Geo: -34.6118, -58.4173Alo amigos, yep we are still here, safe, sound though now full of hay fever and cold. Think we may just have depleted the napkins and toilet rolls of BA as we sniff and sneeze across this huge city.Hotel is nice and central and day 1 we head to Puerto Madero which is the BA docks all done up and gentrified. Think melbournes South bank.The pollution is pretty horrendous and the traffic is to die for literally. Traffic in BA rules at all costs and when you have 8 lanes to get across on foot you really need your wits.We visited the pink palace of Eva Peron (nothing special) then walked the cobbled streets nearby & often run down parts to San Telmo which is a trendy arty part of BA before you get ... read more

Geo: -53.1479, -70.9303So here we are safe and sound in Puerto Arenas waiting to get our flight back to Santiago after a long 5 hour drive. We can tell you with no uncertainty. It's BLOODY cold being this close to Antartica. Some more pics from the last 3 wi-fi days... read more

Geo: -51.1001, -72.5785Torres del Paine national park(Towers of the Pi-nay)This amazing place was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978, it contains ancient forests, glaciers, Lakes, rivers & variety of wildlife including Puma, guanaco, skunk, armadillo, rhea, black necked swan, Hawks, Eagles and the impressive condor.After breakfast Sarah leads us plus 4 others, 2 from Brisbane and our two lesbian Dutch friends from Montreal on our 12 km hiking trek. The views are breathtaking particularly of the 4 Torres (towers in English.) This is what we came to see. These granite monoliths rise majestically into the sky, their shapes eroded over time by glacial ice. Our camp is at the base of these beauties.Our hike takes in so much beauty and some natural death given the amount of recent dismembered remains and skeletons of Guanaco ... read more

Geo: -51.1001, -72.5785Patagonia. Torres del PainePronounced: Towers of Pi-nay.We leave slightly earlier to day to get to the airport as the fog is so thick that the police have closed the roads. Our driver decides to take the bone shaking unsealed road, which fortunately gets us there with an hour to spare.Flight lands 2 hour later in Punta Arenas where we are met by our driver and guide, Sarah and embark on our 5 hour road trip to the ecocamp. The scenery has changed again and is reasonably flat and dry. We can see the Magellan strait in the distance. We stop along the way for lunch and then head off again and the snow capped Andes begin to appear ... read more

Geo: -41.4752, -72.9521Flights to Santiago and then on to Puerto Montt. We apparently flew over the volcano that erupted 2 days ago, not much activity though so may have calmed down. Did not manage to get a photo due to the child in the window seat upending her orange juice all over her table, brother and self. Chris was getting as many napkins for her to mop up the mess. There were people all standing and moving to windows to get photos, somehow the plane did not tip over.Arrived at our hotel which is in Puerto Varas and minutes from Lago (lake) Llanquihue and Mount Orsono (pointy volcano) This is one stunning site. We decide to walk into the main centre which is mainly hotels, restaurants and tourists from across the world. We need to purchase ... read more