Day 359, 28 June 2013, Colonia (Uruguay) back to Buenos Aires (Argentina) and off to Santiago (Chile). Even Blind Freddy should be able to tell it was Travel Day! It was horrendously overcast this morning in Colonia - our first dull day since arriving into Buenos Aires - it was cold and the air was damp and it seemed barely light enough for 6 am, let alone 8 am when we trekked down to the ferry terminal. The noise and excitement of a footy match in hell greete...

Day 356, 25 June 2013, Buenos Aires. Murillo Street. We have had such a good time in Buenos Aires that today we had no urge to be anywhere or do anything in particular - so we did our research on google (goo-search?) and found that Murillo Street is door to door with leather shops and factories. Now our local friends said they thought it was definitely a taxi... but non non! We checked the maps, we checked the subway and it got us within a 10 minute walk. $2 i...

Day 355, 24 June 2013, Buenos Aires. Lazy Day... We have found BA to be an eminently strollable city - It is flat. Dead flat. Pavements with massive holes provide the only significant topographical features. Which makes it perfect for taking a walk even when you plan on doing nothing. We visited the Buquebus agency to arrange ferry tickets to Uruguay for the 26th. Had rather successfully done the entire booking online (in Spanish) only to have the site have ...

Day 354, 23 June 2013, Finally - it's Sunday and the day for BA's famous San Telmo Flea market. Yay! We didn't want to be too early and by the time we were up and out the door it was past 11 am. Not too much of a drama as it turns out since the start of Defensa Street was around 5 minutes walk away (definitely looked further on the map). This market seems to go for miles. And when you think the end is in sight, more miles. Then when the stalls on the street...

Day 353, 22 June 2013 Pelaqueria Day! Dinner at Cumana. At nearly the end of the trip we thought we take the opportunity to get spruced up for a fraction of the cost in Sydney (20% of the price in fact, if not less) - so we headed to a Pelaqueria / Hairdresser on Maipu Street for the full treatment. We both feel 10 years younger. Was a pleasant morning getting fussed over and a lazy afternoon reading and resting after yesterday's massive Recoleta outing. We ...