Why's that bit shinier than the rest?

Still getting to grips with the size of the continent. Argentina is almost the size of India, and Chile, though thinner, is the same length, while Brazil alone is similar in size to the whole of Europe. Put them all together with the other smaller countries and the distances to travel are vast. It's peak season here so we've had to book our next two journeys ahead, both overnight bus trips (not consecutively thank goodness) - and that still will only get us as far as NW Argentina. At least we'll save on hostels. 
We've had a bit of a slump the past few days. Maybe it's fatigue, or a bit of disappointment that what we've seen of South America so far isn't 'different' enough, but I think we need to get away from the cities soon. Beautiful as they are they're so European and familiar that they're not quite as interesting as other places we've been to. We're still having fun, it just doesn't feel like we're exploring or learning as much. Maybe if we'd come here first from the UK we'd feel differently. 
Speaking of the UK, our biggest consolation here is the weather. Off tommorrow to a nearby thermal spa/open air pool centre for a splash around in the Andes. What are we moping for? Sunburn here we come!