Our next stop after El Chaltén was San Carlos de Bariloche. Unfortunately, these 2 cities are about 1500 km away from each other, which meant we had to choose between a very expensive flight (€300 p.p.) and a 24-hour bus ride… We chose the latter. Even though taking the bus from El Chaltén to Bariloche …
After our short visit to El Calafate and the Perito Moreno Glacier, we travelled onwards towards El Chaltén. This tiny city, with only 3000 inhabitants, is known as Argentina’s hiking capital. Of course, this meant we mainly did hikes while we were here. All hikes leaving from El Chaltén are very well indicated and easy …
Our first destination on the Argentinian side of Patagonia was the town of El Calafate. This town is a 7 hour bus ride away from Puerto Natales in Chile. The main reason for our visit to El Calafate was the world-famous Perito Moreno Glacier, about 80 km away. We opted for a guided tour, organised …
As you might remember, I organised a giveaway a couple of months ago together with GPSmyCity. This website offers self-guided city walks and lots of interesting travel information which you can download to your phone and access while you’re offline. It’s a super handy and informative way to explore a new city or destination. But …
If you’re a bit like us, you started planning your trip to Torres del Paine too late and realised all the accommodation inside the park has already been booked. The hostels and hotels just outside the park only offer bunk beds at extortionate prices (€100 per night for a bunk bed!). What now? Does this …
My main goal in Patagonia was hiking the “W” (a 5-day trek) in Torres del Paine. Unfortunately, we only started planning the Patagonia leg of our trip in November. At this point, hiking the “W” with a tour agency was extremely expensive. I’m talking about €1000+ per person! No panic, we could still hike the …
We spent the Christmas period in the coastal city of Puerto Montt. In accordance with Norwegian Christmas traditions, we took 3 days off to celebrate. During the other days, we explored the beautiful area surrounding Puerto Montt. For two of those days, we rented a car for a very reasonable price (20.000 pesos or €25 …