Author: alanhenry11

Buenos Aires has a lot. You may even say it has it all. This is a city with a metro population of nearly 16 million people. Not only does it have the most bookshops per capita in the world, it is home to the widest avenue in the world. It is of course the birthplace…

As we arrived into a large service station area to sleep in San Antonio Oeste in Argentina, following a four hour drive from beautiful Puerto Madryn, we had quite a few areas to choose where to park. Driving a large campervan does not always afford one such luxuries, so we quickly compared available spots for…

As we drove through the centre of Argentina in the baking heat of high summer, we debated long into the night about our next destination. Would we head directly north-east towards the Buenos Aires province, and the quaint towns and big city lights on offer. Or should we swing down south to the Atlantic coastline and…

Leaving the Andes Mountains and western Argentina left us with mixed feelings. On the one hand, we were excited to start a new part of our adventure, see new landscapes and sights and meet new people and cultures. On the other, we were going to miss the beauty of the mountains and lakes that had…

Christmas Eve brought great excitement and planning in our home, with presents being wrapped, carrots and milk left out and windows left ajar for any special visitor… We awoke to great excitement with carrots and milk being replaced by board games and remote-control cars. We continued a long-standing family tradition of running the GOAL mile…

When we decided to embark on our family adventure to South America, one thing we did not have clear (well there were quite a few if being honest!), was how we would enjoy a Christmas away from home. We are used to spending this time of the year in different places, given we have family…

The backwater town of Bajo Caracoles in rural Argentina would not be everybody’s holiday cup of tea. To begin with, it is quite literally in the middle of nowhere. The last census at the turn of the century noted the towns population at 31, and having spent a couple of nights there, I think this…

El Chalten was often mentioned in travel books and blogs as one of the recommended places to visit while traveling up the Ruta 40 in western Argentina. Located just north of Lake Viedma (a lake measuring a mere 1.5 times the size of county Dublin), it required a 200km detour to get there. Given our…

Francisco Pascagoula Moreno, or Perito Moreno as he is better known, was an Argentine scientist, naturalist, conservationist, politician, explorer and geographer. Dying in 1919 at the age of 67, he is a bit of a legend in Argentina. Not only are numerous streets and plazas throughout the country named after him, a large town and…

Back on the road, we approached the port at Bahia Azul. At this stage the wind was absolutely howling, and we were suspecting the worst for the ferry. The traffic jam that ground our progress to a halt well before the port confirmed that we would be delayed. What was more concerning however was the…