Flight down south to Patagonia, to Trelew, and onto the nearby town of Puerto Madryn. Did you realise that Patagonia on the Argentinian side is semi-dessert? We didn´t. It was really sparse, kinda scub land with 300,000 Marino sheep, and Llama too. The hostel was pretty rubbish, the guys left in charge didn´t really have a clue, and the room was...

Cela restera un mystère pour moi... De ces choses incompréhensibles que l'on tente d'expliquer pendant quelques temps...puis qui finissent par s'oublier et se cacher dans un coin de votre mémoire. Mais qui toujours restent présentes et peuvent venir vous titiller les neurones par moments pour vous mettre hors de vous. Et pourquoi tant de haine m...

After some long driving days a stop on the beach was more than welcomed. We stopped in Puerto Madryn - an argentinian summer vacation resort. The camp ground was huge and full, which means waiting a lot for toilets and showers. We had a full day in Puerto Madryn with an included excursion to the Valdez Peninsula - I didn't go. I spend the day wa...

Aaron and I split up.  He goes back to work, and I, making my way up to Buenos Aires.  All this indepence has really gotten me to thinking how lonely I am.  I´m really missing Chris's and Aaron's company.  Having to be cautious all the time just isnt as much fun, especially when I draw so much attention.  Puerto Mad...

Today the standards of our holiday are going to take a nosedive. We´re going to use public transport AND stay in a hostel. After checking out of Hosteria Gwesty Tywi, our host phones for a taxi to take us to Trelew, about 10 miles away. Our taxi has a top speed of about 30MPH, sounds like an aeroplane and the obligatory crack in the windscreen i...

I used a different bus company on this overnight journey - 'Mar Y Valle' - the best so far, most of the meals they serve on buses here are pretty bad, not a hint of vedge or healthiness and generally only just about edible, but the food on this one was actually quite nice - there was carrot and sweetcorn and tomato, the usual ham and c...

We packed up and left Jamming Hostel at noon to go to the bus terminal to sort out our trip to Puerto Madryn. Luckily, there was a 14h direct bus; unluckily, it didn´t leave until 10pm. Ten hours to wait in a bus terminal. We sat and waited it out. Only 2 noteworthy things happened; 1) A lovely woman recognized the brand of Nigel´s hat, and we s...

We pitched our tents just in time as a torrential downpour started and I took shelter in the cook tent (well I was in the cook group anyway!) but fortunately it stopped fairly soon after.  The next day we drove down to the Valdes Peninsula, renowned for its wildlife.  our first stop was on cliffs above some sea lions - t...

Somtimes you have to go east to go south.  In a few days, I will meet up with my friend Doug, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania down in the southern most city in the world... Ushuaia.  Doug is the second person to come visit me while I've been away and also to deliver a taste from home... Mom's Christmas cookies (although a little lat...

When you are on the other side of the world and you see a road name of "Matthews Jones", you know there is something Welsh going on! Puerto Madryn was founded by some Welsh settlers and their legacy certainly lives on in this town. We arrived late afternoon, and got ourselves settled in after some ruthless hostel searching found us a place with ...