Life is good right now. Having spent 13 hours on an overnight bus from Mar del Plata to Neuquen, I had an early morning decision to make. Do I stay in Neuquen or head straight to Bariloche? I acted on the advice given to me by a friendly Argentinian guy who lives in Neuquen. He advised me to head straight to Bariloche as there is apparently not much to do in his city. Besides, I only went to Neuquen because I heard that STA are paying commission for anyone w...

After a very reasonable five and a half hour coach journey through the remarkably flat region of Buenos Aires (Its like Kent but with more cows and less cabbages), I arrived in the city of Mar del Plata. Mardel, as the holidaying Porteños call it, is the Bournemouth of Argentina although it is more like Brighton with sandy beaches and huge skyscrapers. A population of 500,000 ensures a lively atmosphere but for the duration of my stay it was raining so not m...

Having spent a week in Uruguay, myself and the two remaining Danich boys decided to head back to Buenos Aires for a few days. We approached the city late at night on the slower three hour ferry from Colonia del Sacramento. Having negotaited the beaurocracy that is south american immigration (i.e. have you got all those bits of paper we gave you when you entered the country 3 weeks ago?) we arrived at the port of Buenos Aires where we were greeted by a beautiful...

Montevideo is the most laid back capital city I have ever visited. The locals, including young people, amble down the streets clutching flasks of Yerba Mate (local tea). At first glance, it appears that nothing is going on and at night the streets are very dark. It is the kind of place that demands you to uncover its charms. The population is around 1.3 million but it feels more like a large town. Also, because of its port setting, the city is very similar i...

Having spent the last two weeks in Buenos Aires (aka the best city in the world), yesterday my two Danish friends and I got a fast ferry over to Uruguay. We arrived in the old smugglers port town of Colonia Del Sacramento and checked into the local HI hostel. Today we strolled down to the riverfront for an expensive and tasteless burger and chips. First impressions of Uruguay are not good. Contrary to reports in the Lonely Planet, the people seem miserabl...