Blogs from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America - page 5

It took almost 30 hours to make it down here but I arrived in rainy Ushuaia on Sunday night! The flight in was apparently Mother Natures way of preparing us for the Drake. The plane popped around the skies like it decided to become a roller coaster. Apparently Patagonia likes to welcome visitors with a little thrill!! I met some fellow passengers on that flight and at the hotel. I spent the day Monday exploring the town and hit a couple museums with Andy from London. Had a great time getting to know one of my shipmates while we peeked around some shops. He is a bad influence because I now own polka dot adidas sneakers that are adorable. I saw them and he encouraged me to purchase! ? Last night my roommate from Australia arrived ... read more

QUIEN ESCRIBE: Guillermo Javier Puliani (35) Nací en Buenos Aires, soy un viajero incansable. He recorrido 37 países. Amante de las aventuras, de las travesías fuera de lo común. Mi idea siempre fué recorrer el lado poco conocido de los lugares, explorarlos y disfrutarlos para darles el valor que corresponde. En medio de estos incontables viajes, decidí quedarme a vivir en Ushuaia durante algunos años para poder descubrir lo que hay más allá de lo tradicional, para conocer y recorrer los rincones de Tierra del Fuego que pocos se atreven a descubrir y a mostrar. Fueron casi 4 años viviendo, sintiendo y caminando los rincones mas ocultos a través de sus bosques, valles, lagos de montaña y cumbres de ensueño. Un sueño. Un Anhelo. Dar a conocer estas maravillas de Tierra del Fuego. url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/... read more

Hello from Ushuaia. We bet none of you can correctly pronounce the name of this town. Ushuaia lies at the southern tip of Argentina and is the most southern city on the island of Tierra del Fuego. It is actually the southern-most “city” in South America and in the World, with a population of about 75,000. Ushuaia is often referred to as "the city at the end of the world". There is a small Chilean town across Beagle Channel from here, but it is only a hundred people or so. Ushuaia itself is low-lying and a city with basically one main street and a waterfront that overlooks the Beagle Channel. Originally Ushuaia was little more than a remote outpost, first colonized by a British naval base mission in 1884 and subsequently used by the Argentinian government ... read more

The Sunglasses Reunion. Experience + Emotion = Memory… There was snow on the ground, windy and blowing. The plane was delayed due to arctic weather conditions. It wasn’t a huge delay but it nevertheless inconvenienced things. It gave me three hours in the city instead of twelve or so, getting a few small tasks done was priority upon my arrival in Winnipeg. Check-in happened – then I cleared security and immigrations then made my way to the YWG departure lounge and waited… Then I boarded for Toronto… Then to Houston… Then to Buenos Aires… I overnighted in BA then flew to Ushuaia. And so I flew to the southern part the planet again. I am not a huge fan of long-haul overnight flights, nor am I generally a fan of airports. It seems as if I ... read more

Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT, we reached Cape Horn right on time this morning just after 7.30am and I was still confined to quarters. Rounding Cape Horn was one of the events on this trip that I was most excited about. I talked with Bernie about whether to sneak out of the cabin for a few minutes but, being such a compliant person, I did the right thing and stayed confined. Bernie went out to the bow to take photographs. Our stateroom is on the port side of the ship and as we were sailing east to west past the horn it was to starboard. Grrr! I was positively itching to throw on some clothes and my puffer jacket and head to starboard. At 7.59am Captain PJ sounded the ship's horn to signify our passing ... read more