Category Archives: child South America

Jenny and I were warm & cozy in our little tent high in the Andes mountains, watching in wonder as the mist lifted to reveal the splendour before us. All was still. We sighed as a porter, not an Inca warrior, tiptoed to wake us with coca tea & a bowl of warm water forContinue reading “Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu”

“Don’t spend money on things that you don’t need before you go. And don’t pack clothes that you don’t wear in your everyday life. You know what I mean? It’s so tempting to pull stuff out of the closet that you haven’t worn in months and jam it in your bag because… well, it’s aContinue reading “Patagonia Packing List”

“We can’t go all the way to Patagonia & not see penguins!” Ushuaia is pretty much ‘The End of the World’: the Straits of Magellan, the Beagle Channel. We have to go. So… Jenny & I took the short flight from El Calafate to Ushuaia to see the penguins. We stayed an extra day toContinue reading “Ushuaia”

5:30 felt like an early time to check in to AEP, the Domestic airport in Buenos Aires. Thankfully we discovered a little coffee shop upstairs where we could watch the planes. Everyone gasped, “Oh!” when a bag from the luggage trolley landed plop on the tarmac. Luckily for someone, a worker ran & rescued it.Continue reading “El Chalten”

“It’s hot!” Arriving at EZE, BA’s International airport, Jenny and I, coming from Scotland and Canada, were happy to peel off our layers of warm clothes.  We came in at different times so I arranged for a car to meet each of us.  There’s not much better than arriving after an overnight flight to seeContinue reading “Three Days in Buenos Aires”

If you get all the way to Patagonia, Argentina, you must visit the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Sounds pretty exotic doesn’t it? Pretty touristy but get yourself a good guide who knows all the secrets & go. Most folks stay in El Calafate, a fun little town and the gateway to Los Glaciares National Park,Continue reading “Perito Moreno Glacier”