Argentina Ahoy! A few days in the North West.
So "North West" Argentina might be a bit generous, as I made just two stops here before I headed to Central Argentina. But you know, it's a very big country, so I'm going to have to be picky to make the most of my last 5 weeks of travelling. Argentina is a place where worlds collide. Specifically, my world where everything when you're backpacking costs less than a tenner and long distance bus journeys are the devil, and the world of Argentina, where everything costs a bomb and long bus journeys are inevitable if you want to go, well, anywhere really. I planned my trip well and bookended it with the two most expensive countries - Canada and Argentina. I knew Argentina was going to be expensive but it was still a shock. After a very brief one night stopover in San Pedro de Atacama I jumped on a 12 hour bus to Salta. 12 hours. Ha. Ha. Ha. It started off well when the bus showed up an hour late. It got even better when an hour into the journey it broke down and ...
