
This year, I was lucky enough to witness the huge marches that are part of the Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la…

Australia has wine regions. Mendoza is a wine region. Do not have the argument with an Argentinian, but there is nothing Argentinian wine does that…

Get There: From the bus station in Mendoza – cnr Avs R Videla and Acceso Este, Guaymallé Cost: Depending on the destination, around 150-230ARS (20-30AUD)…

People come to Mendoza for the wine, and stay for the ice cream. In my personal opinion, you can’t go beyond the best of both…

Get There: Avenida Godoy Cruz 326, Capital Cost: 80ARS/10AUD Free Breaky: Yes, the best in Mendoza Free WiFi: Yes Bar: No This hostel has a…

Cost: 70ARS/10AUD (although sometimes there is a dorm bed available for $7.50) Get There: San Lorenzo 19 – get a free taxi from the bus…

Does a bird shit in the street? The answer is no – not in Buenos Aires, anyway. If you are noticeably foreign (I have white-blonde…

Get There: Go to their Office HQ at Pena 2121, Recoleta, from Monday – Friday between 2pm and 6pm. Cost: $40US to sign up, which…

Get There: Tuesdays at the Temple Bar from 9pm (Marcelo T. de Alvear 945); Wednesdays at Soria Bar from 9pm (Gorriti 5151); Fridays at Bar…

Get There: Plaza Dorrego (corner of Defensa & Humberto Primo) every Sunday. These kick-ass markets are some of the biggest the city has on offer….

Get There: It’s a subrub of Buenos Aires, so jump on a bus or hitch a ride down town. Cost: <2ARS (30 cents AUD) for…