Archive for the ‘Ushuaia Argentina’ Category
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
After a 4 1/2-hour flight from Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, my plane headed for its approach into Ushuaia, the largest southernmost city in South America. Out the window, we could see the azure water of the Beagle Channel on the left and the snow-blanketed Andes Mountains on the right.
The ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The first thing to realise about expedition ship Via Australis, on which I recently travelled to Cape Horn, is that the name has nothing to do with Australia, except both share the same etymology - from the Latin for "south."
The second thing I discovered was just how well this little ...
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
As tourism in Chile continues move past the recent earthquake that devasted regions of the country, Cruise West is giving the nation's travel industry a boost as it prepares to venture to the rugged and mysterious Patagonia in 2011 with four departures aboard the 64-cabin mv Via Australis. The new ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Ever had that feeling of despair when you have expended lots of effort to get somewhere, only to find it was closed?
Well, imagine travelling 8,500 miles, taking three flights and half a day's journey by sea, only to find you cannot reach your ultimate destination.
That's what happened to me when ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
After nine months of blizzards and forest fires, close encounters with wild bears and gruelling mountain passes, record-breaking Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont yesterday crossed the finishing line of his latest epic journey from Alaska to Argentina.
Beaumont, 27, began his journey in Anchorage, Alaska, in May last year and, after cycling ...
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation Announces Expansion Plans for 2010
With a number of hotels in its development pipeline, Sonesta (Nasdaq:SNSTA) remains committed to growing its collection of hotels worldwide. In 2009 Sonesta added 760 rooms to the Sonesta Collection, including new hotels in Valledupar, Colombia; Osorno, Concepcion and Calama, Chile; and ...
Posted in Architecture Argentina, Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Hotels Argentina, Patagonia, South America, Tierra del Fuego Argentina, Ushuaia Argentina | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Just Back From: Ushuaia, Argentina
We went because: We celebrated my husband's retirement from his 35-plus-year career in pharmacy.
Don't miss: The End of the World Train (Tren del Fin del Mundo), a vintage rail trip through Tierra del Fuego National Park to a defunct penal colony.
Don't bother: To plan ahead for ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Towards the end of 2009, TAM S.A. (TAM - Analyst Report) and Argentina subsidiary of LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL - Analyst Report) signed the flight codeshare agreement in order to offer more convenience and comfort to passengers wishing to travel between Brazil and Argentina. The agreement goes into effect for ...
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
This remote wilderness is like nowhere else on Earth, which makes a voyage there all the more rewarding, says Simon Calder
To the bitter end of the world. Why?
To discover a part of the planet reduced to its raw elements. "The Antarctic is to the rest of the world as ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
What does it mean to travel to the ends of the earth? Is it a matter of distance, difficulty, or something more? Who will be one's fellow travelers? What is there to discover? I only knew I was headed for terra incognita.
No one contemplates a trip to Antarctica lightly. It ...
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