BenMChapman

Right, so I've been here almost three weeks now and through a combination of laziness and poor equipment this is officially the first entry of my blog since leaving Watford! Ive seen some pretty cool stuff and met some even cooler people! We arrived at our hostel in Buenos Aires pretty early in the morning and were not able to check into our room until the afternoon! We were just in time for a walking tour of the city though so we chucked our bags down and got involved in that! The highlight of the tour was definitely La Bombonera, the Boca juniors ground! Pretty cool stadium, blue and yellow everywhere! Boca are sponsored by coco cola but due to the rivavlry with river plate who play in White and red, coke have to advertise whiteout ... read more

So, the time has come. As most of you who are reading this know, I am about to begin a seven month round the world trip with three of my friends from school and a lad commonly known as ‘Obers’ as he bears an unbelievable resemblance to Newcastle United player Gabriel Obertan. The trip begins this evening when we depart London Heathrow headed to Buenos Aires, where we will spend our first few days. Temperature in BA was 0ver 30 degrees yesterday and I’m looking forward to a few cold beers and a large steak on arrival. Hopefully whilst there, we’ll check out a few of BA’s sights including La Bombonera, home of the Boca Juniors and perhaps even a tango lesson or two before heading to Montevideo, Uruguay. From there we will be headed to ... read more