Love letter Farewell South America I know we only spent 4 short months together but it felt like more or at least it should have been... You gave me so much; you introduced me to so many interesting and wonderful people, you took me white water rafting, we contemplated death by steak in Buenos Aires, we drank for free in O'Connell's Irish bar in Rosario, I found a diamond in the dirt of La Paz, we glimpsed paradise on earth for a few days on Isa Grande, I s...

We took a tour of the stunning lake district, an extremely picturesque region of natural beauty (as are most places in South America). I'm ashamed to say we had almost begun to take this breathtaking background for granted after a few days - such was the abundance of postcard perfect settings available. I suppose you only truly appreciate these things on reflection. One of the highlights of the lake district was the town of Pucon. Pucon is centred around a huge...

Capital City, Chile - Santiago Welcome to Metropolis. With over a third of it's 16.6 million inhabitants, Santiago is, arguably, Chile. In our experience, it was always worthwhile to begin our time in a new city with a (free) walking tour. So with a camera in one hand and a water bottle in the other that's just what we did. Starting in the central square, our guide talked us through the long and bloody history of Chile. He told us how the fierce Mapuche warri...

What's the best thing you've seen in South America? Easy! The Iguasu Falls. Legend has it that a forest god planned to marry a beautiful woman called Naipa, who fled down Rio Iguazu in a canoe with her mortal lover Taroba. In rage the jealous god sliced the river, creating the waterfalls (Iguazi, meaning 'great waters') over which the girl fell and, at their base, turned into rock. The warrior survived as a tree overlooking his fallen lover. Stretching almost ...

And so to Rio...where to start? Looking back on it now, I'm not even going to attempt the impossible task of including all that I like about this city. But probably the most obvious place to start is the beach. Although we weren't blessed with perfect weather start to finish we had a few days to see the beach in all it's glory - beautiful people everywhere, serious futebol skills on show (from both the boys and the girls), super competitive beach volleyball ga...