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    January 6, 2026
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    Buenos Aires

    January 7 in Argentina ☁️ 28 °C

    We've finally arrived after a gruelling 24 hours of travel! We had to stay on the plane at our Rio de Janeiro stopover before travelling on to Buenos Aires. Arrived safely at our hotel and now settling in! Tired but triumphant. Our Hotel is old school but stylish. Great shower too.Read more

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    Walkabout in BA

    January 10 in Argentina ☁️ 20 °C

    We moved hotels today hence the photo of a room! BA was cloudy and overcast but walking around the city offered us more sights to admire. Not unsurprisingly perhaps the renovation of the former dock area has become the most expensive area to live in with pieces rising above $1000 per sq ft.Read more

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    Hiking in the Tierra del Fuego NP

    January 13 in Argentina ☁️ 10 °C

    Tierra del Fuego translates as the Land of Fires and today we explored the nearby national park. Separated from Patagonia by the waters of the Magellan Strait, Tierra del Fuego is a landscape of lakes, forest, and tundra, set beneath a backdrop of rugged mountain peaks! Stunning.Read more

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    Punta Arenas

    January 14 in Chile ☁️ 17 °C

    A long day of travel today. After breakfast, we departed by public bus and spent our day travelling across Tierra del Fuego, crossing the Magellan Strait by ferry, and entering Chile, and finishing our journey in Punta Arenas.Read more

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    Torres del Paine

    January 15 in Chile ☁️ 13 °C

    Today we travelled north across the Patagonian steppe, with its desolate rolling plains and views of the peaks of the Cordillera.

    After a brief stop in Puerto Natales we continued towards the park.

    The drive was dramatic and took us via the Milodon Cave to our accommodation in Torres del Paine.    Read more

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    22 k Hike

    January 16 in Chile 🌧 9 °C

    A big day of hiking today. A 22-kilometre trek to the base of the Torres del Paine. The entire hike was filled with dramatic panoramas, crossing glacial lakes, passing through river valleys and mountain forest, culminating in one of the most impressive lookouts in the park, over the spectacular Torres - an imposing pinnacles of sharp granite that rose up over 2,600 metres. The total ascent and descent of the hike was 950 metres, from a starting altitude of 30 metres to the peak of 980 metres, over approximately ten hours. Triumphant but totally worn out by the end!!Read more

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    Torres del Paine

    January 17 in Chile 🌧 7 °C

    A relaxed day today after yesterday's exertion. I'm feeling healthy with no muscle ache which surprised me! We took a short bus ride out to see a waterfall near Lake Pehoe then headed to Mirador Cuernos up a steep, partly gravel path, where we saw the outline of the Valle del Frances. The weather was very wet and windy!Read more

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    El Calafate

    January 18 in Chile ☁️ 7 °C

    This morning we drove to the Argentinean border at Cerro Castillo, crossing a vast plateau, where the only signs of life are the occasional estancia sheltering behind a windbreak of rare trees. Our destination is Calafate, situated on the southern shores of Lago Argentino, the glacier region and the gateway to Los Glaciares National Park.Read more

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    Perito Moreno Glacier

    January 19 in Argentina 🌧 10 °C

    Today we visited the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of South America's most magnificent sights. The glacier covers approximately 250 square kilometres and is over 30 kilometres and at its deepest point and over 700 metres thick.
    We boarded a boat to go closer still. It was an unforgettable sight!    Read more

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    El Chalten

    January 20 in Argentina ⛅ 17 °C

    hike to Vespignani Glacier lookout

    Today we drove to Chalten lying at the confluence of the De las Vueltas and Fitzroy Rivers in Los Glaciares National Park. We hiked to a spot where it was possible to see Condors and we're lucky enough to see 3 soaring high above us.Read more

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    Mount Fitzroy

    January 21 in Argentina ☀️ 8 °C

    Today, we set out with a local guide, in bright sunshine to cover the distance to the base of Mount Fitz Roy, whose summit is almost permanently covered in clouds but not today!The mountain reaches 3405 metres and we hiked to the base at around 1200 metres. Its forests and slopes are home to a unique array of wildlife, including the huemel (a small deer) and the majestic condor. The scale and grandeur of this setting made this walk truly amazing.
    Our total ascent and descent was approximately 950m / 3150ft, over a distance of 26 kilometres / 16.1 miles. It took us about nine hours.    Read more

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    Mendoza to Santiago

    January 30 in Argentina ☀️ 15 °C

    A long day. 8 to 10 hours on a coach travelling over the Andes. Iconic but tough. Santiago feels very different from Mendoza. We're only here until Sunday so it's a whistle stop trip you might say. On the way into Santiago we saw acres of new solar farms being readied for service. Wow! Wait till Trump hears about that?!Read more