Ushuaia Hostel

... the first week in a hostel followed by a one week home stay as I attempt to learn Spanish. Then I will jet down to Ushuaia (the Southern most city in the world!) and behind my tour through Patagonia (taking in the penguins), going up through Chile landing ...

... hmm, not exactly  what I wanted to see just before our grand voyage across the notorious Drake Passage!) El Presidio: Ushuaia was established as a penal colony for Argentina's worst repeat offenders (modelled after the one in Port Arthur, Tasmania) ...

... ’t been that cold in a LONG time (well from the day b4 I guess!! :) Our last day in Ushuaia was Christmas eve and the Hostel was arranging a Christmas eve dinner where everyone made something to contribute towards it. And urs truly’s cooking ...

... attempt. We are currently trying to think of an alternative name for future trips. The boat took us to see the lighthouse near Ushuaia, cormorant colony and sealions - which stank. We then went for a walk on an island called Bridges Island where we got a ...

... had a stronger flavour than normal mushrooms, whatever they were. I also won the door prize which was a meal at a local restaurant. Ushuaia has a sort of ramshackle feel to it and I would guess it's populated by many people who want to escape to 'the end ...

Arrived in Ushuaia at 8pm, booked into Antarctica Hostel....nice :o) ...but a bit more expensive than the rest of Argentina. Most of the hostels have been between 18 and 25pesos (3 or 4GBP), but this one is 30 (5GBP). It's really clean and friendly and ...

... , i´ve been living pretty grungy the past few months and haven´t seen a nice place in a while. Okay, hostel was awesome and the surrounding area of Ushuaia is even more amazing. I´m not sure where to start, but how about the first day here. I ...

... to Antarctica. The hotel is set high on a hill and the sun is shining on the snow clad mountains surrounding Ushuaia and the port below where our expedition ship is taking on supplies. Lovely music is playing (Norah Jones right now) and there ...

... .  So we head out for dinner with a couple of people from the hostel (Ava was in our dorm in the previous hostel but popped up in Ushuaia before us, she flew down so had a much quicker journey – not jealous at all.... and Bryan from ...

... down ) wasting time and money! What we thought was a pretty straightforward change of flight turned out to overshadow our stay in Ushuaia. We awaited our confirmation e-mail, after calling to make the change, to be sent the following day but woke to ...

... that this was Patricia. She was an enthusiastic and energetic presence throughout the evening. It is she who is pictured in the Facebook Ushuaia photo album grinning from ear to ear. The scenes captured in those photos came just a little bit later. I was ...

Arrived into Ushuaia airport at around midday. Very cold but beautiful. Hostel is really near to the airport. Nice and clean place with 2 kitchens and the receptionist was friendly and helpful. We wandered in to town, had a lovely dinner in Marco Polo ...

... to signal to come up. Yes, i am going to Ushuaia. As for the luggage, it will follow tomorrow. Hopefully. Flying over Ushuaia was spectacular, the sun was out and shining and the snowcap mountains were showing their best features and the lakes and rivers ...

... is at Cape Horn). Finally, we visited Bridges island, where we saw local seabirds and hiked to the top for some stunning views of Ushuaia and the surrounding mountains. The trip back to the mainland was windy and cold, so we ducked into a cosy café for ...

... intermédiaire où nous attendrons encore une heure et demi pour qu'un autre bus vienne nous chercher pour nous amener à Ushuaia. A l'arrivée, aucune excuse bien sûr, et surtout aucun représentant de la compagnie, ce qui deviendra encore plus ...

... upload from here and the last blog but will wait until i am on a faster and more reliable computer!  We are now down in Ushuaia (the worlds most southern city).  You can buy stuff everywhere saying that you are at the end of the world or 'fin ...

... here!!! its totally amazing!!! i never saw this kind of view!!! I love it!!! its a great place to start the trip!!! this  week i  started to feel im in the big trip! waiting to see much more!!! love you all  from ushuaia!!! Sharon. ...

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 ...

... le détour, quand le beau temps est au RDV. Le 2ème jour nous faisons l'ascension au glacier Martial, qui surplombe la baie d'Ushuaia. On remonte la seule et unique piste de ski pour emprunter un chemin minéral, et il faut s'arrêter tous les 10 ...