About 3000 odd kms from Buenos Aires is this town which is on the Beagle Channel between Chile and Argentina.It is the jumping off point for cruises to the Antarctic in Russian icebreakers. In summer the tour ships come here on their world cruises eg QE 2. It is also a container port so it is quite busy. Ushuaia is a small place and apart from t...

Its the end of the world as we know it, well so the Argentines think anyway. Ushuaia is at the very bottom of Argentina and is the southernmost city of the world. There is a few small towns south in Chile but the place holds the claim to fame. Arriving at 10pm after 12 hours of bus and ferry rides, numerous border crossing with Chile and Argenti...

We rocked up in Ushuaia 2 days early. As good as Buenos Aries was, it is just another big city with busy people and polluted air, and that was just from the smokers! We needed a contrast and there is no greater contrast than here. The flight was basic, but for about 80 quid, good value. As we flew above snow capped mountains, I knew that the dro...

Im Backpackers in Gordoba auf Manuela Amrein gestossen, die eine Stunde nach uns dort eingetroffen ischt. Manuela ist die Schwester meines guten Freundes Raffael Amrein aus Zuchwil. Wir wussen zwar beide, dass wir in Südamerika unterwegs sind, sind dann aber ohne konkret abzumachen förmlich aufeinander ufen gelaufen... So haben wir denn am Sonta...

Entry 9 of a trip titled: MAPA VOLTA AL MÓN

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After getting up hungover, the day was the most beautiful i've seen in Ushuaia. Chances are I will not venture to this area again, so i fought the hangover and met the English Dans at the bus station to hike to the summit of Tierra Del Fuego. The Dans took a day off before this hike and i decided to go big the night before. Sadly, i didn't prepa...

Today was yet another wonderful day in Ushuaia. After meeting with Catherine for breakfast we decided that we would make the trip to Lago Esmerelda or the Emerald Lake. Not sure how we would get there, but we agreed to leave at about 11 or so for the bus station. In the meantime, I was just zoning out at the hostel and the reception dude (really...

Upon arrival to Ushuaia, I didn´t know what to expect. All i heard it is known as the "End of the World" or "Fin Del Mundo" in espanol because it is the southern most city in the world. Not sure what categorizes a city versus a town, but i assume it´s an airport. anyways, enough with the geographical jargon, this place is awesome. First of all, ...

i'm in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, they call it here "La Ciudad del Fin del Mundo" (the city at the end of the world) and you can really feel some extraordinary atmosphere about this town.... the reason i'm here is to get a last-minute deal on a cruise to Antarctica!!!!!! i've always wanted to do that so i'm really hoping i will...

OK so we arrived two days ago and have been having a pretty good time. I am going to seperate the entries into two because of the amount of pictures I have. SO we got here and got dropped off on the side of the road, no problem... Got a cab to the hotel/hostel, and were quite surprised by how nice it was, but we were only there for one night bec...