Author: alanhenry11

As we travelled through Argentina, we met many wonderful people. They were usually very curious about our trip; how were we traveling, where we had been, what we had seen etc. They would usually also enquire about our future travel plans. When we mentioned that we would visit North Argentina at the end of the…

We recently had the great pleasure of spending a few weeks on our adventure with Laura’s mum, Maria Carmen. She joined us in Buenos Aires and departed from Montevideo in Uruguay. Those are the bare facts, but digging a little deeper tells us much more about our journey together. When we first mentioned to Maria…

On what was due to be our last day in Montevideo, we went to a local park for what we thought would be a quick play on the swings and slides, followed by a gentle kick around on the grass. When we arrived however, there was a football training session beginning for young boys. As…

If I am being truly honest, Uruguay was never high on my travel-priority list. Having previously visited the continent twice prior to this trip, South America’s 3rd smallest country never once crossed my mind as a place to visit. My knowledge and interest in Uruguay centered solely on their dogged football team who often excelled…

Having had the privilege to travel to many parts of Argentina over the past few months, it is worth noting a few of the haves and have nots of the country; * Argentina is the 8th largest country in the world.* Argentina has a population of 46 million people, but with a population density of…

Our first impressions of Bolivia were not particularly positive… As we stood in the baking afternoon sun at the Bolivian “Aduana” or “Customs”, attempting to cross from La Quiaca in Argentina to Villazon in Bolivia, we had that slightly strange feeling in your stomach when you know that something is not right, and there’s a…

The north of Argentina is not an area that I had previously thought to visit before beginning this trip. Having recently spent a wonderful couple of weeks there, I can only think back and wonder why not. Being a tourist, whether within your own country, continent, or even further afield, its always tempting to choose…

Buenos Aires has a lot. You may even say it has it all. This is a city with a metro population of nearly 16 million people. Not only does it have the most bookshops per capita in the world, it is home to the widest avenue in the world. It is of course the birthplace…

As we arrived into a large service station area to sleep in San Antonio Oeste in Argentina, following a four hour drive from beautiful Puerto Madryn, we had quite a few areas to choose where to park. Driving a large campervan does not always afford one such luxuries, so we quickly compared available spots for…

As we drove through the centre of Argentina in the baking heat of high summer, we debated long into the night about our next destination. Would we head directly north-east towards the Buenos Aires province, and the quaint towns and big city lights on offer. Or should we swing down south to the Atlantic coastline and…