Hasta luego America del Sur!

Our time in Buenos Aires has been short and sweet - most of it has been spent in Palermo, revisiting restaurants and cafes that we loved the first time round. The bohemian charms of Palermo are just seductive upon a second visit; although the hostels of BA were much quieter in May, and we spent a few hours traipsing the streets searching for available beds.

On our last night in Argentina we went for a long-anticipated meal at La Cabrera, one of BA´s famed parillas. Reservations are essential but even so you will have to queue - it´s ridiculously popular. We ordered an 800g butterfly cut sirloin steak to share - the menu options were bewildering to those not in the habit of ordering large hunks of meat in restaurants. The meat lived up to expectations, and also appreciated were the nine gourmet tapas style sides and sauces it came with, not to mention the free lollipop at the end of the meal!

Today, we´re off on a 46 hour bus journey to Rio de Janeiro, where we´ll stay one night before our 11 hour flight into Heathrow. From there it´s just an hour to Glasgow and HOME!

Thanks to everyone who has been reading this blog for the last six months - I appreciate it more than you know. This will be the last post on this blog, at least until the next trip, but in the meantime I´ve started a new blog, which will primarily feature pop culture reviews (books, films, tv) as well as links to other interesting things I´m reading online. You can find it here; http://www.theamateurcynic.blogspot.com/.

Look forward to seeing you all soon!