..finally a day of sunshine, I thought it was never going to happen and perfect for a day trip to Tigre, a pretty riverside town along the Parana Delta just north of Buenos Aires. Feeling a bit grotty as coming down with a cold, but dosed up on the paracetamol and headed off with a group of 8 others, my homestay brother, school chums and friends...

Today we went to the Jardin Zoologico - the Buenos Aires Zoo - one of the best urban zoos we've been to (the intro video on their website is charming - no, we did not see a polar bear running around with a monkey) BA Zoo While they have the typical animals in cages, there are other animals just wandering around (peacocks, nutria and baby goats)-...

For dinner last night I went to an area of the city called San Telmo. This area can be best described as very "bohemian". There are lots of young backpackers with corn rolled hair, and very colourful clothing playing bongos and Peruvian instruments. In the centre of the area there is a plaza which is full of outdoor restaurants, bars and people ...