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I've arrived! Wooohoooo!

Buenos tardes reader! Last time I wrote I was heading to heathrow and it was close to freezing in London. A long 13 hour overnight flight and I finally made it to Argentina where the sun is shining and it's a toasty 27c

First impression...ooooh it's warm, thank God for southern hemisphere Summers to ease us through the northern hemisphere Winters!

The flight was uneventful, I think that's what most people like to be able to say and hear right? It was full of school kids who were a bit rowdy but I had an emergency exit seat (which to secure,  I had to pay £50 for a week ago...height tax or what!...don't get me started!) And I managed to get a good 7 hours sleep.

A nippy 35 minute cab ride and I arrived at my hotel. Hotel Axel. Now I started to get a little worried as we approached the hotel, I felt like I was I some really run down back street, turns out that I am...but it's in a relatively up and coming area called San Telmo, that the guide book describes as being "colourful", with lots of promise and real Argentinian experiences including some of the best steak houses! I went for a wonder and i'm a lot closer to things than I thought, such as the famous Casa Rosada and Plaza Del Mayor are just a 10 minute walk away.

I needed to find a mobile phone shop so I could get a local SIM for my phone, something I do wherever I go as it saves on roaming costs. Here began my first challenge...Argentinians don't speak a lot, if any, English, and my Spanish is what you'd call.....errmm....limited...I successfully managed to get something but as yet still don't have any data access. I'll keep you posted on that!

It's now approaching 7pm and i'm sat by the hotel pool, thank God for free wifi! And I have a nice cold beer whilst contemplating where to go tonight. The guide book offers some interesting options in the local area so I think I'll go for a walk!

Adios!