The Bright Lights of Buenos Aires
To start our month of city & culture features, we’re heading first to the beguiling capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires…
Read MoreAll Eyes On You
Throughout Februray, we will be talking about art, so your Friday Photo is on that theme.
Read MoreThe Iguassu Falls: Up Close and Personal
By the time I got to Iguassu (or Iguazu, or Iguaçu, depending on which side of the border you are), I was tired. I remember phoning home – my regular ‘Hi Mum, I’m in a new country’ call – and for the first time, I felt a little homesick. I had been travelling for a long time and suddenly, I was jaded by it.
Read MoreDavid Mather Foundation
Salta, Argentina. The locals call it la linda – the beautiful. At first glance, it’s easy to see why. Arriving fresh from a month spent in a poor town in the Peruvian Andes, Salta’s refined streets practically glittered. Designer clothes boutiques stand beside upmarket souvenir shops, leading to the central Plaza, where well-heeled locals sit at pavement cafes, sipping espressos. The cathedral – pale pink with ornate white adornments – certainly takes the prize for one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen. But this is only one side of Salta, the tourist-friendly face. I was soon to discover another side to the city, which is a different picture entirely.
Read MoreKindness at the Bolivian Border
Sometimes, you have moments that you never want to forget. They may not be the most exciting or impressive, they might not be anything much, but they somehow touch your soul and you try and grab hold of them, desperate to never let go. For me, crossing the Argentina-Bolivia border was one of those moments.
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