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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

punta arenas to ushuaia

The bus ride from Punta Arenas, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina is 12 hours during the day. I didnt want to be bored so I decided to make some friends on the bus. They were really cool and we had some great chats. It was nice to see the beautiful scenery and animals from the window. I thought it was quite strange how many kilometers were in between the Chilean and Argentine border. When I arrived to Ushuaia I was taken away by the beauty of the place. The port was gorgeous!

taking the ferry across

Slovenia (not Slovakia)

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Canada

bottom of the world

gaucho------my university mascot

couldnt capture the beauty

one of the numerous boats in the port

Thursday, January 8, 2015

torres del paine

I was supposed to meet my friends in Patagonia in February and I thought I could hike with them in Torres del Paine, but they decided to stay in Buenos Aires a bit longer than planned so I decided to just take a day trip to Torres del Paine. It was nice to see all the main spots, but I wish I couldve hiked around more in the park. Luckily it wasnt as windy as it had been the past couple of days. The group I went with was really nice. The guide did the best she could do with explaining me all the different things that we saw. Im glad that I was able to see such beautiful nature and see some really cool animals that I hadnt seen before. I was just a bit disappointed that I couldnt get a photo of a bird that looked like an ostrich. Oh, well. It was a great day. Thanks everyone!

the group

guanaco

Colombia

salto grande

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patagonia eagle

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Colombia

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Colombia

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finally blue skies

cave

punta arenas

My journey to Antarctica starts in Punta Arenas. First I was going to take a bus from Santiago to Punta Arenas but then I figured out it was 48 hours by bus or 4 hours by plane with not so much of a price difference, so I decided to take a plane. The view from the airplane was gorgeous. It was the first time I had ever seen a rainbow from an airplane. It was really cool. The first thing I noticed about Punta Arenas is how windy the city is. The view of the whole city from one of the hills was really amazing. I had a great time here meeting people from different countries and meeting some great locals. Thanks to those who participated!

rainbow from the airplane

from far away these guys looked like penguins

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Hong Kong

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at 11:30pm!!!!!

with the cowboy statue

England

Poland

France

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France

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we made our own couchsurfing meeting

Thursday, January 1, 2015

new years in valpo

My Chilean friends were able to convince me to come back to Chile for New Years. They told me that at the coast (Vina del Mar and Valparaiso) there is a very nice firework display. When I came back to Santiago after Christmas I was a bit skeptical on my decision to come back for New Years. I thought that maybe I should've gone to New York for New Years again to meet up with my friends. However, I am very glad that I decided to spend New Years in Chile. The firework display was really impressive and amazing. They lasted for so long and there were so many areas along the coast that were having their firework display. From the area my friends and I were at we were able to have such a GREAT view. I should've taken more photos of people wearing my glasses, but I was a bit worried that I would've lost them. Thanks to those who participated!! Happy New Years everyone!!!