This National Park is THE must see in Southern Patagonia. When I was here 2 years ago it was closed due to a big fire. You can still see the huge impact of the fire – lots of dead trees. But in between the gras is green and nature is […]

On of the highlights in Patagonia is the visit of Perito Moreno Glacier close to El Calafate. It is not the biggest glacier but a very accessible one. What is special is that the glacier devides the Lago Argentino in two halfs. On half is filling more and more up […]

From Ushuaia I took the plane to El Calafate to join a small group tour of Camino Abierto to visit Patagonia. The big advantage (and reason) why I booked this organized tour was that I do not have to bring a tent and sleeping bag. Everything was taken care of. […]

What a great couple of days! You can hardly put it in words.First of all the ship „the Ushuaia“ was an old research ship with max 86 passengers. This is important as only 100 people are allowed on shore at one time. I got lucky with my cabin, got one […]

After the long travel days I had a full day in Ushuaia. I did not do much, just walk a little around the waterfront, relax and also repack my stuff for the cruise. In the Harbour were 2 bigger cruise ships (Zaandam and AIDA Cara) both not allowed to travel […]

What a long travel day. Friday noon I got picked up by Micha who drove me to the Airport in Friedrichshafen. I checked in (luckily noone was interested in my 17kg Hand luggage). In Franfurt I arrived at 15:30. I had several hours to wait and I tried out the […]