The sheer face of the 75 metre high white wall is littered with cracks; whole sections of ice appear to be literally hanging on for dear life to the immense mass of glacier. Lumps of all shapes and sizes are constantly falling into the water with a heavy 'thud' echo'd by the wall behind as they hit the lake below. Occasionally larger house sized pieces brake free and crash heavily into the lake. A cracking sound, loud rumble and accompanying heavy splash is met w...

When the plane descended through the clouds and the jagged snow peaked mountains, green valleys, lakes and sea inlets came into view it was obvious Patagonia was going to be special. Mile upon mile of rugged untouched landscapes on display before us, providing a first hand meaning to the word 'wilderness'. At the foot of Argentina, Ushuaia prides itself on being the southernmost city in the world. With only Antarctica to the south it labels itself as 'Fin de la ...

Home to the Tango, beef steak and the Boca Juniors, the country's capital sits on a vast plain on the eastern Atlantic coast in the north of Argentina. With such an enigmatic name as Buenos Aires (Good Air) it was as good a place as any to take some time off our busy schedule and stop moving for a whole 7 days. Buenos Aires brought the promise of much excitement to our adventure. It was not only where we would be meeting my parents who we will be travelling with...

If you have a bottle of Argentinian wine in the rack at home, have a look at the label...the chances are it was made in the town of Maipu, in the wine growing region of Mendoza? Mendoza is a town and region in North East Argentina, 350km East of Santiago and 1000km West of Buenos Aires. Lying in a desert plateau at the foot of the Andes, the mix of sun and a year round average temperature of 15 degrees Celcius, along with a plentiful supply of water from the mel...

Valentines day, not only took us back up into thinner air but the 14th February also coincided with entering the 14th country on our trip...Argentina! Our comfortable double decker bus left Santiago at 7.30am bound for Mendoza in Argentina, some 350 km away. Not overly far, but it would take the best part of the day, as there was a small matter of the Andes mountains standing in the way! I remember the classic film 'Alive' based on a true story about a rugby te...