Torres del Paine

The Trials of Life, and Sugar

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April 9th 2008
Well gosh me what a lot of blogging we have to do today. We've been down and up and cold and hot and walking and sitting...all in great big proportions. Are you sitting comfortably? I am...for the first time in a while (certainly with no chance of a strange flea nipping me on the undercarriage). We left you in a foggy port before boarding the good ship Navimag, bound for the cold and icy waters ... read more

South America » Argentina

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more