money left to buy lunch, which was a bit of a shame! After a good wander around and taking a few photos of their very funky bridge, it really started to dawn on us that that was it, our time in South America was almost up.

We dragged ourselves away from the sunshine and took the bus back to our hostel. We had booked a taxi for 6 as wanted to get back in plenty of time. We watched a bit more football while waiting for our taxi and then suddenly it was there and we were off. I have to say we had one of the most manic taxi drivers in the whole of Buenos Aires, he did nothing for our nerves as we hurtled our way through the traffic in a truly hyperactive fashion. Our taxi man didn’t want to hang around and we were extremely relieved when we arrived at the airport unscathed! After a fairly hectic check-in with Malaysian Airlines we found ourselves sitting in the departure lounge and waiting for our

7th and last continent, Africa.

It will be almost impossible to sum up the wonders of South America in one go. We had 6 and a half truly extraordinary months in this vibrant and diverse continent. We found its people to be warm, friendly, resilient and remarkable. We will miss South America immensely and will miss the diversity of both its people and environment and the delicious wines of Argentina and Chile! It is incredible to think of all of the different landscapes we witnessed, from the dry and flat never-ending pampas to the mighty Andes that straddle the world’s longest natural land border between Argentina and Chile; the rugged wilds of Southern Chile, the hot and humid Amazon Basin and the extraordinary other worldly Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia and this is to name but a few of the amazing landscapes we saw. We enjoyed all of South America, had some really great fun and met some fantastic