From Mendoza to Cordoba - we needed to break up the otherwise 34 hour bus journey to Iguazu Falls so Cordoba was the place to do it. We only spent one night here but really liked the place. It's a university town so full of students, night clubs and good bars. We stayed in a lovely hostel called Rupestre, just a few blocks away from the main bus stop. I secretly booked a 10 person room again (Andrew doesn't like anymore than 6 person dorms because he's high maint...

Wine time!!! Ok I will never be a wine conosuer by any means but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the stuff. In fact I love wine, it is my drink of choice, red, white, rose or sparkling and I'm not fussy how it is served to me either, a glass (doesn't have to be a wine one), a cup, a bottle or a box. It all goes down the same way and that way is well! So Mendoza was a treat for me! I was excited even before getting there. You only go to Mendoza for wine tours b...

After another 27 hour bus journey from El Calafate to Bariloche, Andrew and me came up with our 5 step bus judging criteria. These are the 5 services you expect your long distance buses to have and judge them based on how well they provide this service; 1. Check the recline - The very first thing you check when you sit on the bus is your recline! It's the most important, especially if you're planning on trying to sleep on these buses. There are 3 levels of recli...

We had only just landed in El Calafate and we already loved the place. This time we had managed to drag another 2 people along with us, lovely Gemma and Anna from England and of course Pete making us a family of five for a few days. El Calafate is this little town set in a valley surrounded by beautiful scenery. The town itself is really pretty and looks like a little skiing village in Austria or Colorado with nearly everything made from wood, minus the snow of c...

Patagonia - Puerto Madryn Out of the heat and into the cold and I never thought I would say this but... a welcoming break it was. We honestly were looking forward to wearing warm clothes for a while. It actually felt very strange first putting them on. We pre-booked our bus from BA to Puerto Madryn which was going to be another 21 hour trip but at this stage we are more than used to them. In fact, you almost look forward to them because you have all that time ju...