Hotel Garden Cordoba

... of time to spare, and waited on the platform for our bus... We were sitting waiting for at least half an hour... Then, just as they looked ready for us to put our bags on, a wave of panic hit me... I´d left my passport, camera and MP3 player in the safe at the hostel... I had been thinking to myself all afternoon, make sure you pick those up on your way out Zoe... those are pretty important... And all the way to the bus station I had ...

... that is not entirely fair he had some optimistic stories to tell although they all seemed to involve various Irish pubs dotted round South America. The beach was wonderful although slightly risky, given that one resident at the hostel, a perma-stoned-Bob-Geldof look alike was stung by a scorpion reaching into his guitar case but it did prove to be an isolated case (apparently) and Diablo was a great place to chill out and ...

... in the states. I mean come on, the future of their country is in these profs' hands and some of them just don't care! Oh well, I guess I'm getting an equal trade with the "cultural experiences" of traveling and going out with Argentines instead of class. That's about all Ive got for this blog, if anyone has ideas about something cool they'd like to hear more about please leave a question/comment! Saludos y Abrazos Derek

... accent instead of the (kinda!) Peruvian way I was taught, which clearly is not helping! On a more serious note though, I happen to be here on the "Día de las Malvinas" (June 10th) and it is also the 25th anniversary of the Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands War. Yesterday in the main square of Córdoba, they had a massive remembrance service and there are many poster tributes in the square - quite a sombre experience walking through it all.

... Over in the far corner of the park a crooning concert in underway and a crowd is gathering to enjoy the music and encourage the amateur performers. We are reminded of the performing group that we met in Puerto Deseado - 'Las Tortas Verdes' (The Green Pastries) and wonder if we will meet up with them again at some point. Suddenly the plaza is full of teenage schoolgirls in their smart jogging suits of a local private school - they cheer and give the current hirsutically ...

... We arrived to Cordoba right on time. From my guidebook I had learned that most of the hotels worth considering were not too far from the bus station. After stopping for some advice from the tourist information lady ("there is more stealing closer to the bus station"), I decided to look for a place a little less close to the station. So I more or less went from door to door asking about room availability and prices. I came across one hotel that clearly looked out of my price range but ...