This would be our third visit to El Calafate, with visits ten and five years previous. The reason for coming here is simple - the Perito Moreno Glacier. El Calafate itself has everything that a tourist would likely need. Hotels a plenty, restaurants, bars, tat shops and as the location is around 50 miles (80km) from the glacier, it makes a day trip quite straightforward as the road is excellent and light of traffic. Perito Moreno Glacier still ranks as one of...

El Calafate is a three hour flight south of Buenos Aires and when coming into land at the airport the Patagonian scenery looks very stark and you get a real feeling of remoteness. Once landed we collected a hire car and made our way into the town itself and our accommodation, the Miyazato Inn, which was more B&B than hotel and located a short walk from the actual centre of town. The owners were really friendly and we have stayed here again on a further visit...