Happy New Year to y'all! A ridiculous o'clock alarm got us up and ready to leave Ushuaia for Puerto Natales. It was a lot of miles, consisting of mainly nothing. Not even roads - bumpy gravel - not ideal for sleeping. We stopped somewhere to swap buses, before embarking on a journey of more nothingness. It was amazing to see so much nothing; just flat, bare, windswept and barren land. The border crossing to Chile was just a couple of huts, 14km apart. It's hard to put into words how empty this part of the world is. 18 hours later, we [View Full Entry]

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Hola Chicos, thanks for all the messages! We're beginning to get used to the lingo out here, faring a bit better than we did in Korea; at least we don´t get too many surprises when ordering food. Unfortunately we don´t quite have enough to ward off taxi drivers in the process of ripping us off! Well we´re not in Antarctica, unless anyone feels like giving us a very nice Christmas present (any takers - go on, it´s only $3000 US.. each...) We could go, but it´d mean we´d be back by, erm, January! So yes, we´re in Ushuaia, southern-most city in [View Full Entry]

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For those of you sitting at home holding a baby, it´s really rubbish here so don´t bother reading any further! The sun was shining and we had somewhat high hopes for Buenos Aires; the guidebooks talked it up and showed some beautiful photos, but most of what we saw was typical city. There´s a lot of traffic, loads of buses and lorries spewing clouds of diesel fumes everywhere. However we did see some of what the guidebooks showed us, and it was good. (Mel: I saw a lot of potential for shopping). After a day of exploring we felt hungry. Unfortunately, [View Full Entry]

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