One thing we didn’t know about Argentina, was how valuable American dollars are here. We heard the word a few times from different people along the ‘Gringo’ trail that if you change (cambio, in Spanish) US dollars in Argentina they will exchange it for you at a higher rate on the streets, you just have … More Tips & Tricks: How to save and basically double your money in Buenos Airies

In our hostel in Rosario we met an Argentinian man who was in fact from Rosario. He told us a lot about the Argentinian culture and other interesting things such as Australia means ‘the land of the south’ in Spanish. Did you know that? I sure didn’t! Another interesting thing he told us, was that … More Friend’s day

After our sunny, wine soaked days in the glorious region of Mendoza we found ourselves in the freezing, grey and gloomy city of Cordoba. Cordoba is Argentina’s second largest city after Buenos Airies. It has something crazy like 7 University’s so the city is just full of students. When we arrived to the hostel we … More Cordoba & Rosario en route to Buenos Airies

After all our fun in Cafayate, we took the bus to a city called Tucuman and stayed for one night. Since it was Sunday there wasn’t much to do as everything in the city was shut. The next day we took a hideous 13 hr night bus the city of Mendoza which is known for … More Horses, wine, bikes and new friends; Mendoza

After spending a glorious five days wandering around the lovely city of Salta enjoying the sunshine and delicious food, we took a four hour bus trip to the cute little town of Cafayate, Argentina. Cafayate sits at an elevation of 1,683 meters above sea level and has the highest vineyards in the world. It’s dry … More Wine time! Cafayate

Today as I walked out of my hostel room for breakfast, I saw a cute dog staring at me. I said hello to it and it wagged its tail and let me pat it. She sat and waited while we had breakfast then let me pat her some more. The hostel owners said she wasn’t … More Our new friend

After only being in Argentina for a short 8 days and only visiting Salta and Cafayate so far, I have fallen completely and utterly head over heels in love with this country. I can’t wait to see what the next four weeks have to offer. Here’s ten reasons to love Argentina… 1. After travelling through … More 10 reasons to love Argentina