[I] recently introduced the world to Nadia, our G Adventures guide in Buenos Aires. However, it was Christian, a Chilean mountain guide, who'd take us through Patagonia. He was waiting for us when we arrived at the airport in El Calafate, and would be with us until our flight from Ushuaia back to Buenos Aires began to board. Initially, I thought I would sit down with … [Read more...] about Meet Christian, Our Guide Through Patagonia
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The Best Food in Patagonia
Fine dining is hardly the first activity that comes to mind when one daydreams about Patagonia, yet night after night, I found fantastic food awaiting us. Once we arrived, we were in the hands of Christian, our G Adventures guide. After 6 seasons of leading tour groups in the region, he knew all the best restaurants. And thus began my personal quest to find the best food … [Read more...] about The Best Food in Patagonia
Surprise Ending on Viedma Glacier
Spoiler Alert: Skip this post if you intend to visit Viedma Glacier one day, and don't want to know the surprise endings that await groups who walk or climb on it. [S]pending a day ice climbing on Viedma Glacier was a dream come true. As our time on the glacier was coming to an end, Giselle, our lead guide, said she had two surprises for us. We were then led off … [Read more...] about Surprise Ending on Viedma Glacier
Ice Climbing in Patagonia
[A]s the ferry approached Viedma Glacier, and the towering columns of deep blue ice came into focus, I felt a pang of anxiety for the first time. Ice climbing had been a childhood dream of mine. As an adult, I'd tear out the page of a National Geographic Adventure story about ice climbing on an artificial waterfall in Colorado, hoping one day to be following in the … [Read more...] about Ice Climbing in Patagonia
Travel Deeper with Tourist 2 Townie
Check out this inspiring video from Argentina by my friend Gareth of Tourist2Townie.com. We met earlier this year in Medellin, where his enthusiasm for travel and blogging were obvious. Gareth is a man with a vision, and you'll see that come out in the video. He prefers to see the world at a much slower pace than your average backpacker, thus his motto to "travel … [Read more...] about Travel Deeper with Tourist 2 Townie
