If someone asks me what comes to mind when someone brings up Bariloche, it is probably dirt. Dirt on my shoes, dirt on my legs, dirt in crevices of my neck I’ve only started to notice since turning thirty, dirt…
Ringing in 2016 with BBQ and Wiki in Bariloche
For those of you not familiar with Bariloche, it’s kind of like the Whistler of Argentina. During graduation time it is where students go to party. In the winter there is skiing and snowmobiling and in the summer there is…
Glaciar National Park and the race to Christmas
You may think that two girls who opt out of Christmas with their families don’t care much about the holiday, but we really are just not willing to lose a month of travel time in order to be home for…
A Diary of the “W” Part 3: A conclusion to hiking Patagonia’s Torres del Paine
Day 3 Camp Frances to Camp Chileno I woke up Steph an hour earlier than I should have by accident. There are some things you don’t do in life and not giving Steph enough sleep is one of them. To…
A Diary of the “W” Part 2 : A Hike Through Frances Valley
Day 2: Camp Paine to Camp Frances and the Frances Valley I didn’t wake up to the sound of Stephanie’s alarm, but instead to a movement under my pillow. It darted back and forth and I wondered if it was…
A Diary of the “W” – Hiking Torres del Paine Part 1
Day 1 – Puerto Natales to Glaciar Gray I wanted to throw up when Steph’s alarm went off at 6:30am. I had managed at most 3 hours of sleep until I woke up to the sound of James falling out…
Visiting the Penguins of Isla Magdalena – Chile
Since Steph loves getting up super early in the morning we booked a 6:30am ticket out of Ushuaia to Punta Arenas in Chile. The truth was you could only get tickets for the bus on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and…
An Argentine Inauguration
Our first task upon arriving in Buenos Aries was exchanging our money. Normally we would order currency ahead of time, but in Argentina there is an official rate and the Blue Dollar rate. Few visitors to Argentina are foolish enough…
Diving Santa Cruz – Galapagos
When it comes to diving, Galapagos is not the colourful coral jungle that you will find in the Great Barrier Reef, but it gives you the opportunity to swim with bigger creatures than just a couple of fish. The two…
Getting to The Galapagos on a Budget
For many of us the Galapagos Islands have always been a destination beyond our reach, a place that would only exist in the glossy pages of our parent’s National Geographics collecting dust on the bookshelf. This perception stayed strong for…