Peninsula Valdes Up close and personal with gigantic humpback whales a few feet from the boat! These gentle giants, especially seeing a mom with her baby whale, are truly special. We also went to a penguin colony where 66,000 couples were in their nesting period. We had the chance to walk among the penguins, see their babies and just as we reached the shore, thousands of penguins looked out at the whale that was swimming about the shoreline. These funny littl...

Salta & Route 68 Crossing over from Bolivia to Argentina was yet another treat for the eyes as the mountains grew larger and more colourful and the valley greener. Salta was a lovely colonial city with great food and wine and a jumping off point for a road trip down Route 68. This road trip brought us through small towns, red mountains and stone forests. To-die-for wine flavoured ice-cream was served up in Cafayate which will soon be added to my list of cu...

Buenos Aires Eat, drink, dance, shop and be merry in this town. AND, be inspired to learn how to dance the tango with your spouse - what a wonderful, romantic, sexy, intimate and fun dance. I end my South American adventure here - flying home to celebrate my mother's 70th birthday as well as spend Christmas with the family.

Moreno Glacier Seeing a glacier of this size and magnitude is truly amazing (5KM wide, 30 KM long, 60M high)....and then you hear the sound of the ice shifting and cracking followed by a 15 story sheet of ice plunge into the water - wow! Glistening snow and royal blue crevasses make up the 200 year old ice that receds into the lake.

Bariloche Having never been to the Canadian rockies or Swiss Alps, I absolutely loved Bariloche - beautiful snow peak mountains, blue glacier lakes and crystal clear rivers and some of the best chocolate that I have ever tasted (from the numerous chocolatiers that line the streets). Perfect blue skies made hiking (with my friendly guide dog showing me the trail), biking the Chico Circuit (with two lovely girls from Switzerland) and white water rafting Rio Man...