Leaving BA (For Now)
4 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
This morning we were up even earlier by our standards at 7:15am! We were taking the 10:30am boat to Colonia in Uruguay. We were supposed to arrive an hour and a half before departure (we didn't) andLeer más
Arriving in Colonia, Uruguay
4 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After a smooth hour long boat ride we arrived in Colonia, Uruguay! We took a 10 minute walk to our hostel and were able to check in early.
Our first impression was that Colomia was extremely pretty,Leer más
Colonia Pt.2
4 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We took a stroll down the coast to the beach and back. Not much more to add other than it was lovely!
Colonia Pt.3
4 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
More pics!
Arriving in Montevideo
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This morning we were up even earlier at 6:15am to take the 8am bus from Colonia to Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo! It was a comfortable three hour journey and we arrived to some light drizzle.
Estadio Centenario
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our first and most important stop of the day was to Estadio Centenario. This is Uruguay's national stadium and also hosted the first ever World Cup final back in 1930, the year it's construction wasLeer más
Estadio Centenario - Pitch View
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
From the museum you could access the concourse and then the stadium itself, with the huge tower stretching overhead. Dan was delighted to find an Everton Chile sticker on the wall. Still a veryLeer más
Palacio Legislativo
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Our first non-touristy stop of the day was to the Uruguayan congressional building, and also to the nearby market for empanadas and pastries!
Mirador Panoramico
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our next stop was to this free 22 story lookout point over the city. We first had to go into what seemed to be some sort of council administrative centre and find the lifts going to the top.
TheLeer más
Avenue 18 de Julio
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Yet another date inspired road in South America, we took a walk along here towards the centre of the city.
Plaza Independencia
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We made it to the cities man square, surrounding by interesting buildings. One of which is twinned with another building in BA, and the 'gateway to the citadel' which was being held up byLeer más
Montevideo Cathedral & Bar
5 de junio de 2024, Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Next up we headed into the cathedral, which was absolutely spectacular! We sat here for a while and discussed our favourite church and religious memories (of which there were of course many). We thenLeer más
Back to Buenos Aires
6 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This morning we took the 10:30am ferry back to BA which arrived at around lunchtime. We couldn't check into our Airbnb until 3pm so we went for some pastries, stopped for a drink (and a toastie) andLeer más
Georgia Arrives!
7 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
In the early hours of this morning our duo of two became a crowd of 3! Georgia, my friend from uni flew in from Amsterdam to join us for 3 weeks through the north of Argentina, Bolivia andLeer más
Central BA Best Bits Tour
7 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
For much of the day we took Georgia on a best bits tour of BA of things we'd already done and enjoyed.
We started by nipping into Palacio Barolo before heading down into the Congressional square. WeLeer más
Argentinian Congress Tour
7 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
One of the new things we did today was took a tour of the Argentinian Congress. We'd saved this for Georgia's arrival as we thought she would like it and also she speaks good Spanish. When we arrivedLeer más
BA Best Bits Tour Pt.2
8 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we recapped a few more of our highlights. First up we took the bus to the colourful La Boca where we spent a few hours. We visited Caminito, the stadium, enjoyed some churros and stocked up onLeer más
Cementerio de la Recoleta
8 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our new stop of the day was to Cementario de la Recoleta. This walled cemetery is home to thousands of spectacular pantheons and mausoleums of wealthy and influential Argentinians, including variousLeer más
Evening in BA
8 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
This evening we (Georgia) had booked a highly commended local restaurant for dinner. Me and Georgia had a glass of red wine each and almost a kilo of delicious steak between us cooked medium rare.Leer más
Arriving in Salta
9 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
This morning we were up and out by 5am to catch a 6:40am domestic flight to Salta, in the north of Argentina.
All went smoothly with the flight and we headed into Salta for breakfast toasties andLeer más
Cerro San Bernado
9 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
The highlight of the daytime was taking the cable car up to the top of Cerro San Bernado.
The queue was surprisingly big so after waiting our turn we boarded our gondola for the 10 minute trip to theLeer más
Peña La Vieja Estacion
9 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
This evening we headed out for dinner at a highly commended restaurant. The place has live dancers and singers all night as we wined and dined. A sirloin steak for myself to make it back to back steakLeer más
Salta > Tilcara
10 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This morning we hopped on the 10:30am bus leaving Salta, heading north towards Tilcara! The views along the way as the passed through the Andes were absolutely sublime! We arrived safe and sound atLeer más
Exploring Tilcara
10 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After checking into our hostel we headed out to explore the small town of Tilcara. It looked like something out of the wild west with its traditional buildings and sandstone surroundings.
We hadLeer más
Day Tour Commences
11 de junio de 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
This morning we were picked up by Osvaldo, our friendly local guide who would be taking the three of us on a private tour of the areas surrounding Tilcara! He only spoke Spanish but thankfully GeorgiaLeer más


















































































































































































































