We arrived at a hideous tour of 6am, when Trelew was still in darkness. We bought our bus tickets to Rio Gallegos immediately and headed outside the bus Terminal to match a cab. When we finally got one, the cab driver was very cross as we didn�t realise the hotel was justa cross the park. Oops. He dropped us off, but it looked like a horror film hotel. It was all delapidated and covered in graffiti. We were so scared that we left and found another one ...

We were very grateful to set off from Mendoza and boarded our bus to Bariloche – only semi-cama, the shame! It was quite a long journey, setting off at 6pm and arriving at 2pm the next day, and not in the most comfortable of seats. Lisa had maxi  skis at the back of her seat, and as a result it World not fully recline. Nonetheless we arrived to really beautiful alpine scenery and felt relaxed for the first time in ages.  We got in a cab and h...

We finally got the small minibus which was surprisingly empty although it soon filled up with kulaks picked up from the side of the road.We drove over dangerous roads still covered in snow or ice but before the border we were concerned that all the snacks we had bought for another night in the airport would be taken off us at the border.Thankfully the Argentineans are much to poor to employ anyone for that specific job and the snacks stayed with us. The border...

Santiago 2 - Return to CevichesWe landed at Santiago airport at about 8pm and went straight to Granjad's Cafe (Gatsby's) and ate a delicious, huge and expensive salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. We slept here but soon another traveller joined us and slept in a small alcove opposite. She was quite dark-skinned so we assumed she could speak Spanish and was being rude when we were forced to speak to a security guard and she didn't help or speak ...

Easter Island was given its common name of "Easter" because the first recorded European visit, by the Dutch Admiral Jacob Roggeveen, was on Easter Sunday, 1722. The island's official Spanish name, Isla de Pascua, is a direct translation of "Easter Island".Located 3,600 km west of continental Chile, Easter Island is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. The island is approximately triangular in shape, with an area of 63 s...