Buenos Aires, Argentina

A city known for it´s nightlife, Tango, good steak and cheap everything... We arrived here on Thursday afternoon on an overnight bus from Iguazu Falls.

Many people compare Buenos Aires with a European city and for me, it reminded me of a city like Madrid. Grand buildings with intricate architecture, the hustle and bustle of any large city and of course the Spanish language.

We started of by exploring the shopping streets (well, with 5.7 pesos to the pound, who wouldn´t!). The shops took us along Avenida Santa Fe and Avenida 9 Julio - the widest road in the world, 18 lanes wide! You´ll never cross it in one go, more like 3 stops at various pedestrian crossings. The highlight of this day had to be the ´All you can eat buffet´ which had EVERYTHING on offer, from big juicy steaks, lots of salad, potatoes, chinese, octopus, calamari etc... and copious amounts of ice cream! Eat all of this for 9 pesos - that´s just over 1 pound 50p!!!! A backpackers dream...

The history of Eva Peron and Evita is all over the city centre, with the Casa Rosada (pink palace) where Evita gave her speeches on the famous balcony, and the Cementaria de la Recoleta where Eva Peron is buried.

La Boca is an area that is quite dangerous,however, there is one street that must be seen - ´Caminito´which is alive with brightly painted buildings, a busy market and street performers including Tango dancers - elegant men and women that dance with sheer ease and beauty. We were warned that straying from these streets could lead to trouble, so we had our fill of Caminito and took the bus to San Telmo.

San Telmo is a great area for Antique lovers, with shop after shop selling every antique you could ever think of. On Sundays there is a big antique market which is bustling with tourists and locals alike - and yes, there are lots more Tango dancers.

The nightlife in Buenos Aires is second to none, but beware for those who like your bed, people do not START clubbing until 2-2.30am - anytime before then and the clubs are empty!

It´s a shame we´ve run out of time in Argentina as it is a fantastic country, definitely a country that I will have to come back to and explore on its own.

Tonight we fly to Peru, where with meet up with Gareth and start our next leg of South America including the Inca Trail...