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 […]

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 […]