Blog: “Leaving Ushuaia”
woollypigs Ushuaia – Tolhuin – Rio Grande, 14/01/2012 – 17/01/2012. 297Km (Total 297Km cycled) Highlights: great views over Ushuaia as we left; our first passport control; wild camping and tasty camp…
January 2012
Blog: “There is cake at the end of the world, ma!”
While in Buenos Aires we got an email from our very good friend Emily, who should be in Iran as I type this, on her around-the-world tour. She let us…
Review: “La Posada del Fin del Mundo”
As a bit of luxury since we knew when we arrived from Buenos Aires we would be rather knackered, we booked into the Posada del Fin del Mundo for one…
La bici no pasará!
We hung around in Buenos Aires in the afternoon, keeping out of the sun and making preparations for our journey to the airport. We explained in vain to the very…
Camping in Ushuaia, Argentina
Not the easiest thing to find when you search on a search engine. Though there is plenty places near by and even one on the outskirts of Ushuaia. There is…
Buenos Aires: the most American of European cities?
We toyed with the idea of going cycling on the free bicycles in Buenos Aires, or even to take one of the guided bike tours. But, it was simply way…
Circus Hostel & Hotel, San Telmo, Buenos Aires
To help us get over the long flight from the UK we decided to spend a few days in Buenos Aires before heading further south in Argentina. We needed something…
I can see clearly now (I’ve bought Optilabs specs)
peliroja If you’re an optically-challenged cyclist like me, you may have considered getting some prescription specs designed especially for cycling. Riding in normal glasses is possible, of course, but they don’t…
Buenos Aires: sizzling, scorchio, and a cemetery
First of all, if you’re wondering why there are no tales or photos of bicycles yet, it’s because we’re officially Being Tourists in Buenos Aires while acclimatising. The cycling won’t…
Buenos Aires and the curious incident of the green paint in the Plaza
We had breakfast in the hostel – some sweet little mini croissants called medialunas, tea (without milk as only hot was available – Peli deems this a serious situation, and…