Day 1 - Arrived in BA only 20 minutes late which is good for Aerolineas Argentinas but was at least another hour before we got us and our bags off the plane! I'd sat next to a BA local who spoke perfect English, but spent the whole flight telling me how bored he was & how he couldn't wait to get back to civilization after a couple of weeks also in Patagonia! I took a remis (private car) to my hostel -$70 pesos (

At this point I'm very much looking forward to heading to Buenos Aires and some excitement! The first day in Ushuaia was crazy warm weather ... Approx 25 degrees which is pretty hot for a town famed fir being 'El Fin De Mundo  (end of the world), more southern then NZ and the launch pad to Antarctica! The remaining days were cold and overcast so we should have made the most of the first day!!!! Didnt do Beagle Channel tour (was over boats & bird watching...

El Calafate was a refreshing retreat after being cut off from consumerism and mobile networks for the past week! I was so excited to see shops that I followed Megan the mad shopper and bought myself a Patagonia shirt, a bracelet and ring (both made of local materials). After worrying about the cold, the weather turned out to be unseasonably warm and tshirts was all that was requires by day. We did the 'alternative' day trip out to the Perito Moreno Glacier. Th...

We've just spent 3 nights in El Chalten at a wonderfully warm and comfortable hostel with hot water!!!  It wasn't flash but sure beat sleeping in a tent in this freezing cold weather at camp sites that often have no hot water :-( Most people come to El Chalten to either enjoy the national park or climb Mt Fitzroy.  You can also do day trips from here to the Viedema Glacier to float past it, hike on it or climb the walls of it.  I flagged the Viedema Glacier ...