El Bolson - a quiet little town on the way to the famous Bariloche.Not a lot to do around here - a few hiking trails, a park and some farms. Farms? Yes... They are called farms. Located near El Bolson in a place called ¨Lago Puelo¨ there are lots of ¨hostels¨ which look like farms. The 2 famous ones are ¨The israeli farm¨ and ¨The italian farm¨. Both owned by Israelis and host only Israelis. Both of them are Shanti like places where people mostly rest an...

I guess you can´t have all the happiness without something sad... So we went to see Chaiten. The city that was destroyed 3 years ago by a volcanic eruption.The city is almost uncovered now, but they left a street covered as a memory of the disaster. There are some people living there, but it´s much smaller than it used to be. As you can see in the photos - entire houses are covered by volcanic ashes. You can actually climb up on the roof just like that. The ins...

What a day! (or two)... I think I mixed 2 days together, but it serves me right! It happens when you don´t update often... Things tend to mix in your head. So anyway, here´s what happened at the end of the Carretera:First of all - more views! More and more... Surprisingly - you don´t get tired of it, although you do get a bit less excited. From time to time you look outside and call your friends to say ¨Hey, another lake...¨ :D So... We went to a place calle...

Another day with the van in Carretera de Austral. The view keeps on amazing me. No matter where we are - whenever we look out the window we see a spectacular view along the road. I hope those Chileans appreciate what they have! Today we have a special treat - we´re going horseback riding! 3 hours on the back of a strong horse riding between rivers and on grasslands. My horse was magnificent (according to others, not just me). He was all brown, had a white pat...