Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, South America I had a pretty poor night’s sleep at the hostel last night. I don’t know if it was due to this being the first time I’m back in a dorm for a while or what, but I kept waking up through the night, which is really annoying. I woke up at 6am and didn’t feel like laying there anymore, so I got up and got ready for the day. I grabbed a quick bite to…
Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, South America My flight to Asuncion went exactly as expected, and I had a three hour layover until my flight to Ciudad Del Este. I had a couple of movies on my tablet, so that helped pass the time. I got into Ciudad Del Este at about 11am, and then had to try and find my way to Argentina. I had read that there were busses from the airport into the center of Ciudad Del Este, but…
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…
Ushuaia, Argentina, South America I got up this morning and had breakfast at the hostel, packed up my stuff and headed out around 11am. I had to get a taxi to the bus terminal, and then a local bus from Puerto Madryn station over to the Trelew Airport. It was a 45 minute ride, and got me there exactly two hours before my flight. Perfect timing. I was keeping an eye on Ryan’s flights today too and everything seemed to…
Puerto Madryn, Argentina, South America I had talked to Gaston from the hostel yesterday about my different options for today, but after I told him that I had been to the Galapagos Islands and I’m on my way to Antarctica, he recommended that I just chill by the beach today. The main things to do in Puerto Madryn are to see whales, penguins, sea lions and dolphins. I’ve already seen sea lions, and I’m going to see whales and penguins…
Puerto Madryn, Argentina, South America I arrived in Puerto Madryn at 8am today, just about an hour delayed. I was recommended to get a taxi to Hi Patagonia Hostel, but I really felt like taking a walk, so I took the 30 minute walk down to the hostel. It felt like an abandoned town, and then I realized that it’s Sunday, so all Chilean and Argentinian towns shut down on a Sunday. There was nothing open, and no one in…