Our Argentina Itinerary Our Buenos Aires and Patagonia Itinerary Includes Everything From Nightlife to Penguins Are you thinking of flying to South America and visiting Argentina? International flights are long and can be expensive. We flew from Europe, but there are...
The Argentina Lake District is located in the northwest corner of Argentine Patagonia. An incredibly beautiful region filled with picturesque glacier lakes, forests and mountains. After exploring Bariloche and driving the Circuito Chico, it was time to head up north...
After spending a few nights with friends in Buenos Aires, it was time to set off on our own and start exploring Argentina. Many people had recommended that we should visit the wine region around Mendoza, and tempting as it was (we do enjoy a bottle or two of Malbec!),...
After spending a lovely morning with the Punta Tombo penguins, we headed inland along a very dusty unpaved road to Gaiman, Argentina, a Patagonian Welsh town famous for its fabulous teas. Now, being a Brit, we take our teatime very seriously, especially when it’s...
Ushuaia In Patagonia Feels Long Way From Everywhere We took the morning flight to Ushuaia from El Calafate with Aerolíneas Argentinas. Just an hour, no sooner were we up, we were getting ready to land. I didn’t even have enough time to get nervous! As you may know,...
After taking the 24-hour bus journey from Buenos Aires to Bariloche, I knew it would be hard to persuade Jonathan to do another 24-hour bus journey to El Calafate, Argentina. I dislike flying but the ‘it will be so much cheaper than flying and hey, we will save money...
Penguins in Argentina? One of the many highlights of our Patagonia itinerary was our trip to see the Magellanic Penguins in Punta Tombo Argentina. Yes, there are penguins in Argentina. Punta Tombo in Chubut Province is home to the world’s largest colony of Magellanic...
Buenos Aires Streetscape (Photo by CC Nestor Galina, Flickr) Intro Who hasn’t seen the movies and dreamed of spending time in Buenos Aires? It’s like the Paris of South America, full of culture and good food and beautiful buildings. Like New York City and...
