Buenos Aires - Tango, tango and more tango

If you want a true taste of South American or even Argentinian culoture then maybe Buenos Aires is not the place for you. But if you are after a magnificant city with a deep history and buzzing atmoshpere that is a fusion of many cultures, then you must go there. Because of the history of the city there is a huge European influence in the city and you will find many buildings similiar in style to buildings in Europe, especially France. Most of the tourist activities are located around the biggest avenue in the world, Avenida 9 de Julio. Here you will find some wonderful parks and places of interest. But lets face it, there are three main reasons to come here, for a cheap and fantastic variety of food – which the city proudly floughts due to its European roots, an insanely buzzing nightlife where most people don´t get back home or to their hotel until at least 5:00am, and Tango. Tango is everywhere, anytime and will be taught to anyone who is interested. Argentina is the home of Tango and Buenos Aires is the proud leading representitive of this exhilarating dance art. If you just want to see the dance rather than shake your money maker, there is plenty of Tango shows as well.

Acapulco - Still one of the best hotspots

If you don’t know or have never heard of Acapulco, well, you obviously don’t know Latin America and one of the most popular beach resorts in the Caribbean. Acapulco has been somewhat overshadowed by Cancun but still remains one of the hottest beach destinations and caters very well for tourists. The sun seems to always shine and the beaches are white and have an inviting assortment of beachfront restaurants and cafes. Once here you have to go to La Quebrada and see the famous cliff divers doing their thing. You can either see this from a platform on the cliff (after paying a small entrance fee) or from the nearby restaurant. Generally the prices here are cheap, which is surprising since it is such a popular tourist destination. One of the best beaches can be found on Isla de la Roqueta. After a short water taxi (the one we took had a glass bottom which was pretty neat) you can get to the island. There are family friendly shallow beaches as well as deeper beaches with a little more surf. The nightlife here is great fun as the families generally head to the restaurants and then their hotels while those that want to spend the night dancing and drinking usually do so until the sun comes back up.