Peninsula Valdés

Blimey, blog I have neglected you terribly. It’s been a whirlwind of a summer so far, and suddenly we have just four days left in Argentina. I type the words and it still… Continue reading →

Snow in Bariloche

Ten days ago it fell, in giant flakes like I’d never seen before. Incredibly beautiful to watch the garden turning from green to white as evening fell. Until all was cloaked white, muffled… Continue reading →

Patagonian daybreak

At 08:35 this morning, in San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia. This was reminiscent of a Buenos Aires sunset. It doesn’t get light in this pocket of the world until 08:45 these days. Daylight… Continue reading →

Autumn in Patagonia

A particularly magnificent walk in the full flush of autumn, about three weeks ago. Now the clumps of red berries hang alone on the fiery tree above. I walked to the top of… Continue reading →

El Calafate

Just a few short days after my mum arrived in Bariloche from England, after three flights and countless hours of milling around in airports, we braced ourselves for a …. wait for it… Continue reading →

Circuito Chico

Having my mum visiting was the perfect time to be a gung-ho Bariloche tourist. We spun around the two main sightseeing routes, Circuito Chico and Circuito Grande, tracing the smaller chico loop first. We began… Continue reading →