The final countdown
steph We are going home TOMORROW! I’ve thought about home so much as a mental escape that it has become hard to believe it is a real place, far away, where…
Violence and security
After money, the number-two topic that people like to ask us about our trip is safety. I first heard it from my friend’s uncle in Utah. She had told me…
Signs
jbuhler Here is a little gallery of some of the signs we saw on the road in Patagonia. Useful information or good advice in every one of them.
One last night camping
We spent one last night in the van, at Andean Roads, the place our friend and fellow VW fanatic Cris owns north of Buenos Aires. In the morning, we organized…
Punta Alta
We spent the last several days in my home town, Punta Alta. It makes sense: a short 700Km drive from Buenos Aires, here we have family, friends, showers, internet, and…
The Big Decision
Over the past few weeks, we made our biggest decision yet: when to go home. It is a decision we have been avoiding for a while—not because our life in…
Patagonia, the eastern side
Some of the things we saw on our way north on ruta 3, on the eastern side of patagonia:
North-ward bound
It was tough to pull ourselves away from Ushuaia. Not only did we enjoy some spectacular weather and the great company and hospitality of some new friends, but it also…