501 Places

While hitchhiking around Europe in the 80s I met a German guy who pretended to be an Icelander, and even had the Iceland flag on his backpack. He was keen to  escape the negative perception he feared he would get as a German on the roads of France or Italy. (He also presumed that young [...]

Think of Argentina and think of passion. What spring to mind? For most people it will be the tango. The sensual dance, the elaborate costumes and the alluring sounds of the distinctly Latin music. Staying for the few days in the city it is impossible not to see the tango in action. Even if you [...]

Having watched many nature documentaries that have shown the magnificence of glaciers, I was still in awe from the first sight of Perito Moreno. It’s not just the height or the mind boggling mile width of this enormous wall of ice. Looking back at the glacier it stretches as far as the eye can see, [...]

Walk down the main pedestrian streets in BA, and you won’t go far before you see a tango troupe. Usually a couple of guys and a girl, and they carry an old stereo. Without warning, the music starts, and a couple take to the floor. You will see countless such displays in downtown Buenos Aires, [...]

At the tip of the American land mass, Ushuaia is a busy little town in southern Argentina. We spent a few days exploring the town and the surrounding part of Tierra del Fuego. We even stood at the port from where the Antarctic ships depart. Although it was not the time of year where people [...]