Category Archives: Argentina

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Ushuaia, Argentina

Today is a 3-hour flight on Aerolineas Argentinas from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina, to board Ponant’s Le Lyrial for the South Atlantic crossing to Cape Town. The flight departs at 6 am, so it’s […]

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Buenos Aires, March 1-2, 2018

Thursday March 1, 2018 I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Buenos Aires over the years, and don’t feel the need to revisit tourist traps. It’s also a beautiful late summer’s day, with a […]

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Santiago to Buenos Aires

I need to head to Santiago airport this afternoon, for a 5 pm flight to Buenos Aires. That means a 2.30 pm departure from The Aubrey hotel, so I have a morning to occupy in […]

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Photobook – EPIC 2012

8 months after I’ve arrived home from Epic 2012, I’ve finally finished the photobook (click the hyperlink) from that trip…a whopping 200 A3 pages. Then again,  I did cover a lot of ground – Melbourne to […]

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Ushuaia, embarkation day

Today is embarkation day on the National Geographic Explorer, so all I see of one of my favourite cities (Buenos Aires) is through the window of the bus taking us to the airport for the […]

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Epic 2012 Begins!

Well, it’s time to begin the EPIC 2012 travel blog – this is how I’ve chosen to spend 7 weeks of annual leave and a total of 57 days of travelling!  Here’s a rough overview […]