10th November marks the international day for responsible tourism. Helen Morgan investigates how much this phenomenon has taken off in Argentina.

Having grown to love foreign languages and fostered a desire to be fluent in as many tongues as possible, you can only imagine the constant torture that I have given my father over his decision not to teach me Turkish as a child.

On my first few days in Argentina, I stayed at a hostel on Av. de Mayo; a melting pot of different people from all over the globe, high on life, passing through the city on their South American tours.

If you’re not enticed by this Saturday’s annual 65km pilgrimage, hop on the bus to Lujan, the religious capital of Argentina and home to the virgin who is the country’s patron saint.

Argentina is celebrating its own Oktoberfest in Villa General Belgrano, Córdoba. A festival about beer, lederhosen and other customs from across the Atlantic.

The old adage goes: hath thy facebook, and hath thy a job, delete your account. It’s true. Ask your friends. Ask your teachers. (Don’t) ask your boss. It’s ancient folklore.

Laura Mojonnier heads to Eco Yoga Park for a weekend of yoga, meditation and some unexpected spiritual enlightenment.

In 2006, my husband and I left the US to travel around South America looking for a place to settle down. Starting in Ecuador, we landed in Quito planning to travel south along the Andes hitting the main cities before heading down to Peru. You know the saying about how Man plans and God laughs? Yeah, well. God laughed. Actually, it was more like God burped.

There are hundreds of hotels to choose from in Mar del Plata, but at just one the majority stay for free and others have to pay the exorbitant charge of $45 – for an entire week’s stay.

In mid April of 2009, I came to Buenos Aires to study song and dance. I came here for the tango and to complete my novel. I came here ready and eager to begin a new life with my cat Dusk, my constant companion. This was not my first trip to Buenos Aires – it was my ninth trip here. But this time, I planned on staying for half a year or more.