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There is a lot of action going on in this photo. These adult adelie penguins are protecting their young hatchlings from the overhead advances of a common Antarctic…
Many Guatemalans use local buses for daily transportation since it’s cheap and the cost of car ownership is quite high for many who struggle to get by on…
This abandoned whaling station had a few marked graves at it, where bodies were just covered in rocks and marked with a cross. In the background you can…
Mount Fitz Roy is in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Patagonia, on Argentina/Chile border. These mountains and the surrounding ice field make their own weather system so…
I hitch-hiked here from El Calafate, where I was staying in a small hostel for a few days. Once I had walked to the main road from town…
This is ideal cottage country with beautiful scenery and year-round activities to keep you healthy and happy. It doesn’t get any better than this. Location: Lago Perito Moreno,…
I’m not in the business for marketing hotels, but this five star hotel and resort is incredible. I was recommended to visit the Llao Llao for their breakfast…
Often referred to simply as Bariloche, this beautiful town lies on the shore of Nahuel Huapi Lake in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. It’s hard to imagine…
For those of you who have traveled to Latin America, you know that a visit to the Plaza del Centro, or any other public park, is a great…
Looking up at the castle on the hill at Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile. Location: Cerro Santa Lucía, Santiago, Chile
In the window of an aging Catholic cathedral in Santiago, Chile, sits this stone carving of a ship used during the Christian Crusades nearly a millennium ago. Location:…
From the entrance to Cerro Aconcagua National Park, you hike up the Horcones river valley to a low camp at Confluencia, and then onward to Plaza de Mulas,…
The Andes are full of colourful mountains due to the different minerals in the rock oxidizing differently. Also being quite high, the sky was often a super deep…
This popular wine producing region lies along side the Andes Mountains, and the lush green vineyards against the mountainous backdrop look simply amazing. On a sunny day, we…
Wine tasting tours are popular in Argentina’s wine making regions. The wineries invite you in for a tour of their vineyards and production facilities, and then you can…
Here are 5 reasons why you should upgrade to a first class seat when taking the bus in a third world country. 1. It’s not really that much…
This dusty little town in Northern Argentina is home of some seriously colourful hills. These colours are present in many of the mountains in Argentina, but the Hill…
This salt carver sits in the harsh sun of these high elevation salt flats. Despite the nearly 40°C heat, he’s covered head to toe to prevent his skin…
Jen and I were on the bus last night from Puerto Iguazú to Resinstencia. The trip was ten hours long, but the bus is a top quality modern…
Puerto Iguazú, which is the Argentine gateway town to Iguazú Falls, lies at the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The river marks the border between two countries…
Locomotives would pull onto this rotating track, and be swung into position to pull into or out of their garage. Cool stuff. Location: Colonia, Uruguay.
Flowers in the sand. I set a plastic coke bottle down and it left this cool impression. I made a few more for this photo. Location: Colonia del…
A motorcycle is parked outside of the city wall. Location: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Dawn falling on the Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento. Location: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Plaza de Toros is an abandoned bull fighting ring in Colonia, Uruguay. Location: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Jen and I were out on the town today! First, we walked around the neighborhood of Palermo, where our hotel is. We found this group of old Argentine…
It’s not very often you see a big bull moose drinking at Vermillion Lakes. They tend to stay away from busier areas and are more frequently seen in…
We did an autumn hike up Mt. Indefatigable, and this is the view looking East at Mt. Jerram. Location: Mt. Indefatigable, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
I’m reading the book “Fast Food Nation”, and have some interesting observations on the subject from my perspective here in Honduras. This book is not entirely about the…