I was excited to see Gustavo and Liliana again. They were so affectionate and welcoming, when I was with them in Copacabana, Bolivia, and when I spoke to them on the phone, they recognized me right away and were so glad that I called. Gustavo was right on time ar 11am, and he took me around the city a bit showing me different areas that are usually undiscovered to tourists. Gustavo lived about 20 minutes out of the city in the suburbs. Liliana and him are middle...

I was surprised to have gotten up as early as I did this morning. I was so sure that I was going to sleep through the day. I wanted to go visit a bunch of museums and historical building today, and be back on time to meet Ines at 4pm. I was going to Recoleta and Palermo, two districts that were known for shopping, but had other interesting sights there as well. I started my day by taking the subte to Plaza Italia, and taking a stroll through the botanical gardin...

On the bus ride to Buenos Aires. I ended up talking with an elderly lady that was coming back from Mendoza with her two daughters and many of her friends. They were in Mendoza celebrating el "Dia del Amigo", something that they celebrate every year. Throughout this conversation, I realized how different argentineans speek (they have the same flow like italians and the pronunciation is very different on some words, especially the double "L"). I...

I got up later than I would have like to (around 10am). I only had the day in Mendoza, then I was taking a bus at 8:30pm to Buenos Aires. I had to make the most of my day so I hrried and got ready and went to the town center. There I took a bus to one of the wine regions in Mendoza, Maipu. The Irish guys from the hostel recommended to me this guy named Mr. Hugo who owns a bicycle rental shop. On the way to the wine region, there were these two guys that were pro...

I got up at 7:30am today and got ready fast. I had to go buy my shot glass (a collection I was starting) and pick up my visa at the brasilian consulate. Unfortunetely, I had to leave pretty early so I did not have the chance to say goodbye to Sabine. I got to downtown and went directly to get my visa. I found out that all of the effort to get my visa will be good for 5 years (so I can go back!). Afterwards, I went to a market to get my shot glass, and left right...