Fueguino Hotel Patagonico Ushuaia

... a sandwich and conversation. Next stop, prison museum. Interesting? Ummm...ok, like I said its a chill day (relaxed and cold). By now it hasn´t stopped snowing for 3 days and I´m looking forward to the next day on the slopes.

My last day in Ushuaia is spent at Cerro Castor (ski hill). Its a crystal blue sky, sunny and untouched snow. I am loving life. I ski with my roomie Tobi who is learning to ...

... Em 1907 se iniciou a construcao da penitenciaria que foi inaugurada em 1920. Para cah eram trazidos os piores condenados que tinham que trabalhar na manutencao e ampliacao do presidio. Para isso, eram levados todos as manhas as 08:00hs, sob sol ou neve, ateh as montanhas afim de cortar arvores, almocavam sentados no chao e nao havia refugios para abrigar do frio. O transporte era feito pelo trem. Inicialmente eles ...

... Another T.V blares through the whole in the wall were once a door hang but now a door leans fused by the sound of the ******* of a man as it stops...then restarts...charming." A Thing on Mate (said Mar-te) As we sip our mate Stranger, friend, brother, sister May our thoughts, may our opinions, may our views Be shared and be listened to By may we not care if they differ As like the fruit to our learning understanding of ...

... renew their coat, by a process known as molting. They eat as much as they can and come inland for a week or so to shed their (by now) brown coat. They then give the new one a few days to bed in, and become waterproof, by which time they`re starving again. Then its back into the water to feed themselves up before swmming off to their winter location up the coast. Penguins mate for life (impressive in these modern ...

... attraction known as the End of the World Train (Tren del Fin del Mundo). The ship arrived in Ushuaia just after midnight and we are set to disembark around 8:30AM. After clearing customs we set out on a tour of the town and a home visit with a local family who live high up on the mountain above the city. Gustavo is a travel agent and Gabriela is a stay at home mom with a 2 year old girl ...

... They´re really big 2.5m wingspan and pretty impressive though I suppose they´re really just a bigger, more streamlined seagull! We´re back on the buses again in a days time, heading for Bariloche.... Time to get back up to sunnier climes again- it´s quite wet and windy down here but there have been some lovely sunsets in the evening looking out over the bay at the Beagle channel with the glaciated peaks surrounding Ushuaia. Can´t complain really!!

... in the straight. I don't know how many pictures I took, but it never seemed to be enough...this place is heavenly. It is so gorgeous and pure. The air here is among the cleanest in the world, and mountains and glaciers offer a scenery so beautiful, you really feel like you are at the end of the world. Tomorrow we will explore by foot a bit more of this beautiful place before we head to El Calafate, Argentina on Saturday.

... of prey using the wind to such great effect. Spare a thought though for the mouse in the field, who moves from one position in the food chain to another before I can type this full stop. A record in the afternoon as we do a marathon 340km stretch without a break - not enjoyable but something that had to be done as there is not much on offer down this end of coastal Patagonia. Expecting Rio Gallegos to be yet another oil rich forgettable map dot, we revisit this and discover a ...

... Channel and is surrounded by snowcapped mountains. Its not the cheapest place in South America1 However, we stayed in a reasonably priced and good guest house with just 5 rooms, with free internet, kitchen facilities, fridge ... so could get lunch/picnic stuff, drinks etc from local supermarket. Evenings, we found a couple of good restaurants (Bodegon Fueguine with a load of great lamb dishes and Parilla La Estancia for all you can eat barbecue), and to ...