Plaza Hotel Salta

... then discarded the removed wax, hair et all into a metal takeaway container.  Again, I failed to ask what she did with the wax after.  I didn&#8217;t want to know. <br><br>The high points of my treatment is that I did not incur any infection, illness or the loss of legs and the treatments set me back a whopping £10.  Yes £10, plus tip.  So don&#8217;t hold back, treat yourself when in Salta just remember to take some nail polish colours with you and don&#8217;t ask any questions.

... at the hostel. Next Sophie and I needed to get bus tickets to Puerto Iguazu, our next destination, before hitting the town. To our suprise, there were no buses leaving the following morning - I must have misunderstood the ticket agent the day before when we return for my credit card. It is an 18 hour bus ride to Puerto Iguazu from Salta and we wanted to arrive the next day. After some research, we realized our best option was a 6pm ...

... the top of San Bernadino Hill via the cable car. It was at this point that I realised how scared of heights luke is! his palms were sweatting and he couldnt bare to look out at the view! luckily for him it was only about 5 mins in the cable car and soon we were back on solid land! The view from the top were great and I realised that Salta is a huge place, a lot bigger than i had thought. <br><br> <br><br>That night we made dinner and washed it down ...

... and used their WIFI! We didn&#8217;t do much for the day sat in the square and posted our postcards made dinner and watched some tv!! <br><br>Its hard work passing a day away when the bus wasn&#8217;t leaving until 12am! We met 3 girls, 2 of them were from Cambridge and the other from Sydney, they were going the same direction as us.<br><br>We got our separate cabs to the bus station and then realized that we were on the same bus to La Quica, which is the border town to Bolivia.<br>

... after Bolivia. Salta is a big city, by Argentine standards, spread out along a grid system so it is easy to find your around. The city is loomed over by a big hill, over 500 metres above the city, you can walk or ride a bike up there, but we did the sensible thing and drove our rental car up there. With all the city lit up, the views were fantastic. Also we took the time to go the bus station and book our bus tickets for the journey to San Pedro de ...

... had constructed. <br><br>The family I have now settled in with are fantastic. It really has been a case of "good things come to those who wait". They cant seem to do enough for Tom and I whilst allowing us the freedom to enjoy our experience here. Rather than dictating my time here, they are supporting it, and I am extremely grateful to them for finding space for me in their home.<br><br><br><br>Anaïs Nin wrote "Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through ...

... was very forward. Most people (guys really) in Argentina ask if you have a boyfriend and Enrique went one step further and asked if you had an "amigo con beneficios"....literally, friend with benefits. I was the last person asked and I went, no, no boyfriend.......no, no friend with benefits.......why? ........I'm picky.....then Enrique told me I was spoiled!!! Apparently this isnt a bad thing in Argentina but I think they were just trying to make Enrique look ...

... At the pass there was simply a sign stating our height above sea level (4107m) and a woman scratching out an existence (literally) carving traditional artwork into pieces of slate. Just her and her wares, no car, no moped, no donkey, no hut to take shelter. Where on earth does she live and how does she get to work? I can't believe I didn't buy anything from her, but again, impractical souvenir for a backpacker, slate ain't light. As we ...

Spent a night in cordoba after taking an overnight bus. Nice city with a very young population. However there wasn´t a whole lot to do there without heading out to the countryside so we decided to head onto salta where we heard that there was lots of trekking and horseriding to do. Salta is one of my favorite places I´ve visited so far. Went horseriding out at a estancia (ranch) out in the countryside with the gauchos. They really let you off on the horses ...