Hell of a hike

San Rafael, Argentina / Kent, UK [by Paula] Occasionally, I may be prone to over-stating things – just a little. So when we woke up in what should have been a peaceful mountain refuge, to the sounds of 30 hysterical children rampaging around in the dorm we were sharing with them, I looked at Jeremy […]

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Patagonia, ir no verão ou inverno?

Veja os prós de cada uma das duas estações! No verão: Você praticamente não vê a noite, o sol se esconde próximo a meia noite e nasce antes das seis horas, já no inverno o dia clareia lá pelas nove da manha e escurece antes das cinco! No inverno: As montanhas estão cheia de neve, alguns lagos …

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Riding out of Patagonia

Before we crossed into Patagonia on our way south I looked it up on Wikipedia, to try and get an idea of exactly where it is, which in general is the lower 1/3 of both Argentina and Chile.  It’s an… Read More ›

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In pursuit of penguins

  Bariloche, Argentina [by Paula] If, like us, you’ve got a bit of a thing for penguins you’ll probably enjoy this blog post. If you’re not that bothered about penguins, well, you are clearly dead inside. Not enjoying this blog post is, therefore, the least of your worries. Come on, can you really resist this […]

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Seis motivos para visitar a Patagonia!

#1 – Ver baleias em Puerto Madryn #2 – Se deslumbrar com as belas paisagens de Ushuaia, no extremo sul do mundo. #3 – O Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, no sul do Chile, é um dos lugares mais bonitos da América do Sul toda! #4 – O Glacial Perito Moreno em El Calafate é …

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Hiking in Torres del Paine

We wake to cloudy skies, but no rain, and relatively little wind.  Debate continues about whether or not we will hike or ride to the waterfall of Salto Grande and to starting point of the Mirador de Los Cuernos trail… Read More ›

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Signs

Here is a little gallery of some of the signs we saw on the road in Patagonia. Useful information or good advice in every one of them.
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El Chaltén: Expedition to the Middle of Snowhere

The alarm goes off. The wind is bashing into our tent. The sun has barely risen above the horizon. Today is our second day; it’s time to get up and continue on our ascend to the Southern Patagonian Icefield. We … Continue reading →

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Carretera Austral: One-way Road To Paradise

Carretera Austral is a road constructed by Augusto Pinochet in order to connect remote villages in the South of Chile. The work started in 1976 while the last section was only finished in 2003. Today it serves as a great … Continue reading →

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El Calafate: Sour Berries, Icy Winds and Bitter Reality

The views are breathtaking. We can see as far as Torres del Paine in Chile to the South and the famous glacier Perito Moreno to the North. The wind is trying to blow us off the cliff, but we resist. … Continue reading →

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Walking the Circuit around Torres del Paine

The Circuit, as it’s officially called, is a 8-day trek around spectacular mountains in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. The sheer cliffs of the torres (towers) rise above turquouise lakes and green meadows. These mountains became extremely popular in the last … Continue reading →

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Traversing a Glacier under Monte Tronador

Monte Tronador is one of the highest peaks around Bariloche. It marks the border between Argentina and Chile and rises above pristine glacier valleys and lakes scattered beneath it. The only way to access the trail leading to Refugio Otto … Continue reading →

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Hard Life of a Patagonian Horse

Hello, my name is Tobiano and I am a proud Argentine horse. I live with my friends on the vast grasslands of lake San Martín near Chilean border. I am quite accustomed to the harsh Patagonian weather; I prefer sleeping … Continue reading →

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Rock Climbing in Norhern Patagonia

After three long days of driving through a monotonous landscape of Pampas Argentinas we finally arrived to Bariloche, an outdoors hub of Northern Patagonia. We headed straight down to the Club Andino de Bariloche to find out what the adventure … Continue reading →

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In Patagonia

We love Patagonia. The Chilean side had completely different vegetation, almost like a rain forest. After rain finally drove us off Chiloe Island, we camped our last night in this really cool forest preserve in Aracuria, where they had really…
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The Lost Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving morning and I’m sure the first thing on everyone’s mind when they wake up is, “I wonder what Nacho is doing today?” The truth is, this is the first time in our lives that we decided not to celebrate Thanksgiving. But don’t despair! We spent...
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