Rio de Janeiro's International Airport / source After months of planning the perfect trip to Rio de Janeiro, you arrive to the Marvellous City via Galeão International Airport and, leaving the terminal, you realise you don’t know where to...

Mate is a huge part of daily life in Argentina. Everywhere you go you can see people slurping at their mate gourds, hugging a thermos. In their homes, at the office, walking along the streets, hanging out in parks; It’s...

Next week, on the 10th of November to be exact, the centre of Buenos Aires will be taken over by a colourful and cheerful mass of people: The Buenos Aires Gay Pride is coming to town, which brings together thousands of people ever year –...

A trip to Rio without a visit to Corcovado and Sugar Loaf is not really a trip to Rio, is it? And after our post about 10 things you did not know about Christ the Redeemer, it is time to talk about the Marvellous City’s second most...

What soundtrack would best suit this stunning landscape? It would have to be a full blown orchestra with piano sonatas, string quartets and dramatic, classical overtures, no? Well, this weekend, if you happen to be travelling to Bariloche, Argentina’s stunning...

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro / sourceIt seems far away, but Carnival is just around the corner. Especially for the Escolas de Samba - Samba Schools - who start thinking about next year’s parade when the last one finishes. And if...

As on the Northern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping and the first signs of winter are on their way. What better way to escape the winter blues, than planning a summer trip to Argentina. Summer in...

Porteños have been suffering: a whole year went by without Buenos Aires’ two eternal rival football teams Boca Juniors and River plate meeting. Now the wait is finally over and the country’s most awaited game the Superclasico (THE Buenos Aires Derby!) is set for the 28th of October. As...

If you’re travelling to the North of Argentina one of the highlights you cannot miss is the spectacular Quebrada de Humahuaca – a unique, breathtaking mountain valley. This magical place has become a popular tourist destination and if you’re travelling...

Buenos Aires commemorated every 12 of October the Dia del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of respect for cultural diversity); an official national bank holiday that celebrates immigration in Buenos Aires and the city’s cultural diversity - as its mouthful of a name...

For many travellers, when the words Argentina and food are mentioned in the same sentence, it’s obviously about steak! And rightly so, with Argentinians consuming on average just under a 100kg of beef per capita, per year! A close second...

As many have already discovered, the conveniently flat city of Buenos Aires, with its neat grid system formed by parallel and perpendicular streets and avenues, makes for the perfect city to walk around in. However what many residents and tourist still don’t take...