Villa La Angostura is a small town north of Bariloche on the seven lakes route. As I’d driven (technically not the driver but you know what I mean) the seven lakes route from Bariloche a… View Post
Driving the seven lakes was the first mini road trip of my travels so far. Although most people (us included) start in Bariloche, the route technically begins in Villa La Angostura and passes seven lakes… View Post
I’d heard great things about Bariloche. It is often described as the Switzerland of Argentina with its highly renowned chocolate, wooden lodges and alpine ambiance (it’s a ski resort in winter!). It’s a popular holiday… View Post
El Bolsón is a small hippy town just south of Bariloche and closeish to the Argentinian Chilean border. It was a great place for me to stop for a few days before continuing onwards to… View Post
Meaning ‘big river’ in the Mapuche language, it’s easy to see why Futaleufú is a hot spot for white water rafting and kayaking. White water rafting is undoubtedly the number one activity to do in… View Post
Villa Cerro Castillo was the next tiny pueblo on my Chilean destinations list after Puerto Rio Tranquilo and its marble caves. I’d planned a brief stop so I could do the Cerro Castillo day hike.… View Post
After hiking in El Chaltén, I headed back to Chile to Puerto Rio Tranquilo for the marble caves, a group of marble rocks which have been naturally eroded and shaped by wind and water over… View Post
After El Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier it was time to head to El Chaltén, Argentina’s lower key equivalent of Chile’s Torres del Paine. Having already been to Torres del Paine, I immediately noticed… View Post
