After a 12 hour flight via Madrid I found myself the other side of the world, waiting and wishing for my Brother, Rob, and his girlfriend Aimee to arrive. After an anxious two hours with my eyes glued to the arrivals desk, they finally appeared. I'd never been more pleased to see them!

It took very little time before all three of us realised just how unprepared we were. None of us could speak a word of Spanish; we didn't have any of the local currency, know what it was called or what it was worth! These are surely some of the most basic of things to know before travelling to a different content…

Things looked up when our taxi arrived at our pre booked hostel, North House in the Zona Rosa area. Although the hostel itself wasn't up to much, the people in it were. We met some very friendly American lads from Colorado, USA. After a short chat and agreeing to show us round the next day it was time for our first nights sleep in a six bed dorm, bunk beds of course.