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Argentina / Chile 2014 – Patagonia (South)

The Calafate berrys works! For those who don’t know what this means: If you eat one of the berrys it means you come again to El Calfate. So I did, exactly 2 yeary after I was there. Well, the reason was not the berry to be honest. The reason was […]

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Antarctica 2013 – 12 day cruise from Ushuaia

The last continent I have not been to was the Antarctica – here are the pictures. Most people called me crazy to fly from cold Europe into the cold Antarctic. Well it was not that cold, it was summer down there and temperatures around freezing (and not -35 Celsius as […]

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Southern Patagonia – Puerto Natales to Ushuaia

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 […]

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Torres del Paine

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 […]

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Perito Moreno Glacier

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 […]

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El Chaten and Fitz Roy

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. […]

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