My First Odyssey

I was really sad to be leaving Argentina as over the last month and a half i had had some of the best times and i knew that i would miss the place! My last couple of weeks were really good and really fun!
After coming back to Argentina from Chile i took a couple of buses to Frias...a little town in pretty much the middle of no where in the center of Argentina. Frias is where my friends Diego and Naty live, who had very kindly invited me to stay with them. The town itself is small and really quite, so i had a really good week of relaxing and not spending money which was sorely needed after my week in Chile!
While in Frias i learnt how to make Empanadas, Milenesa and this stuffed pumpkin that was delicious! I also met some of Diego and Natys friends and drank an awful lot of Mate (a herby tea like drink).
When i left Frias i was really sad, i had had a really good week and had met some really lovely people, who made me feel really welcome!
After Frias, i took a bus to Salta, where i had to wait a couple of days for another bus to the top of Chile, to a place called Arica. While in Salta, i went back to the hostel i stayed in before. The people who worked in the hostel were shocked to see me!
On the Sunday morning at 7am i took a bus to Arica in Chile (something like 25hours), then a bus to Tacna (just over the border), a bus from there to Arequipa (11 hours) and then a connecting bus to Cusco (9 hours). Half of that time on the buses i was burning up with a fever and a cold, it was not pleasant! I was so relieved to be back in Cusco, i familiar place and a place where i could sleep and get better!