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Punta Arenas Slideshow
Punta Arenas
Travel Blogs from Punta Arenas, Chile
The homeward trek
... . I cant figure this process out, I mean, whats the passport stamp for? In any case, I got nabbed again at Punta Arenas airport leaving Chile. But I guess they liked the looks of me (or as I told the Americans, they liked me because I was Canadian), ...
Los Pinguinos!
Avvistati pinguini! Un'ora andare e una tornare di deviazione dalla strada apposta per loro! belli pero'!! e camminano davvero da pinguini!! Sono una colonia di 10mila. Ogni anno stanno li da ottobre a marzo e quando qui viene inverno se ne vanno sulle ...
cruising coast Chile and Trek Torres del Paine
... place." We got back yesterday and all went out for supper and drinks to celebrate. Today I caught the bus to Ponta Arenas and leave tomorrow for Ushaia. So I`m exhausted, no breaks and every muscle in my body aches. Its weird to be alone ...
Puerto Arenas
Stayed for a couple days in Puerto Arenas. I wanted to see a penguin colony on Ilha Magdelena but the saturday ferry service hadnīt started up yet, so I saw the smaller colony on the mainland. It was cool. Theses are Magellenic Penguins, and when they ...
Punta Arenas
... waddling down the beach for about 30 mins and then we decided to head back. We were a little down at this point, Punta Arenas is a pretty desolate town with not much going on and not really many attractions, Tierra del Fuego was too far away ...
heading south to move north
Left beautiful Torres del Paine and took the 5 hour drive back down to Punta Arenas just to stay the night. I had a flight the next day up to Puerto Montt. So, I just had Sunday morning to wander around, and it was pretty dead, being sunday. I feel like ...
End of the earth
... dropped off at a bus company. Alas all the buses were full to Puerto Natales and we ended up having to kill 5 hours in Punta Arenas not an easy thing to do. We consulted the Lonely Planet and found a nice bar for lunch called La Luna. ...
Penguins, hiking and glaciers
... "J" bit from the famous "W" Torres del Paine hike - they can just be so very sweet. Had a couple of days in Puerto Natales and one night in Punta Arenas in a very kitch hotel room, plastic flowers and all. Simon says: I will write something soon. ...
Punta Arenas
I had been told there is nothing to do her, the main reason people go here is because it has an airport.I did not try and prove these people who have been here before me wrong.I took their work for it and left the following day. What did i do here.Of ...
navigation au confin du monde
... au boulot.. et n auront pas d autres longues vacances avant des annees.. ou comme ce gars qui appelait son bureau avec skype a punta arenas.. bref chacun sa facon de voyager.. j ai pas a critiquer.. y a pas de facon meilleure que d autre... ...
Patagonia
... who didnīt enjoy it at all. One of which would not let go of Andy. The remoteness, weather and lack of sights make Punta Arenas the furthest point South we will have travelled to. Itīs also strange that Argentina have a chunk of Tierra Del Fuego which ...
Via Punta Arenas naar Ushuaia
... uit de vele spannende verslagen van ontdekkingsreizigers uit de 17e en 18e eeuw bekend is. Vandaag de dag is Punta Arenas een belangrijke handelshaven en pleisterplaats voor vele cruiseboten. Voor de kenners onder ons; voordat het Panamakanaal geopend ...
Journey to the End of the World
... before the Antarctic is Cape Horn which is just south of Tierra Del Fuego (the land of fire). We flew from Santiago to Punta Arenas and then caught a ferry across the Magellan Strait to land at Porvenir which is the largest settlement on the Chilean side. ...
Alone-almost- in the Deserts of Southern Patagonia
... headed out and away from any signs of civilisation, 130km towards Pali-Aike, a National Park close to the eastern-most point of Chile. In five hours of driving we passed just two cars, leaving us wondering and worried about what would happen to us if we ...
The ferry wait
... it gets for summer down here and we don't want to even imagine winter here which involves snow. We spent a few days in Punta Arenas awaiting the ferry to cross the Magallenes channel to Porvenir a small outpost but big enough to offer a friendly street ...
To the lower reaches
... away I jumped on another bus to head down to Punta Arenas, as it is from here that I will catch my next flight north. Punta Arenas surprised me by how big it actually is, hidden away down here, miles from anywhere. Despite this, there didnīt appear ...
Estancia Rio Verde to Punta Arenas
... on what remains of a medium size bird. Lunch today is the an asado, or Patagonia BBQ of lamb, chicken, and chorizo. After lunch we are off to Punta Arenas to board the Via Australis and our 4 day cruise through Tierra del Fuego and a visit to Cape ...
Patagonia
... deprived and thirsty as hell, Marcelle and I boarded a shuttle bus to the airport to catch our flight down to Punta Arenas in wayyy southern Chile. After a stopover in nondescript Puerto Montt (though the two t's are cool), the view from the plane was ...
Spending money...
... In the afternoon I took the bus to Puerto Natales with Milva, as Bruno and Lionel wanted to take it easy and stay a bit more in Punta Arenas, while Milva had only a few weeks left before going home. When we got in Puerto Natales, we were lucky to find a ...
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day in Patagonia heading down towards the Magellan Straights. Almost at Tierre del Fuego: Land of Fire. A fair bit on the road today, but generally it was bituman which was nice on the backside. We stopped off at a penguin colony where ...
Torres del Paine NP, Patagonia
... travelled almost to the bottom of the earth and found paradise. After a 4 hour flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas(the most southerly inhabited town in Chile), followed by a 5 hour drive, the last 2 on dirt roads we arrived at Hotel Explora hidden ...
The end of the earth
We arrived in Punta Arenas on time, however, not without near mishap. We began this journey with many mantras, one of which was to take our time and not rush. Feeling rushed inevitably triggers my absentmindedness which usually leads to misplacing, losing ...
Punta Arenas
... morning. I booked a tour for the afternoon to see the Magellanic penguins at Seno Otway (Otway Sound) which is an hour and a half drive from Punta Arenas. Thatīs all for now. Tomorrow is another marathon day on the bus to Ushuaia. Cheers, ...
Radio Gaga
... is broken up by a border crossing into Chile, where you undergo a search by the Chilean cheese police, and a short ferry ride. At Punta Arenas we're persuaded by Miguel at the coach station to stay in his hostal for only 4000 pesos each. Miguel has ...
Ainsworth Bay / Tucker Island
January 7, 2007 Ainsworth Bay / Tucker Island Dear Readers: We cruise through the night on Admiralty Fjord to Ainsworth Bay, the site of our first disembarkation. Breakfast is served from 8am to 9am, buffet style. We meet at 9:15am in the main ...
NaviMag Ferry to Puerto Natales
... to do a trip to see penguin colonies by boat but the weather turned sour and they were cancelled. Not winning here. Thursday 2nd Punta Arenas RAIN RAIN so we wandered about in our raincoats and ended up at the maritime museum which was wonderful ...
A great nights sleep
Our finalk stay in Chile before crossing the border back into Argentina, and WOW what a surprise. We were told that we would have a surprisw waiting for us some time in this trip and here it was....a 4 star hotel complete with a pool, sauna, gym, table ...
Peninsula Brunswick
... was illuminating the heart of Jesus. But I don't care for such things, and I just enjoyed and welcomed the coincidence. We walked to Punta Santa Anna, from where each of us stayed for a while on its own spot. The place was really inspiring, a turn in ...