Are we being neurotic? The atmosphere in Ushuaia is strangely chilly in two ways. The icy wind blows continuously and the locals are just as cold. Is it because we are British? We don't know, have we just talked to the wrong people? There is definitely a love for the Las Malvinas. Road signs proclaim them for Argentina, car stickers proclaim Ushuaia as the Capital of Las Malvinas and there are maps everywhere with the Falklands proudly called Las Malvinas and P...

Torres Del Paine is a spectacular national park north of Puerto Natales. Famed for its three granite peaks which rise up majestically from the middle of a mountain range. We arrived by lunchtime and had already taken loads of pictures of the mountains, even before we got in the gate. We found a sheltered spot to camp and after a short exploratory walk I had a kip while Peter ran 12 miles up and down a mountain, to a view point of the three peaks. (Complained fo...