Vern: On our last day in Ushaia, we set off up one of the peaks above the small town to see the Martial Glacier. The weather was against us, but icy head winds, sporadic drizzle and spots of light hail didn't deter us. The climb was steep and our walking shoes did well to cling to loose gravel. We finally reached a poorly translated sign reading 'You are now watching the Martial Glacier. Use proper equipment' a few feet in front of a puddle of snowmelt. What the...

Vern: We almost didn't make it down to the southern tip of Argentina. We didn't book a hostel for the night because our flight was scheduled for 5:15am, so we hung out at the hostel (where we had slept the previous night) into the early hours of the morning using the kitchen and the free internet. We definitely overstayed our welcome, but the lady running the place was on an 18-hour shift and too exhausted to kick us out. As we were packing our bags, an Argenti...