Today was a bit of a right off with the big night lastnight - I really like little gatherings and having a few drinks but I really hate how bad I feel the next day. After a good sleep-in Jose prepared a very typical Colombian dish of red bean soup, vegetables and Patacon - perfect for a post-hangover pick me up. Unfortunately the beans gave my stomach hell and the rest of the day and the next day intact I was in pain. In the evening I packed my things and went to...

My last few days in Ushuaia and the big plan is in action: today Jose will work until 2pm then his friend Lorena will come around and get us in her car and drive out to the Tiera del Fuego National Park. In the park we will do a couple of short hikes and then head back to the city where tonight we will all go to a leaving party/Argentinian BBQ. In the morning I met Martin at a hiking store in town where they had this really good deal on hiking shoes; if you buy t...

The plan is taking shape now; after my two week visit to Calafate and Argentinian Patagonia I will fly to Buenos Aires and from there take a bus straight to Mendoza. I have been in contact with a brother and sister who live in Mendoza since November. Anyways they are about to set off on their big adventure through South America and have invited me firstly to their home and then to join them travelling through Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. The offer is too good t...

So I have spent too much time here in Ushuaia and got far too settled into a routine. Today I had organized to change some US dollars with one of Martins friends; the reason being I would get 40% more then what the bank offers on the blue dollar market. In the evening there was a couchsurfing meeting so I waited around for Jose to finish work and then go with him to the bar. Unfortunately he never arrived at the house so I set off for meeting but had a hell of a ...

So I am running out of things to talk about as each day here is becoming less and less eventful. However today I did go and book a flight from El Calafate to Buenos Aires - I had planned to bus this distance and make a few stops along the way but I then found out the bus would take 4 days and triple the price of what I paid for the flight. I also had a bit of luck in the afternoon and managed to find a host in Calafate - a truly impossible task as it is an incred...