On this Day: Hiking Laguna Torre in El Chaltén
An epic view and brilliant blue sky – what more could I have asked for! This view is what I hiked the Laguna Torre trail for! I’d crossed back into Argentina, after doing the W…
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On this Day: Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate
I visited the Perito Moreno Glacier on a sunny afternoon two years ago. I’d arrived just before midday to El Calafate, the glacier’s nearest town and base for visiting. I was planning to visit the…
View PostOn this Day: My Cerro Guanaco Day Hike
Hiking Cerro Guanaco was the highlight from my Ushuaia stay. A rewarding, yet tough in parts, hike for sure! I’m very glad I hiked it! Gosh, it’s been hard choosing one photo to be my…
View PostOn this Day: Hiking to Laguna Esmeralda
Laguna Esmeralda was my first glacier lake and first hiking outing of my backpacking trip. Scrolling back through my photos, this is a favourite of mine from my hike to Ushuaia’s Laguna Esmeralda. At the…
View PostOn this day: Arriving to Ushuaia, El Fin del Mundo
Ushuaia…Argentina’s most southern city…The land of Tierra del Fuego…The bottom of South America…Where cruises depart for Antarctica… There’s me, smiling happily, standing next to the ‘Ushuaia, Fin del Mundo’ sign. I swapped Buenos Aires city…
View PostOn this day: Street Art in Buenos Aires
A morning spent wandering the streets of Buenos Aires’ Palermo neighbourhood and seeing what street art and murals I came across. This one was my fave! I liked everything – the colours, the style, the…
View PostMendoza – Vineyards, Hot Springs & Horse Riding
Mendoza is Argentina’s most famous wine region. I headed to Mendoza from Salta and had four days to see the city and surrounding area. Here’s what I got up to in Mendoza…it’s not all wine…
View PostCafayate and Wine
Having spent a couple of days exploring the northern towns in the Jujuy region, I headed back south to the Salta province to Cafayate which lies in the Calchaquí Valley. It’s a beautiful area surrounded…
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