Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 2

Welcome to Day-2 in Buenos Aires. We got up by 7:00 and stuffed the last of our loose items in the suitcases. The hanging items were indeed going to be moved by the stewards, so that was no problem for us. We left everything in our cabin, said goodbye to our Steward (Glenn) and headed up to the Horizon Court for breakfast. Since today is Ash Wednesday we had to be sure to avoid meat, but there were plenty of other things we could eat, and frankly we were not overly hungry yet after last night scrumptious dinner. This is the 3rd time we have done back-to-back cruises, but it is the first time we will move from one cabin to another. We had originally reserved this cabin for both cruises, however back in January we ... read more

6/1/2017 After having only two hours sleep from the previous night, Scarlet and I still made it down for breakfast in the morning. We had booked in to go on a walking tour around La Boca which is an area that is known for its colourful buildings, football scene and also violence/dangerousness. We were waiting around for the tour to go for a while and 30 of us got a public bus. With so many on the bus, little sleep and a slight hangovjer it wasn't that enjoyable! Once we got to La Boca it was all worth it. The buildings, graffiti and atmosphere were amazing! Everything was so colourful and bright. The only thing that let us down on the tour was the tour guide. Although he was so sweet and cute, his English wasn't ... read more

Hola chicos! (as they seem to say around here...) We write on a lazy Sunday afternoon looking out across the snow-capped Andes from our hostel in El Calafate, on our last full day in Argentina. We are in great spirits, particularly on hearing about Wednesday's big win at Huddersfield earlier this afternoon. We arrived here last Tuesday, following an hour long ferry to Buenos Aires from Uruguay. With more than 14 million inhabitants, 'BA' is the second most populous city in South America after São Paulo, and Lonely Planet's take on it as "cosmopolitan, seductive, emotional, frustrating and chock-full of attitude" is probably a fair summary of the place and its people. The traffic alone makes central London look serene - one of the main thoroughfares has 18 lanes! Conversely, our itinerary here was leisurely and ... read more

Another adventure with my friend Malcolm, this time we are going to South America and spending two months in Argentina and Brazil. Unfortunately, Malcolm arrived in New Zealand carrying a flu bug and even after being bed ridden for several days the bug is with us as we set off for Buenos Aires. Oh, those poor passengers on the airplane! Buenos Aires is often referred as the Paris of South America, I will be interested to see if it lives up to its label. This weeks blog will be in diary form: Sunday, 28/08, 2016 The flight to BA is long and uneventful, just the way I like a flight to be. On arrival, the two of us breeze through customs, find our luggage and proceed to our taxi. It's Sunday at 5.00pm and the drive ... read more