Guess where I am? Ushuaia in Argentina. Literally at the arse of the world. And it feels like it as well. But it is a wonderful feeling to be here and experience life at this remote place. But let’s start where I finished off with my last blog entry…….. The last night I was in Punta Arenas the guys and gals I have met there organised a sort of fare well party for me and a welcome party for a Mexican guy that moved into the house. In the typical Chilean way the people did arrive about 10 pm and dinner was prepared and cooked to finally we ate at around 12.30 am. Good that Sebastian and I had an early snack around 8 pm so we didn’t feel so hungry. But it was a fun ... read more

Bucket list stuff my friends, bucket list stuff is what I am telling you about in this blog entry. One of the most amazing and breathtaking places I have ever seen in my life…. My last entry was from El Calafate which was an impressive place, but too much like a ski resort in Europe, or at any other place in the western world. The main streets are full with cloth and souvenir shops as well as travel and adventure tour companies. There were several tours that one could do but they were very expensive and really didn’t attract me at all. So I just hung out there and did some walking around the lake and up into the mountains. The only exiting thing that happened was that I finally found my black market money exchange, ... read more

Chile Chico is a town half way in Patagonia that produces most of the fruit for the country. The town lies on a huge lake and is totally exposed, so it is bloody windy here. After I updated my blog last time I took the bus from Coyhaique to Puerto Ibanez where I had to take a ferry to Chile Chico. And what a ride it was. I really try to describe it as good as I can but one has to experience it in person to know what it is like. Just sitting in the bus and passing these amazing mountains that are snow covered and so majestic. Passing lakes and waterfalls, small one, big ones and crossing rivers on bridges you think will collapse anytime. And in the bus they are playing South American ... read more

So I am in Chaiten, a town that was nearly destroyed by a volcano in 2008. Think about it; 2008 is not so long ago and one can still see houses that are totally covered in ash. But more to that later… So after an eventless night in Puerto Montt I got up rather early to catch the 7 am bus out of the town, direction Chaiten. The bus station was complete deserted and I thought that they must have cancelled the bus or I got the time wrong. But punctually at 7 am the bus rocked up and I stored my stuff and got to my seat. And then a little bit of waiting was in order. Remember, I am in Chile and time is a fluent thing here; German punctuality doesn’t go down here ... read more

Ever climbed a volcano? Ever walked up a volcano that is still active and rumbling? Well more to that later….. After my last blog report from Villarrica a lot had happened. The morning after my last report I walked around the town, in the rain of course, and thought to myself that I had enough of this shit. There was nothing else to do and I must have walked the streets about a hundred times already. While it was a nice town there really wasn’t much to do. The highlight was the visit to the thermal springs which I thoroughly enjoyed. And to be honest after 3 days without a shower it was great to be clean again. One thing that you have to realize that when you are backpacking there is not always a shower ... read more