Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world, has a very changeable climate. Two weeks ago it had snowed heavily. When I arrived, it was raining heavily. I went to a cheap hotel suggested by the Tourist Office, but as soon as I took out my British passport, the owner said. “You can only stay […]
From Punta Arenas to Tierra del Fuego by Bus
Morning – ready for a 14-hοur trip by bus to Ushuaia crossing the Magellan Strait to Tierra del Fuego and into Argentina. I sat next to three girls – to my surprise they were Swiss and from Bern – like Beatrice on Easter Island: as far as I am concerned, Chile is full of Swiss […]
Puerto Natales and Patagonia
If I can sum up Patagonia in one word, it would be wind. It is chilly, it is heavy and freezes your face. I caught a flight in a (20 seater) to Puerto Natales. I sat too cosily next to an elderly Armenian-Argentinean journalist who informed me that the first tourist in Puerto Natales was […]