Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America I couldn’t do too much today because a lot of things were closed here in Buenos Aires with it being Christmas Eve. I went to a shopping mall to pick up those shoes that I saw yesterday, but the mall was completely mental. I don’t know why I expected anything different though. It is Christmas Eve. At a mall. I ended up getting the pair of sneakers that I wanted, so I’ll be able to…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America I had a pretty good night’s sleep again last night, and then had a chilled morning at the hostel. I chatted with Karin and Tristan a bit and then headed off for the day. I walked from Palermo down to the Congress building, which was a good three hour walk. Granted, I stopped quite often to check out some shops and to get my haircut on the way, so it probably wasn’t all that far,…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America I got a knock on my door at the hostel this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to see Karin, my Dutch friend. She and her boyfriend Tristan just arrived this morning and they’re spending the next few days here in Buenos Aires before heading back to Holland. It was nice to see Karin, and meet Tristan, and catch up on what she had seen since we last met up. I think the last time…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America I got up today at the hostel after a great night’s sleep on solid ground for the first time in a while. I spent most of the morning just trying to get stuff organized from the Antarctica trip, and get some blogs uploaded, since I haven’t had internet in the last ten days. The only problem is that I took so many pictures while I was down there, that it’s taking me forever to look…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America We woke up this morning after another really smooth ride through the Drake Passage. Drake Lake indeed. We left our big bags outside of rooms this morning with a specific ribbon colored for when you are getting off the ship and where they are going to take you. Ryan and I put our blue ribbons on our bags because we were on the first bus to the airport. We had been a bit concerned 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…