Cordoba, Argentina, South America I spent all day on a bus today, and unfortunately, it wasn’t a very nice ride. The day started out with me having to pound on Ruben’s door to wake him up so I could check out and get a taxi. I was only about 6km (4 miles) from the bus terminal, but it took 45 minutes to get there due to the traffic. That was annoying. I got to the station to find out that…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America I had a really good day walking around Ushuaia today. It’s a very touristy city, because there’s no other reason for anyone to be here than to say that were at the End of the World. I grabbed a bite to eat at a really nice restaurant on San Martin, the main street of Ushuaia. My Thanksgiving lunch consisted of croquets filled with ham and cheese for a starter, steak and fried potatoes for a…
Ushuaia, Argentina, South America I got up and got all my stuff packed together at the hostel. I went downstairs to have breakfast, but the only thing that was there was a plate of stale bread that had clearly been left there since yesterday, and some marmalade that was in an open jar that had never seen the inside of a refrigerator. I didn’t eat anything. I was also supposed to get the help of the owner to call me…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America We’re going to Antarctica!!! It took a lot of figuring out, a lot of time, and a lot more money, but Ryan and I have decided to suck it up and go. Laura found us a ship with the company Exodus that has an available twin room on their trip leaving on 10 December. It’s has pretty much the same itinerary as the G Adventures cruise did, and it does offer camping and kayaking. It’s…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I got up this morning and got in touch with Laura straight away, but she didn’t have good news for me. She had gotten in touch with a few of the companies, but it looked like they were all completely full for their next trip, so no chance Ryan and I could jump on. I was really hopeful that this was going to work out, but I should have known that cruises that get booked…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I woke up at 6am today to try and get in touch with Laura. I had to wait an hour because of course on a Sunday, they start at 10am. I sent her a message and she had just finished reading her email about our cruise being cancelled. That’s why I never heard from G Adventures last night, because they emailed my travel instead so she could break the bad news to me. She was…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I had a great day in Torres Del Paine today! And then I got the worst news of my whole eight months traveling. The day had a bit of a bumpy start too. I was told that the tour company was going to pick me up between 7:30am and 8am. I got up at 6:30am, got ready, had breakfast, and was ready to go at 7:30am. It turns out the company forgot me, so I…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I had a pretty quiet day in Puerto Natales today, which was fine considering how bad the weather was. I spent a few hours walking around the town to check out the port and whatever scenery there was. It was a lot colder than yesterday, probably around 5*C (40*F), and it was raining, and the wind was blowing. Not exactly a nice day to be outside sightseeing, but fortunately for me, there isn’t a lot…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I got up this morning, had another nice breakfast at Hostal La Estancia and then checked out to get my bus. Luckily the Magallanes Bus terminal is only a five minute walk from the hostel, so it was easy enough to get to. It was a really nice, new bus, and the emptiest bus I’ve been on in South America. It was really bizarre. There were only six of us on the huge coach bus,…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I got up and had a nice cooked breakfast at my hostel this morning. The people working here are really friendly, and it turns out the manager who let me in last night speaks perfect english. I wish I had known that last night when I was trying to ask him questions, but I got by alright. I read that this is the place to do some shopping for any trips south because there are…