What attracted us to visit Tucuman was its title ´Garden of Argentina´but as you all know things aren´t always as they seem and it wasnt quite what we expected but a beautiful city all the same. A flustered arrival at the bus station when Maz realized she had lost her ATM card. With Dals calming influence and a call to her bank, order was restored. Unfortunately we lost Andy during the commotion. We had agreed to meet at a named hostel but on ...

Our first sweet taste of Argentina......The colonial city of Salta. After a very stressful border crossing from Bolivia the thing we craved most was a comfortable room, hot shower and good food and Salta provided all these and more. Our room contained a colour TV, Shower with 24hr hot water, soap, toilet roll and towels were provided. We truly felt spoilt! Salta is a beautiful city, retaining alot of its colonial architecture. The main plaza was surrounded ...

A chance meeting with a European couple whilst on a overnight stay in Potosi convinced us to do the 3 day Uyuni tour. Hearing their experiences made it sound really appealing... neither of us had seen a pink lake filled with flamingoes before and where else would you get the opportunity to see that? We caught a day bus to the desolate city of Uyuni, literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by desert plains, definately not the prettiest of cities. Quickly f...

An overnight dirt road bus journey through mountainous terrain took us to this historical city. Sucre is where the declaration of indepedence was signed on August 6th, 1825. An informative guided tour around the Casa de Libertad taught us the history of this fascinating country which was named after its liberator, Simon Bolivar, later to be called Bolivia. We visited the room where the declaration of independance was signed which contained several giant portrait...

Cochabamba was the first city in Bolivia that we managed to couchsurf. Matthias offered to host us in his plush apartment with separate bedroom and ensuite. Affording spectacular views of the Andean mountains, it was hard to believe we were in Bolivia! Our first taste of luxury since leaving Miraflores. Matthias was a true gentleman, anticipating all our needs. Offering his home, his food, drink and time. We spent a few evenings celebrating sunset with a sundown...