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...
Penguins in Argentina? One of the many highlights of our Patagonia itinerary was our trip to see the Magellanic Penguins in Punta Tombo Argentina. Yes, there are penguins in Argentina. Punta Tombo in Chubut Province is home to the world’s largest colony of Magellanic...
Note: This post describes our experience attending The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Daily Show in 2018. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ended in May 2026, so the ticket information in that section is now historical. Check the official websites of current...
Huge 18th Century Lisbon Aqueduct No idea why, but Jonathan and I both seem to be fascinated by aqueducts. So, we were really excited the first time we drove into the heart of Lisbon and passed under a huge aqueduct. ‘Wow, didn’t expect to see that,” we both...
Lisbon’s Pink Street on Rua Nova do Carvalho Near Lusa Language School I love learning new languages which is great as I also love living in different countries around the world where English is not the first language. However, I’ll be the first to admit I’m utterly...
