15 February 2013

11.2.1 Perito Moreno Glacier

Colonia Francisco Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina Friday, February 15, 2013 Part of the National Park of Glaciers in southern Argentina, Perito Moreno is a titanic glacier refusing to shrink, despite the rise in global temperature. For the day, we not only viewed it from afar, but spent around four hours walking on the surface, […]

14 February 2013

11.2 El Calafate

El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina Thursday, February 14, 2013 There were no real surprises from Calafate which wasn’t a bad thing at all. The main street was normal enough: restaurants, banks, clothing outlets. Food was a little pricey, though I may still be adjusting to life away from the $1 dinners of Peru/Bolivia. The hostel I […]

9 February 2013

12.1.1 Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile Saturday, February 9, 2013 Torres del Paine (TdP) is a National Park in the south of Chile, and I ended up living on it for 5 days. The scenery was truly stunning. Mountains, glaciers, free-flowing rivers, forests, lakes, wildlife. Though to save many multiples of a thousand words, I’ll let […]

7 February 2013

12.1 Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile Thursday, February 7, 2013 From Ushuaia it was an easy border crossing into Chile and to the town of Puerto Natales. Waking up at 5am in the hostel, I ended up having breakfast with the only other guy up at that hour. Turns out he was making the same journey, but […]

5 February 2013

11.1.1 The Beagle Channel

Almirante Brown, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Tuesday, February 5, 2013 OK so it was more to the ‘right’ than ‘down’. The Beagle Channel (named after Darwin’s boat) is a passage of water with Argentina to the north and Chile to the south. The boat trip we took was for four hours and completed a good […]

5 February 2013

11.1 Ushuaia

Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Ushuaia is the southernmost city of South America, and is coined the End of the World. From there, the only way is up. Though first, I went down (see 11.1.1) The place serves as a port to Antarctica and has quite a thriving economy going on. It feels a […]

4 February 2013

Getting from 10.2 to 11.1

Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, February 4, 2013 Getting from Bolivia to Ushuaia involved a 15 hour stopover in Buenos Aires which was as exciting as it sounds. After (eventually) checking out of the hotel, it was to the Santa Cruz airport, which is the biggest in Boliva. The taxi driver was keen showcase his […]

3 February 2013

10.2 Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, Bolivia Sunday, February 3, 2013 The main event in Santa Cruz was a biblical-esque thunderstorm on the first night. This cut out the electricity in the hotel I was at and, along with lack of time/ absence of tourist maps, meant exploration of the place wasn’t really an option. The hotel was opposite […]

31 January 2013

10.1 La Paz

La Paz, Bolivia Thursday, January 31, 2013 La Paz is the highest capital city in the world, and took roughly 8 hours to reach from Puno. The border crossing was almost infinitely easier than 9.1, and after changing buses 8km into the country, we crossed Lake Titicaca and headed straight for the Capital. After finding […]

28 January 2013

9.5.1 Lake Titicaca

Amantani Island, Peru Monday, January 28, 2013 Lake Titicaca is the highest lake in the world, so I was surprised someone had brought a paintball gun with them. At least that’s what it felt like on top of Amantani before I realised it was hail stones pelting down from the sky. The sun was still […]