads are mental. There are often 8 or 9 lanes in each direction and the speed limit is high! In the evening we had a couple of b...