Santiago, Chile (Sunday 23rd - Sat 29th Nov) Arrived in Santiago Sunday pm after an early morning flight from Rio which included a stop in Sao Paulo to pick up more passengers.This flight was not part of our original itinerary so we had to cough up extra for this part of our journey. Like Argentina and Uruguay the currency is still the peso but we have gone from 5 argentine pesos to the pound to 10,000 chilean pesos to the pound. First impressions were not good...

Iguazu to Rio de Janeiro(Brazil)Wed 19th - Sat 22 Nov) Booked a very early morning taxi from our hostel and crossed the border into Brazil at 6.00 am. It only took 5 minutes to go through customs as we were the only candidates. It is a 22 hour bus journey to Rio. That may not be a problem for the young Lauras or Andrews of this world but we couldn't face that so we decided to break our journey by catching the 7.00 am bus to Curitiba which is roughly half way. 12...

Iguazu Falls (Mon 17th - Tues 18th Nov) The falls are in the north of Argentina on the border with Brazil. It's a 20 hour bus journey from Buenos Aires to the small town of Iguazu so we decided to treat ourselves by booking a 90 minute LAN Airline flight. We stayed for 2 nights in a large hostel with swimming pool about 30 minutes from the falls. The vast majority of the guests were young backpackers in their 20's so Gwen and I stuck out like a sore thumb. On o...

Buenos Aires (Monday 10th Nov - Sunday 16th Nov) We arrived in Buenos Aires Monday evening after a long day bus ride from Cordoba. We have been trying different bus companies but to be honest there is not much between them and their pricing policies are identical. Our hotel ( Grand King) was located right in the centre of the city and a perfect base to discover the city. In a city like BA there are some "must do" activities. Some of these are free bu...

Salta and Cordoba(Argentina)Thurs 4th Nov - Sun 9th Nov) The only realistic way of travelling through Argentina cheaply is by bus. The train system is almost non-existent and flights can be quite expensive. We caught the day bus (BALUT) for the 8 hour journey south from the border town of La Quiaca to the town of Salta. After the rigours of Bolivia it was good to be in a comfortable bus on smooth, paved roads. However the journey was not without its problems as ...