23:20 - After delays and missed messages yesterday, I finally met up with the group this morning. After breakfast, changed rooms (as of today I share with a lady for the next 3 weeks until we get to Lima) and then had another go at the 'The conquest of the Incas' book until Sally (our tour leader) and the rest of the group turned up. We are actually still missing two people but hopefully they'll turn up before we leave for Salta on Tuesday morning. Sally gave us ...

12:00 - After the 13 and a half hour flight, landed in Buenos Aires. This will be home for the next 3 nights...a little old but clean... I had a little walk around in the heat for a couple of hours but I now need to rest in the cooler inside of the hotel. I will venture out later when, hopefully, it won't be as hot and sticky as it is now. First impressions: looks like most other big metropolitan places...except for the suburbs (they make the Bronx look like the ...

Drink with Michele on his way to Dusseldorf :-) I got upgraded to premium economy...priceless! My reading material for the flight is 'The conquest of the Incas': it looks and feels like a brick...