HERE AND THERE

Buenos Aires is a city of barrios, or neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood has its own distinctive character, characters and allegiances....

Hola Argentina! We are in Buenos Aires, or to give it its full name, Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Aire (Our Lady St Mary of the...

And here we are in Uruguay, which Brazilians pronounce 'urrr-gggghy'. It took me a while to understand what they were referring to. A...

Further south on the Brazil coastline, we docked at Porto Belo in the state of Santa Caterina. Porto Belo is a sleepy, charming little...

The coastline of this area, in Rio de Janeiro state, is called Costa Verde (Green Coast). And it is green, thanks to that Atlantic...

I don't need to translate that, do I? We're aboard ship now, and have left the city of Rio de Janeiro, but are still in the state of Rio...

Rio is one of the most beautifully situated cities I have ever visited, in terms of its natural setting. The city sprawls between hills,...

We're in Rio, aka Carnival city. I knew Carnaval was a big deal but had no idea of its cultural, social and economic significance until...

As nice as Santiago is, it's even nicer taking a day trip to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar on the coast ... and meeting some of the Porteño...

Hola! We're in Santiago, Chile. We've gained 14 hours in our lives by crossing the international date line but it feels like we still...