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Puerto Natales to Ushuaia

Puerto Natales to Ushuaia

It’s 675km from Puerto Natales to Ushuaia or, in old money, around 1.5 million cubits.  This is a fair old chariot ride but, with fresh horses, doable in five or six days.  Unfortunately, my horses are set for the knacker’s yard, and braying in protest as I load up...
Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine

“Dr Livingstone, do I presume?” I quip, as two tired travelers with backpacks stroll down the hill towards me. It’s been a 28-hour journey from London, via the jungles of Toronto and Santiago, but Cathy and Adam have overcome strikes, tight connection-times and...
El Calafate to Puerto Natales

El Calafate to Puerto Natales

It’s quite possible there are days, in Patagonia, when the wind doesn’t blow.  It’s also possible the wind might decide one morning, just for a change, to blow from the north, east or south, rather than the west.  But based on the last six weeks, glaciers could...