Geo: 23.1168, -82.3886No trips today so we decided to retrace the walking tour but going in some of the buildingsBreakfastWe decided to retrace our walk around the old town and look into the interesting places at a slower pace. We're quickly learning that although it looks quite run down it's a very safe city with really friendly people. Our first stop was Armament a Square where we went into the old fort. There was all sorts there including a big chest of pirates gold coins. Definitely worth a visit. We stopped in the square for a while to read our books.... until it started to rain.We found a good place to have a drink under cover in Cathedral square. Their coffee machine was broken so we had a Pina Colada and listened to the street music ... read more

Geo: 23.1168, -82.3886Breakfast was OK. A bit like a cross between a continental breakfast and an English one. Only Cuban style with lots of egg, rice, beans amongst other things.The hotel is in a great position in the old part of town. It's quite alien from Basingstoke with people everywhere and buildings that have mostly seen better days. We waited for a guide that we'd booked to have our introduction to the city. Although Millie was late, she was brill. Full of info and really pleasant to be with. She led us around the four main historic squares taking about the building and history as well as giving us an insight into what it's like to live in Cuba. Although obviously less advantaged than us she was really happy and painted a good picture. A well ... read more

Geo: -34.6118, -58.4173No info from anyone today. We looked on the Air France website and see we're booked onto the 16:55 flight. All we can do is assume we'll be picked up around mid afternoon so we can't stray too far from the hotel. We're picked up at 15:00.We get to the Air France desk to find we're not actually ticketed so have to go to the ticket desk and see if there are any seats. Shame we'd queued for an hour in the baggage line to find this out. We managed to get on to the flight but in seats at each end of the plane. The organisation was quite poor. We'll have to think twice before flying with Air France again!We got home 24 hours late but had a great holiday nonetheless.Oh..... Air France ... read more

Geo: -34.5952, -58.3934Up early for a 10 mile bike tour around Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires (our last port of call). It was overcast but warm - it had rained the day prior so the tour guide said we were lucky. Our tour guide was a 29 year old local guy named Leo who brought two other female colleagues to help cross the busier crossings. 22 of us set off in convoy along Buenos Aries city streets, quieter than normal due to it being a Saturday. Our first stop was a park with a sculpture of a huge metal flower - the flower opens in sunlight and closes as it gets darker. Thankfully there were cycle paths once we moved away from the docks. We cycled through the most expensive area of the city (the north) which ... read more

Geo: -34.9751, -54.943Queued for our tender ticket (no sticker required today) - with no shore excursion booked we hopped on the tender armed with sun cream and our books. It was hot at 9am. Ten minutes to shore. We collected a walking tour map (a 2 hour tour taking in 11 points of interest) from the tourist information office at the end of the disembarkation pier and set off for the first point of interest. Our fist impression of Punta de Este was what a beautiful place it was. Clean, golden sandy beaches, a marina with nice boats, expensive, well kept houses and holiday lets along the seafront, hundreds of palm trees and a generally good vibe - unlike the residential areas of Puerto Madryn, Argentina, the houses weren't gated which suggested that crime is low. ... read more