Ushuaia, Argentina Travel Blogs

The journey begins.
Mar 12, 2005 (3 photos)

... copies of our passports and only then realised that Starky was an imposter (or should that be wannabe Brit!) We arrived in Ushuaia from Buenos Aires on Thursay evening, cycling the 3 miles from the airport to our B&B. Philsy nearly came off his bike, ...

Definitely our best trip ever!
Nov 23, 2006 (5 photos)

Woken at 6am and go to breakfast hoping for baked beans on toast. They appear to have run out so settle for everything else instead knowing this will be our biggest meal for a while! Our bags are taken off and we start to leave at about 7.30am. Dave ...

As south as you can go without getting wet!
Jan 30, 2007 (18 photos)

... ! We arrived in Ushuaia after a 13 hour bus journey which involved crossing into Chile, a short boat ride and a crossing back into Argentina - 4 border crossings each with one guy at the desk and 50 people on the bus - that's why it takes 13 hours! ...

Leonard Bernstein and the Fin del Mundo
Apr 17, 2007 (24 photos)

... of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego, then go through the same laborious paperwork again to get out of Chile and back into Argentina. I arrived at 9pm and after a lovely lamb cordero and glass of wine with Helen and Jo I exhaustedly dragged myself to ...

The end of the world
Oct 16, 2005 (4 photos)

A few days in Ushuaia, which is the southernmost city in the world. There's actually a Chilean naval settlement of a couple of thousand people on the the other side of the beagle channel, but presumably that doesn't count!! The flight here was amazing, ...

The Land of Fire.
Apr 10, 2005 (16 photos)

... months driving down here from Vancouver. Through the US, Mexico, the whole of Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Boliva, Chile and Argentina. They came down the West coast, and plan to go back up the East. Not missing a single country on their trip ...

The end of the world
Feb 15, 2008 (14 photos)

... told by a friend made on the plane (from Montreal to Buenos Aires), there is not many natives if any that remains in Argentina.  Therefore, Argentineans people are a wide mix of white to a little darker people.  So when I do not have my camera ...

Concert at the End of the World
Apr 20, 2005 (15 photos)

... is not only famous as the gateway to southern adventure, but it is also the former home of many of Argentina's criminals and political prisoners in its notorious penal colony. Having already made our trek to Antarctica, and not being particularly ...

Tierra Del Fuego National Park
Feb 17, 2008 (52 photos)

As I was discovering you, myself I remembered Your wet autumn smell awakened my home inside The splendour of your mountains rose so high it caught up with the flight of birds The magic of your trees anchored down all the way to my heart And ...

End of the World
Dec 13, 2005 (20 photos)

... expensive city in South America, Punta Arenas, Chile we caught the morning bus and crossed back into Argentina, 10 hours later finding ourselves in Ushuaia, "THE WORLD'S MOST SOUTHERLY CITY." Ushuaia is the jumping off point for those with the cash ($ ...

Driving to the end of the road.
Nov 25, 2008 (21 photos)

... National park, but any cursory examination of map clearly shows a road that goes at least 75 miles further south-east of Ushuaia toward the toe of South America. Four of us rented a car, packed a lunch of empanadas, and decided to find out ...

Tierra del Fuego.... Exploring The Land of Fire
Jan 25, 2007 (23 photos)

Renting a Car, Take 2:  Ok, let's try this car rental thing again.  Lightning in the form of bad driving Israeli girls cannot strike twice,  can it?  This time, Doug drives.  At our hostel yesterday, Doug and I recruited ...

The end of the world - Tierra Del Fuego
Nov 23, 2008 (22 photos)

... border and settle the dispute.   John Paul II cut Tierra del Fuego in half by a North-South Line.  Argentina got the East portion and Chile got the western half along with all the islands South of ...

Martial Glacier - in the midst of change
Feb 19, 2008 (55 photos)

Traveling for months with my backpacks in different countries, different cultures, different languages, with different people I call friends, different climates, different level of wealth, it makes it pretty obvious that the only permanence in the world ...

Travelling day
Nov 10, 2006 (2 photos)

... later we get stamped out of Chile for what feels like the millionth time, and then a bit later get stamped into Argentina. Always get a bit sad in the immigration control offices as there are countless ´Missing´ photos plastered on the walls of children ...

Exploring, partying and preparing...
Nov 14, 2006 (12 photos)

... , on the Chilean side. See some foxes in the forest on the way back to the main road and head back to Ushuaia, weather gradually improving all the way. Stock up in the supermarket for our Antarctica trip before driving up towards the glacier just ...

The End of the World
Jan 23, 2007 (16 photos)

... over the course of about 40 hours.  Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego National Park are actually on a large island shared by both Argentina and Chile and the highway to get here crosses the borders twice.  It sure felt like a huge waste of time (and ...

Tierra del Fuego
Mar 2, 2005 (26 photos)

The end of the world is nigh. Well, not exactly, it`s about 50km due south at Cape Horn- the southern tip of Argentina. So here we are in the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia, where you come to stare into mountainous oblivion or set sail for ...

It's the end of the world as we know it .......
Jan 13, 2004

... is the most southerly town of any size. Then of course there's Antartica and one of the depressing things about being in Ushuaia is listening to people telling you about what a wonderful time they've just had on their cruise to Antartica and wishing you ...

To the End of the World and Back
Oct 31, 2007 (69 photos)

... under water. At the end of the 4x4 we had an Asado (a barbeque) probably one of the best we've had in Argentina!!! Great choripan and great chimmichuri!!! After the 4x4 we came back to the hostel... showered and watch it begin to SNOW... now mind you ...

When good times go bad
Oct 10, 2004

... tax haven to encourage people to move down here. Therefore petrol costs $0.50 or 0.17 euro per litre. We flew to Ushuaia with the Argentinian military airline L.A.D.E. We flew over the straits of Magellan and the mini andes to get there. That magellan ...

Southernmost Little City in the World
Dec 30, 2005 (55 photos)

... are the southernmost city in South America, (when it is pointed out that Puerto Williams is just a "settlement") and southernmost city in Argentina, for sure. You are the "last stop" when most folks head for Antarctica, so you're hard to miss. You have a ...

End of the World
Jan 15, 2008 (10 photos)

... at night, found ourselves a comfortable window sill to tuck into and slept until our morning flight left Buenos Aires for Ushuaia the next morning.  Everything went really smoothly with the flights and we managed to find ourselves some good quality ...

Antarctica Day9, 10, 11 - Where has our will gone?
Mar 2, 2008 (7 photos)

During my time in Antarctica, we have been exposed to the heroic tales of the first Antarctica explorers (1800s, 1900s): Amundsen, Scott and Shakelton to only name a few.  They were traveling on small ships made of thin wood layers, often not ...

End of the world is neigh
Nov 24, 2006

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To the end of the world...
Mar 24, 2005 (25 photos)

... `t have a record of my pre paid seat, they let me buy a new one, and I was on a 12 hour bus to Ushuaia and thankful to be back in Argentina and out of Punta Arenas. A distinct low point. My knee is still very colourful, although no longer the size of an ...

Into Argentina
Apr 24, 2003 (16 photos)

... you dont get to know the people who actually live there. And for the next two weeks I got to live and breathe Argentina. Having said that I also learned about some things from back home. Gervasio and his friends (David and Pocho) were very interested in ...

The end of the world
Apr 16, 2004 (10 photos)

From the far north of Argentina to the far south in one day. Quite a shock to the system!! Having left Puerto Iguazu at 11am in a sweaty 30C, we arrived at Ushuaia at 9pm in 6C. A total change of clothing required!! Ushuaia is the world's ...

Pantagonia
Feb 29, 2008 (171 photos)

Land sweet land. We arrived in Ushuaia Argentina and through the first line on shore around 7 a.m. Ushuaia (pronounced [u'swaia]) is the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, and claims to be the world's southernmost city. It is located ...

ARGENTINA
Jan 5, 2004 (5 photos)

Bush camp, Bariloche, Futaleufu, Quielat National Park, Coyaique, El Chalten, El Calafate, Torres del Pain, Ushaia