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South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia January 12th 2024

We flew from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina. Ushuaia is a resort town located on the Southern most tip of South America nicknamed the End of the World. Our flight was several hours late so when we arrive we go straight to dinner. Dinner is at a locals home. The husband cooked a wonderful dinner. After dinner the family answered our questions about life in Ushuaia. They told us when they bought their house it was small and had no utilities. They would get water from the stream. if you stayed five years the government would provide utilities. They stayed five years and with the help of friends they expanded the size of the house to accommodate their growing family. We spend the night in Ushuaia. In the morning we take a city tour and a ... read more
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Mark and I audition for Santa’s job
Fisherman Mark

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia December 21st 2023

Sprayed on, snorted on, sneezed on by three different animals on three different continents. Riding on the back of an elephant ambling knee-deep up a small mountain stream in Laos, the graceful lady dipped her trunk into the water, took a good suck and turned her long snout upwards, backwards over her head, and let loose. Straight at me. While elephants use this practice to cool their backs, I strongly suspect she knew exactly what else she was also doing. Get up close and personal, face to face with a camel on its haunches in Petra, Jordan. Its nostrils are already flared. Without warning the animal sneezes over my face, or more correctly, mostly over my camera and hand, with a woollen beanie protecting the top of my head. Now a Southern right whale approaches ... read more
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Dockside
Big blue

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia March 18th 2023

This blog with more photos is available on my website . Say Hueque organized my tours in Ushuaia and did a fantastic job of finding the most environmentally responsible local tour operators. I highly recommend them for sustainable travel in both Argentine and Chilean Patagonia! I spent three weeks in Ushuaia and got to do just about everything! Here are my favorite hikes and places to get outside and enjoy the spectacular nature that Tierra del Fuego has to offer! Alarkén Nature Reserve The easiest hikes with fantastic views leave from Arakur Resort. There are three trails, all clearly marked and easy to follow. They are public trails on the Cerro Alarkén Nature Reserve that you can... read more
Beagle Channel Islands
Tierra del Fuego National Park
Cerro Alarkén

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia January 29th 2023

Most of our passage from Punta Arenas, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina through the Cockburn and Beagle Channels was made under the cover of darkness. The Beagle Channel was named after the ship that carried English naturalist, Charles Darwin around the world. Most of the shore excursions include a disclaimer that bad weather is not cause for a refund, so I held out for a weather forecast before I spent $164.95 on the shore excursion, “The Train to the End of the World.” By the time I was ready to commit, however, the tour was sold out. I initially asked to be placed on the waiting list, but, as the time drew nearer, I requested to be removed from the waiting list and purchased the shore excursion, “Lake Escondido Scenic Alpine Drive.” Since I have been mystified ... read more
“Lake Escondido Scenic Alpine Drive” Shore Excursion – Ushuaia, Argentina
“Lake Escondido Scenic Alpine Drive” Shore Excursion – Ushuaia, Argentina
“Lake Escondido Scenic Alpine Drive” Shore Excursion – Ushuaia, Argentina

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia January 1st 2023

Things maybe didn’t start as we had hoped, with our airport transfer doing a total no-show. The streets were deathly quiet after celebrations the previous evening (apparently?! We were fast asleep). But we managed to get a couple of Ubers without drama and made it to the airport in plenty of time. The travelling process was unremarkable save for the pitiful amount of food provided by Aerolineas and Eloise’s bag again distancing itself from the others. Arrived and checked in to our hotel, and decided to face the Covid music and get our tests done. Alas our intestinal fortitude was thwarted by the New Year’s holiday and we were told to come back tomorrow. A bit of a wander around, with the main focus being staving off death by starvation. Some very average pizzas filled a ... read more
Now there’s a sight!!

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia November 20th 2022

On Friday we had a free day in Buenos Aires. I had one mission in mind, to head to La Boca to buy some shoes. My all time favourite shoes were bought there 8 years ago and I have had them repaired and they are still going strong. Before that we went out about 9am and walked along the riverbank. We spotted the Casa Rosada in the distance. It was a pleasant sunny morning and the restaurants were being prepared for the lunchtime opening. We returned to the hotel where wet had to have an information session and a Covid test. The venue for the information was changed without anyone telling us but we found it with the help of one of the managers. On the 5th floor we gathered and Lola the guide told us ... read more
Colourful buildings
Bright colours in La Boca
Even the Pope is at La Boca

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia August 1st 2022

I was asked the other day about the most remote places I have been. Unfortunately, this person was unaware of two of the three places I mentioned. The obvious one, the Great Barrier Reef, where we motored 65km off the coast of Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia. Other than Hawaii, it was probably the first time I was surrounded by water. In fact, I was IN the water!!! And there was no land in sight, in any direction! But the other two were probably equally remote, and perhaps more interesting. One was Torres del Paine in Patagonia. Hopefully, you saw the special on Patagonia on CNN last week. It is a beautiful and unspoiled part of the world. Mr. Mike and I were driving around, lost in the total darkness. A good Samaritan came along and ... read more
Torres del Paine
Agincourt Reef, Queensland, Australia

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia March 26th 2022

Bonjour à tous, Je vous rassure aucun cauchemar à cause de mon parigot d'hier. Par contre le soir, je me suis gâté, dans un super resto, classe. Au menu , une belle assiette de Sea Bass patagonian 'loup de mer" avec une garniture de pomme de terre à la crème citronnée accompagnée d'un "big" verre de sauvignon blanc chilien. Le tout savoureusement bon. Avec un désert, service de classe, le tout dépassant à peine 20e. Un petit retour sur la route Panamérican, qui relie l'Alaska à la Terre de Feu, 17848 kilomètres. C'est un défi que se lance parait il beaucoup, en voiture, moto, un japonais à mis 8 ans à pied. Je me souviens d'avoir pris en photo à Fairbanks une Fiat 500 rouge immatriculée Argentine. Hier je vous ai laissé en vous disant qu'aujourd'hui ... read more
lions de mer et cormorans
cormorans
Le phare des éclaireurs

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia March 25th 2022

Bonjour à tous, Je vous le dis de suite hier au soir je n'ai pas arrosé le 500ème blog. Je pense qu'avec ce que j'avais consommé, le midi ça aurait été un peu excessif. La Terre de feu est située à la confluence des océans Atlantique et Pacifique, à l'extrême sud du continent américain, divisé entre le Chili et l'Argentine. Le Cap Horn n'est qu'à quelques dizaines de kilomètres. L'excursion du jour est la "Parque Nacional Tierra del fuego". Ce parc de près de 70 000 hectares a été créé en 1960. On y a retrouvé des traces de présence humaine de plus de 10 000 ans. La cordillères des Andes vient mourir dans ce parc. Le passage d'anciens glaciers aujourd'hui disparus, le mouvement des plaques tectoniques donne l'impression de paysages torturés. Le climat y est ... read more
la Terre de Feu
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la Terre de Feu

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia March 23rd 2022

Bonjour à tous Je commence ma page d’écriture en attendant mon vol pour Ushuaia Une explication sur le change. Il y a une telle inflation ici en Argentine + de 50% en 2021, que 100 pesos le 1 janvier ne valent plus que 50 le 31 décembre. En euros ou dollars 100 font toujours 100. Les argentins préfèrent avoir des économies en devises étrangères donc pas de pertes. Et cas de besoin, des bureaux de changes plus ou moins clandestins rachètent ces devises. Ils doivent probablement y perdre, je n’ai pas réussi à savoir combien. L’Argentine est bien au même niveau que la France pour la pratique des langues étrangères. De tous les pays que j’ai visité c’est le pire. je rencontre beaucoup de problèmes pour communiquer. Les quelques mots d’espagnol que j’utilise sont incompréhensibles pour ... read more
le Chili en arrière plan
vue de l'hôtel
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