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Upon returning to Santiago from Easter Island, we were confronted with one very large cosy bed in our hotel room (there's not many boundaries left between us any more) and very soon were on the pavement heading towards dinner options wanting some thing quick and easy as it was11pm and our day had started at 6.40am. After walking many blocks I look up and there it is - Tiramisu, rated as Santiago's best must eat at pizza kitchen and on Rochelle's list of must dos. We dined on tasty pizza amongst smartly dressed Santiaguans, looking truly like travelers with unbrushed hair, skanky clothes and lots of Easter Island dust. The music - classic 1980s selections yet again. The following day we tackled the hill, San Cristobal to take in the sweeping views of the city, whilst ... read more

Diego, our host at Casa del Todoa who sports a truly Elvis inspired hairdo, put on a spectacular breakfast and we felt replenished after being so exhausted, so we planned a last minute day trip to the coastal towns of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, with a wine tasting in the Casablanca Valley thrown in for good measure. It turns out that breakfast did not keep the exhaustion at bay for long, as soon as we are in our car and the guide begun behind to speak I am fighting sleep. Now if we had been on a large tour bus it may not have mattered, however our very attentive guide had just Rochelle and I to focus on. Turns out that I have mastered the art of sleeping and listening, as long as you have ... read more

Bright and early we head back to the ferry terminal to start the journey to Montevideo in Uruguay. We settled ourselves in with lots of people looking at the Australian chickas, my favorite being a jolly man who offers lots of advice, told me of his love of Perth and that without any Spanish or Uruguayan Spanish we were stuffed! A theme started to emerge when the large burly taxi driver said, " you speak Uruguayan?" no " you speak espanola ?" no " you in trouble".....it was fine however as I am an excellent mime. The fresh seaside air was gorgeous, with people running, exercising and sunning themselves along the promenade that runs the length of the town. Our hotel is only a block back from the beach, and once the bathroom was recleaned and ... read more

After deciding to stay an extra day in BA as there were still things to do and see and leather to buy we thought it was time to get serious about checking off the items on our "must do" list. Blue skies above us, and with a definite spring in our steps we headed out to explore the cobbled streets of San Telmo, an eclectic and gritty neighborhood just up from La Boca. Here's the round up of how it went, all accompanied by lots of laughter and chats with locals: Walked the plaza in San Telmo - nice with great bohemian vibe Walked the streets filled with antique shops and don't buy anything expensive or dusty- sorry G there were gorgeous cuff links from the 18th century but they were too good to end up ... read more

Holla!!!! After a long long journey (Sydney, Auckland, Santiago, Buenos Aires) we touched down and are welcomed by a gorgeous 27 degree day. The familiar feel of travel kicked in despite the lack of sleep and we are back in the groove. The most exciting part of the flight was the view of the Andes. Buenos Aires is large, grubby and fabulous all at once, french style terraces sit side by side with oddly shaped shops, offices, boutiques and run down graffitied homes. Our home for the next six days is the Bobo hotel in Palermo where a booking stuff up sees us with a room each because no we are not a couple and we would each like our own bed please! Delirious but determined not to sleep we headout onto the streets where it ... read more