Well I'm now in my final few days of Argentina (I should have been in Bolivia long ago, but I hate the thought of leaving). I spent 5 days in Tucuman with some friends. I think I liked the town even more than Beunas Aires (its a lot smaller with 700,000 people) and could easily have spent a few more weeks enjoying the BEST empanadas in South America. I'm sad to say the old meat pie will never be the same now that I've got a taste for these empanadas. As I'm a...

After a few weeks in Beunas Aires it was ready for some rest and relaxation. I was convinced to take the long bus trips up to Iguazu falls in the north east of Argentina, near the Brasilian and Paraguay borders. After over 200 hours in buses I decided to splash out a bit for this trip and go 'coche-cama'. Although it's only $7 more on a $45 fare, there's a big difference in service. There is three main levels of service on the buses in Argentina. There's 'se...

Hi there all. I've just spent the last few weeks in BA doing some Spanish lessons and enjoying life in a great city. I hadn't planned on going across to BA but everyone convinced me it was a `must see'. So after another 16 hours on a bus I was in a big city again. My first reasons for being here was to study a bit of Spanish which went pretty well. The other big attraction for BA is the nightlife. On my first Saturday night I headed to 'Pasha'which I'm told...

I've been in Mendoza for a little while and life is pretty tough. My hostel is less than $10 p/night with pool and bar etc, and I'm in the wine producing capital of Argentina. The bus trip was a bit of a struggle though as I managed to do a bit of a blonde thing. The trip was 20 hours so at about 11pm I still wasn't asleep and thought I'd pop a sleeping pill to help me out. After another few hours I was still struggling and getting a little frustrated. I eve...

After 4 or 5 days in Baraloche I gave up waiting for the rain to stop. It was really disappointing because the lakes district north of Patagonia looked amazing. It aint no fun camping and hiking in constant rain though. I did manage to spend my time wisely though, enjoying Baraloche's famous chocolate and icecream washed down with coffee and a few good books. I've also been able to read an english newspaper while in Argentina which is great (until now I'd bee...