Bariloche
The good news: We have actually arrived in San Carlos de Bariloche (~3000people, ~3000 feet). We are no longer on a Marga bus. The night, while not exactly young, is not over. And we have alcohol. The bad news: We have spent the dawn of New Years 2011 on a fucking bus in Nowhere, Patagonia. […]
50 Hours to Bariloche
Based on advice from other travelers, I had planned my trip about 10 days ahead to make sure I got into Bariloche a day in advance of New Years Eve so I could celebrate there. And even though I’ve already taken 4 bus rides north from Punta Arenas, it’s another 28 hours by bus to […]
El Chaltѐn
Just a couple hours North of El Califate by bus is the much smaller town of El Chaltѐn (~500 people, ~500 feet, 49° south latitude) which is the jumping off point for some quite famous trekking and mountain climbing destinations. It’s also significantly more expensive than many of my other stops, so I took an […]
El Calafate
I’ve had a host of people recommend El Calafate (~6,000 people, ~650 feet, 50° south latitude) to me as a required stop on my tour, although I can’t for the life of me remember why. But…it’s the next logical destination to the North and will be my first stop in Argentina. Per usual, we’ll figure […]
Return to Puerto Natales
The Slovenians are on a mission. We got back to Puerto Natales and as soon as I have dropped my bag on a bed in the hostel, they have already booked the last bus to Argentina. In 2 hours. No fucking way. I have one foot with a chorizo attached to it, am tired as […]
Puerto Natales + Torres Del Paine Trek
The Slovenians and I could all tell we were going to like Puerto Natales (~20,000 people, sea level) before we even got off the bus. At 11:30 pm we dropped our bags at the hostel, walked two blocks (while smoking the joint the owner of the hostel in Punta Arenas sold us…solid), and we’re picked […]
Punta Arenas
A quick postscript to my Valparaiso stop: While hauling ass to the bus station at 6 am, I ran by the city’s movie theater. I’ve been dying to see a real movie since…well, since I moved to Cusco and was told I couldn’t see a movie because they don’t have a fucking theater. In a […]