Our Argentina Itinerary Our Buenos Aires and Patagonia Itinerary Includes Everything From Nightlife to Penguins Are you thinking of flying to South America and visiting Argentina? International flights are long and can be expensive. We flew from Europe, but there are...
San Miguel Allende – Photo Jiuguang Wang CC Why Live in San Miguel de Allende? San Miguel de Allende, Mexico is considered the jewel of colonial Mexico. Many homes from that period line the narrow, cobbled streets. The facades of these elegant buildings are...
The Argentina Lake District is located in the northwest corner of Argentine Patagonia. An incredibly beautiful region filled with picturesque glacier lakes, forests and mountains. After exploring Bariloche and driving the Circuito Chico, it was time to head up north...
After spending a few nights with friends in Buenos Aires, it was time to set off on our own and start exploring Argentina. Many people had recommended that we should visit the wine region around Mendoza, and tempting as it was (we do enjoy a bottle or two of Malbec!),...
The Old Train Station In Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay Why We Wanted To Leave Buenos Aires To See Colonia del Sacramento After a few days pounding the busy streets of Buenos Aires, we decided to head across the Rio de la Plata to explore the sleepy, historic town of...
After spending a lovely morning with the Punta Tombo penguins, we headed inland along a very dusty unpaved road to Gaiman, Argentina, a Patagonian Welsh town famous for its fabulous teas. Now, being a Brit, we take our teatime very seriously, especially when it’s...
Ushuaia In Patagonia Feels Long Way From Everywhere We took the morning flight to Ushuaia from El Calafate with Aerolíneas Argentinas. Just an hour, no sooner were we up, we were getting ready to land. I didn’t even have enough time to get nervous! As you may know,...
After taking the 24-hour bus journey from Buenos Aires to Bariloche, I knew it would be hard to persuade Jonathan to do another 24-hour bus journey to El Calafate, Argentina. I dislike flying but the ‘it will be so much cheaper than flying and hey, we will save money...
