And some more shots from the lake – this time from Langenargen with focus on the Montfort Castle.  Unlike last week the view was quite good. The alps were visible and the sky clear. Usually I am not at this part of the lake at this time, so I took […]

Finally today I had a little time to take my camera to go to the lake to take some pictures. All week the weather was fantastic. Almost 20deg and sunshine the whole day – very unusual for this time of the year. Also the animals seem to enjoy the weather.

After being in the Caribbean last year (Martinique) this years winter destination is Guadeloupe. It is also a French Island, I really liked the atmosphere on Martinique with lots of small towns and great nature. I hope Guadeloupe will be the same. The island is divided into Basse Terre (volcano […]

To get to Ushuaia by land is a very long drive. From Puerto Natales we took the road South to Punta Arenas but before reaching the city we turned east along the Magellan Strait. The only interesting (photo) stop on that road are some abandoned buildings and 2 old ships […]

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 […]