Salta - only a mere 17hours from our last stop of Mendoza. We took a night bus which would mean for the majority of the time travelling we could sleep. Arriving first thing in the morning we headed to our hostel. After unpacking we looked at what there was to do in the area as we´d heard this was a hotspot for outdoor activities. After looking at what there was we settled on a trip to Cafayate. Being in Salta during Semana Santa we were expecting to see some pr...

We purposely took the day bus to get to Mendoza from Santiago, knowing that it would cross through the Andes, expecting to see some awesome scenery. Needless to say we were not dissappointed, the Andes are truly incredible, no matter at what point you cross them. After a long journey we finally arrived in Mendoza, ready for some wine tasting. We had previously booked into the Hostel International hostal in Mendoza, so we arrived and headed straight for our room...

Headed here from El Calafate, we had already become accustomed to the Alpine climate of El Calafate, but once again the temperatures got colder and the scenery even more extreme. El Chalten is shadowed by the incredible Fitz Roy mountain range. Aside from hiking there isn't a great deal to do in El Chalten, so when in Rome we decided to get the boots out that we've been lugging round to give them a test run prior to Macchu Picchu. After a good nights sleep we w...

Arrived after a 26 hour bus journey to El Calafate! Patagonia already had been like nothing else we had seen in our travels to date. Upon arriving in El Calafate that theme continued. Found in the Parque De Los Glaciares, El Calafate is an alpine town on the waters of Lago Argentina (a huge glacial melt lake). Quite a commercially developed town which gives great access to Perrito Moreno 'little brown dog', one of the worlds most active glaciers. We booked a tri...

After a mad dash to get to the airport (all the buses were full), we finally made it in time for our flight to Trelew. Glad to be leaving Uruguay, it's inflated prices & rude people & happy to be heading to Patagonia for some Welsh surroundings and cooler temperatures. Ben didn't really anticipate how cold it was going to be and turned up in shorts & flip flops.Puerto Madryn, where we were staying was a 45 min drive away but got there in 30 thanks to ...