Provincial Plaza Hotel Salta

... waved a cheery goodbye to our guide Roman who was quite tired and happy to be back in his City.  <br><br>That evening a table had been booked at La Viejas Estacion, a Pena&#8217;s (a place where people enjoy local food and drink and dance) in Calle Balcarce, which is the bohemian part of the City.  The only drawback was that the evening and dinner did not start until 9.00 but it was actually closer to 10 before we started to eat and the dancing ...

... always going to be a stopping-off point on our journey down to Cordoba. We were however pleasantly surprised by the place as it's a fantastic little colonial city and a great place to chill for a couple of days - so that's exactly what we did!<br><br>Across the course of the year we have learned that sometimes you just need to stop and do next to nothing rather than constantly running around getting to the next "must see" destination. <br><br>So ...

... all! <br><br>Luke on the other hand, couldnt not manage to get himself out of bed. When I returned from the internet cafe, the hostel lady told me that he had to pay for another day. I asked why and when she told me he was still in bed I couldnt believe it! It was 2.15 and our bus to Iguazu was at 3pm! I went and woke the lazy bugger up and told him that I was not getting involved in any embarassment with the hostel lady and so i would meet him round ...

... and start heading for our first destination, Salta. Oh, and then about 30 minutes later we had all our bags checked again at a road check point. So, everyone off, bags out... but our British passport must stand for something as although we too had to que we didn´t have have our bags opened.<br>In the end we made it to Salta, a little later than originally thought, but safe and sound. At 2am there were still a few people milling around the streets of Salta so it didn ...

... I'd have said Mr G was from Cuba perhaps? Ernest was AMAZING. Nicholas and I discussed how it appears he has led 10 lives perhaps in the 39 years he was alive. Che MOVED. MAN HE MOVED. HE DID NOT STOP MOVING. As a child, he was kept indoors due to his illness and DEVOURED books beyond his age... Jules Verne for instance... at the age of FOUR! As an adolescent he travelled around South America... THREE TIMES. Not only did he travel on the famous motorcycle which I ...

... Turning the car around we went for a bit of a drive around the countryside before heading back to Salta. On the next day, there was a public holiday in Salta, and the town was dead, more than it would be on a normal Sunday, when everyshop in Argentina is already closed! The city itself is really beautfiul, lots of tree lined boulevards and streets, it just has a really nice vibe too it, they have a good contemporary art museum on the corner of the main ...

... t feel the welcoming arms that grabbed me, embraced me and planted a kiss on my right cheek, as I had done before and living with a family and not with friends had been a shock to my system. My liberty and privacy was now the currency with which I paid my board and lodgings. I felt sick for home.<br><br><br><br>I´d made plans to meet some of the other Lattitude volunteers in town that afternoon where we´d buy food and drink and return to my house in the suburbs and relax. I reluctantly threw ...

... much and (at this point pulling out his massive knife that all gauchos carry) used his knife too much. I couldn't make this story up.....it's unbelievable! He asks me if I believe in god and when I reply that I'm not religious he says religion doesnt come into believing about god and I pretty much lose all understanding and just nod. At one point he touches the side of the face and says "eres muy linda" and then says I am very easy to talk to and even though I ...

... the journey, but I would have much rathered be in a Subaru! We made it to the little town of San Antonio de los Cobres, where the tourist train's arrival is probably the highlight of the day. We hadn't even stepped out of the car before women started dangling little woven llama key chains at us and showing us what few crafts they could carry with them as they chased the day's influx of tourists in the hope of a few pesos for their ...

I rented a car for 3 days of driving to Quilmes and in, up, around and over the super scenic mountains and out-of-this world canyons with spectacular rock formations and colours. The primary goal of the trip out here was the extremely wild and beautiful drive between Cachi and Salta, up and over the mountains on crazy cliffside ...