Andrew Hill

We had to force ourselves to leave Punta del Diablo and beach life but after a lucky choice of Hostels we were so glad we did. Things diodn't start great when we arrived in Rosario in Argentina, after a long bus journey, at about 4 am in the pouring rain, a kindly local took it upon themselves to aim for a puddle to further soak us whilst we tried to hail a cab, and then we thought we'd be left out in the rain after we couldn't get into the Hostel because the 24 hour reception was asleep! However, once in the the sun came up the next day we found ourselves in a converted home with only around 20 beds and a small pool in the backyard. The 2 guys running the place, Jorge and ... read more

Well, it's now September sitting in the lounge of our house in Australia... it would be fair to say we're a little behind on our blog. It would also be fair to say that we don't have many pictures for this visit to Buenos Aires. We were staying in Palermo amongst the cafes, markets and bars and once again found that living in BA is to invert your sleep pattern and after a late dinner you would go out about midnight to the bars then clubs then home for breakfast time and then to bed. We met an Aussie couple in our Hostel and there was also a big group of Irish we had met in Iguazu who mhelped us immerse oursleves with the night life culture. The pictures we do have show our visit to ... read more

After 22 hours on the bus we arrived in Foz de Iguacu, on the Brazilian side, and made our way to our Hostel ready for some time by the pool rather than rushing into our sight-seeing. Luckily Cherie insisted on a cab to the Hostel because although it looked close on the map the walk would have taken rather longer! With perfect blue skies it was a perfect day to relax by the pool and recover from Rio. We met some Swedish guys we knew from Rio but it was coca colas all round. The following day we headed into the National Park to see the waterfalls. The waterfall forms a natural border for Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. The falls are up to 80 metres in height and there are over 200 waterfalls in total. From ... read more

After the hardships of Hostel life, the occasional night in a dorm room and worse still, Hostel toilets, we were both quite happy to be inauthentic backpackers and kick back on the Executive lounge enjoying the free food and drink. And most importantly, apparently, fresh smelling towels and bed linen! Waiting for us in reception was our Canadian friend Tyler, looking inconspicuous in the Hilton lobby with a chin full of stitches after a disagreement with a car on New Years. But his recovery was much aided by the free food on offer. That afternoon hew took us on a walking tour of the City and after getting our bearings it was back to the Hotel for happy hour and a swim, although obviously not in that order Mums. Next day Cherie was coaxed back onto ... read more

We arrived in Ushuaia - the southernmost city in the World - after a 12 hour journey through the day (the night buses you can just sleep the whole way there!) after experiencing crossing from Argentina, into Chile and back into Argentina, torrential rain that obscured any view out of the window and a hungover backpacker sitting across the aisle from us vomiting into a plastic bag for half the journey. Our only highlight was watching the dolphins swim alongside our ferry on a short crossing we took. Ushuaia itself is great and so was our Hostel, although we were in a rather smelly 6 bed dorm. The views from the top level of the Hostel made up for it with incredible views across the water. Made even more impressive at night because it never went ... read more