Archive for April, 2007

What´s this then?

April 15, 2007

A picture says a thousand words..

April 15, 2007

So here´s the last few weeks in pictures.
12,000 word essay to follow..
Gaucho works his hill of sheep, between Tierre del Fuego and Patagonia:
 
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To the end and back – following the rise of the Andes

April 15, 2007

The next few posts will be documenting from Tierra del Fuego up through Patagonia, along the Andes, and along Ruta 40.
Much like the jaw aching 12″ ham and cheese baguette I gave up all hope finishing, Patagonia seems endless at times.
It is very palatable and there is much more to come - for many days even - but [...]

One night in Santiago – en route to Tierre del Fuego

April 4, 2007

From Buenos Aires, my next major destination was to be Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world.
Due to certain constraints imposed on my round the world ticket, rather than flying direct, the route involved going via Santiago, the capital of Chile.
This was a one night stopover – the plane landed at 6pm and I was [...]

A brief visit to Buenos Aires

April 3, 2007

It is approximately 20 hours by bus from Puerto Iguassu to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
This journey was to take longer, getting off to a slow start by leaving 45 minutes late.
6 or 7 hours into the journey, I had just dozed off when I was abruptly snapped back to reality by a man standing [...]