Leaving Mendoza was really hard. I realised that I had been in the same hostel for 2.5 weeks. Made really good friends, and it was sad to leave. Went North with a friend from the hostel, Frederic, a French Canadian. We had a mission to get out into the country where no English was spoken, in order to meet the real Argentina. In one small town, a man told us that it was the first time his 7 year old son had seen a North American. I didn't tell him that I am Englis...

Ive been in Mendoza for about 9 days so far, and I will leave in about 3 to 4 days. I have taken a Spanish course for 5 days here, and it was absolutely brilliant. We did about 6 hours per day, and the teachers hardly spoke any english, so you really had to get stuck in to learn. The good thing about staying in one place for more than a few days is that you make good friends. We all look after eachother because we are all in the same boat. People in the hostel of...

I traveled south from Buenos Aires because a) I wanted to get out of the city as I found it a bit claustrophobic; and b) I made a friend here who didnt stop going on about how beautiful the lake district is. Thing is, my friend was here 2 months ago when the weather was fine. Its taken a sudden turn for the worst since then, and its about 5 degrees with a biting wind!!! Im lucky enough to come from a country that has weather like this all year round, so when Im...

I´m going to keep these blog entries short or people won´t read them! I´m in Buenos Aires, staying in a hostel. I´ve made loads of good friends already, everyone is very friendly. The Argentinian people are great, very chilled out. My Spanish is coming on, but when I get to more rural areas, there will be less and less english spoken, so I really will have to learn the Spanish. Olympic torch passed through the city today. I shook the hand o...