Tuesday, 1 Mar 2011 | Views [457] | Comments [1]
I have just returned to Bariloche from the town of El Bolsòn where I was for two nights. El Bolsòn is about 2.5 hours south of Bariloche and kind of on the boundary between northern Patagonia and the Lakes District. It is known for its Feria Artesanal ... Read more >
Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 | Views [502]
Hello! I am in beautiful Bariloche on the shores of the huge, deep blue
Lago Nahuel Huapi in the Lakes District of Argentina! On the
morning of 2/22, I took a bus from Puerto Montt, Chile. The road we
took brought us up through the dense westside ... Read more >
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 | Views [384]
On Valentine´s day we arrived in El Chaltén, a funny little tourist town
inside Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. El Chaltén is most famously
known as the supply point for excursions around Monte Fitz Roy, another
Patagonian classic. Before I write ... Read more >
Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 | Views [542] | Comments [1]
It´s been awhile since I´ve had internet and a lot has happened! I joined an overland tour group on Friday, 2/4 and we have traveled from Ushuaia, through into Chile and back into Argentina again, although with this entry I will focus on the rest of ... Read more >
Friday, 4 Feb 2011 | Views [474] | Comments [1]
Hurray! My first trek down here was a huge success. I did the Paso de la Oveja (Pass of the Ship) trek in the mountains behind Ushuaia. Part of the trek was in the Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego so I had to register with their park service. The ... Read more >
Friday, 4 Feb 2011 | Views [445]
I feel like I have really begun my trip now that I am here in Ushuaia, surrounded by mountains and soon on my way to even bigger mountains! It is much much cooler here than in Buenos Aires (it is about 55 degrees for a high). Ushuaia is the most southern ... Read more >
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011 | Views [365] | Comments [1]
Hello from Buenos Aires! I flew from Portland to Houston and Houston
to Buenos Aires, arriving here on the morning of 1/24. My hostel is
right on the Avenida 9 de Julio which is the 10 lane street through the
center of Buenos Aires. This is the ... Read more >
