Back to Blighty

The time arrived to pack my bags and head home and face the challenge of finding work.  Prices have changed since I was here last and whereas three years ago you could get a taxi to the airport for 50-60 pasos now it costs 120-130.  I went for the cheaper option of the Tienda Leon [...]

Viva Mexico

In the morning my friend turned up but had to rush off to a meeting.  She did give me a recommendation for a hostel – Hostel Recoleta. So I went to check it out. The hostel was in budget, had a great kitchen, nice rooms, bathrooms, was quite and had a huge TV in the chill-out area. [...]

Buenos Aires the return

Spot the missing flag? – ¿Cual bandana falta? Arriving in Buenos Aires was a bit of a shock, Córdoba was a bit more chilled and I forgot about the Porteño sense of spacial awareness or should I say lack of it.  Imagine an elephant that thought it was the size of a mouse and you´re [...]

Rosario – La Lechuza

I was recommended the La Lechuza hostel by the guys I met in Capilla del monte.  The refered to it as the owl, but I knew owl in spanish was Búho, turns out it is a barn owl. The first night in the hostle was busy, as the owner was cooking and invited his friends, most of whom [...]

Córdoba for the weekend – Saturday night

Ok Saturday was a killer, recovering from an hangover.  I did have the intension of staying off the beers but it was Saturday night after all. The guys in the hostel were going out again.  Again I fell victim to the same problem of things starting so late.  I got throught to 2am when the [...]

Córdoba for the weekend – Friday night

I keep missing weekends by either by being somewhere dead or by travelling.  Now I´ve timed it right for a weekend on the town.  The problem I find here is being by myself it´s not too easy to go out and not be stuck on a table alone.  They generally don´t to bars in bars and people tend to [...]

Capilla de monte

After being promised climbing, mountain biking and fishing by the tourist information in Córdoba, I arrived in Capilla de monte to find none of these on offer.  It was low season, and it was cold and quiet.  Not a good start for writing an interesting post! I paid for two nights when I arrived, Córdoba is quiet during the [...]

Córdoba

I arrived late in Córdoba on a Saturday night, my first choice hostel was full and I was recommended Pomelo.  Not the fruit but a family run hostel just down the same road on San Martin number 634.  I instantly liked the place.  It had more of a feel of a house rather than a [...]

Tucumán

I could easy stay in Salta, I know the place and it´s chilled, but I realise that time is ticking away.  I did get a recommendation for Tucuman way back in Rosario so I thought I would check it out. I stayed in the recommended hostel for the first night, after arriving at about 10pm.  The [...]

Safe in Salta

When I was in Salta 3 years ago I do remember seeing loads of stencil art, but it seems like most of the city has been cleaned of it.  I did find some really nice pieces of graffiti though. I manage to pick up quite a few mosquito bites in the south of Bolivia, which are [...]