Destination: Argentina

Argentinien - El Calafate - Perito Moreno

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By karin_lang | Views [1655] | Comments [1]

Nach der spaeten Rueckkehr aus dem Park war ich froh mir ein Einzelzimmer gegoennt zu haben. Ich war kaputt und meine Fuesse platt. Leider musste ich noch die Hiking stoecke zurueckgeben und zu Beginn des Trecks war ich in einer anderen Hosteria. Auf ... Read more >

Tags: ice, ice, ice

Gallery: Argentinien - El Calafate- Perito Moreno

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By karin_lang | Photo Gallery

Torres Del Paine - well, getting there.

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [627]

After a 5.30am start (which turned out to be a 6.30am start!) I was off to Chile once more, this time to trek the Torres Del Paine.  It was a long day getting to the starting point of my trek. I'd tagged onto a day excursion which although very informative ... Read more >

El Calafate - Mereno Glacier

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [574]

Met up with Alex and Rhonda and got a taxi to view the Mereno Glacier in the Parque Nacional Los Glaciers. A wonderful sight, seeing the 60metre towers of ice spread across the icy lake.  Even more spectacular was when huge parts of the glaciers crashing ... Read more >

Delivery

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By evan_pritchard | Views [440]

Finally arrived. Dream run out bed Sydney to friend of my friend´s place near the heart of Buenos Aires. I have just rediscovered that knowing phrases and being able to hear them are totally unrelated. Time to adventure out into the city. I love this ... Read more >

Tags: arrival

Trekking on the Viedma Glacier

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [819]

Not having seen a glacier up close we (alex, rhonda and me) booked ourselves on day excursion to the Viedma glacier just 45 mins from El Chalten.  It was great. After a short boat trip and a brief scramble over the terminal morraine,  we donned our ... Read more >

El Chalten - Trekking

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [497] | Comments [3]

Trekked up to the Glacier at Cerro Torre with Oscar, Rhonda and Alex (from the bus).  The walk was fantastic with spectacular views of the Fitz Roy mountain and the Cerro Torre with it´s glacier sprawling in front of it into the lake below. I should ... Read more >

Argentina/Brazil: Iguazu

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [352]

February 18th - 21st We left Pellegrini, the town from which we had done our excursion to the Ibera Reserve Park, down one long, straight, dirt track. An hour or so into the journey, our driver and his friend tried to help a woman who's car had broken ... Read more >

Ruta 40 - It´s a long way down!

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [752]

23rd Feb Up early to catch the bus on the famous Ruta 40 to El Chalten.  Ruta 40 is the longest road in Argentina running North to South some 3125 miles parallel w ith the Andes.  Some of the road is unmade making it a slower journey than others.... Read more >

Tierra del Fuego

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 | By phil-lois | Views [195]

Here we are in Patagonia

Argentina: Mercedes/Esteros del Ibera

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [765]

February 15 th - 17 th We decided to change our plans to visit Salta in the north of Argentina when the region flashed up on the news one morning. There had been intense rain fall on February 9th which resulted in a ... Read more >

Argentina: Córdoba

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [545]

February 11 th - 15th We thought we were driving past fields and fields of potatoes on the 11 hour bus journey from Buenos Aires to C ó rdoba so were just concluding that spuds must be a fond accompaniment for all the steaks ... Read more >

Rock Climbing in Israeloche.

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [805]

Went up to Cerro Catedral, which is one of the biggest ski centres in South America.  However, being summer the area is a haven for trekkers and mountain bike enthusiasts .  I opted for neither and got the cable car up to the top for a great view ... Read more >

Argentina: Buenos Aires

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [786]

February 7 th - 11th So on February 7 th I found myself on the midday flight from Santiago to Buenos Aires, having gone straight from a nightclub in Valparaiso to the airport in Santiago, and was forcing my eyes to ... Read more >

Bariloche....home of steak and chocolate……not necessarily together

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [1167] | Comments [1]

Spent most of the day absorbing the cultural side of the town…..eating, shopping and buying chocolate.   Bariloche is the capital of chocolate in Argentina. The Chocolaterias all have their own appeal and stand out with their immaculately ... Read more >