Thursday, March 13, 2008 Dear Nakeya, We spent the last two days at Perito Mereno Glacier in Argentina. The glacier was very, very big. When I am around things that are big, I always have the question, “How big is big?” When we looked through
7 March 2008 The Land of Towers held many wonders. Including waterfalls For the rest of the story, click here: http://www.hackneystravel.com/chile/docs/landoftowers.pdf
28 February 2008 We heard of a place, faraway; a place of lakes, mountains and mystery. Photo by Stephanie Hackney For the rest of the story, click here: http://www.hackneystravel.com/chile/docs/watchingwaters.pdf
Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, is more than a place on the map, it is a symbolic destination that becomes a Life List goal for many people. Young backpackers flock here to punch their ticket, retirees use
Many times when you see a highway warning sign you never know if they are worth heeding or not. For instance, down here in Patagonia, if you see a guanaco warning sign, you might, or might not see one. For the
14 February 2008 Lago Fagnano, Tierra del Fuego, Southern Patagonia, Argentina S54.53362 W67.22849 We found a nice campsite along Lake Fagnano a couple of days ago. The view was beautiful, but like the rest of our trip down Patagonia, the wind was blowing
02/14/2008 54° 48.73' S We've reached the end of the world. All is well. We're in Ushuaia, Argentina. It's the southernmost city in the world, located on the island of Tierra del Fuego (land of fire), off the southern coast of Argentina and Chile. It's
One of the challenges of world travel is procuring fuel. Generally gasoline and diesel are not a problem unless you are in an area of spot shortages such as Patagonia, where we are now. Propane, however, can be a problem.