April 15th Continued? It was some of the best Indian food we've ever had. We walked around the Plaza des Armas - which for the US would be 4th of July Square - named for the men who fought valiantly against the Spanish for independence. Every town we have visited in Chile has a street named for Bernando O'Higgins, son of Irish immigrants, freedo...

A three and a half hour flight from BA saw us arrive in Ushuaia (Oo-shwy-a), the southern-most city in the world. It is the gateway to Antarctica, which is 1,000km and about £4,000 away - needless to say we didn't make that trip! This is the part of the journey where the first thing we have to do on arriving in a new town is work out how to leav...

As the season continues the days get longer, the weather improves and it seems the passengers get younger. This voyage we have a number of teenagers and even a pre-teen!! How they afford a trip like this escapes me! Must be a great paper round. This trip had it all, starting with whales right by the ship on the first night after the Drake crossi...

Today we booked a full day excursion with Canal Fun, the same company we booked with for the 4x4 the day before. It was a trip to the National Park near Ushuaia for a 7km trek and canoeing in the afternoon after lunch. Lizz wasn“t too keen on the trek, but I persuaded her she could do it. I also decided to pack the cameras with the memory cards ...

March 21st So my mission has ended, I left Salta. Headed to Buenos Aires for a day and then on to Bariloche, in the mountains, halfway down the country. Beautiful down here. It's known as the Switzerland of Argentina, which I can understand. Mountains and lakes everywhere and wood cabins, reminiscent of Germany or Switzerland. I did a nice easy ...

Spent a week travelling with a crazy German called Alex. Passed pretty much the whole time saying 'End of the World' jokes! Amazing to be at the Fin del Mundo, and looking forward to my Patagonia adventure.