Now that we have secretly become penguin specialists, we don't want to miss out on the special species of rockhopper penguin. To do so, we take a...
South America
Ushuaia
We arrive in Ushuaia on the only major north-south connecting road. One more bend, and then the entrance gate with the exotic-sounding sequence of...
Tierra del Fuego
From the southernmost mainland of South America, we can drive a few kilometers further south with our campervan Ben. Not that far compared to the...
Torres del Paine National Park
In the Torres del Paine National Park, everything revolves around a large mountain formation, the towers or Torres del Paine. The striking mountain...
Magellanic penguins at Cabo Virgenes
As we continue our journey, we come across the Magellanic penguins we already know. A short detour of “only” 120 km to go and 120 km to come back...
Perito Moreno Glacier
As mentioned in the first blog post about Los Glaciares National Park and El Chaltén, we come across the same national park again a few hundred...
El Chaltén
In order to protect the impressive nature of Patagonia, many areas are protected under the regime of national parks. The region in the mountain...
Patagonia Perito Moreno National Park
The name of this national park is somewhat confusing for us. There is a very well-known glacier in Argentina, Perito Moreno, and a lesser-known...
Patagonia – Marble Caves
As the Patagonia region is really big, we are publishing the next highlights straight away. Due to the particularly harsh climate, there are many...
Patagonien – Puerto Montt to Río Tranquilo
We have finally arrived in Patagonia. Still more in the northern part but nevertheless in the middle of Patagonia on the Chilean side. Now we are...
Chiloé Island
We like island life, so we would also like to visit an island in Chile. It's not as easy as with the island of Chiloé in the rest of Chile, so we...
Camino de los Siete Lagos
Next, we make a short detour over from Chile to Argentina. We are very close to the northern border of the world-famous Patagonia region. The...
Siete Tazas National Park
After Pichilemu, we drove south along the coast towards the town of Constitución for a few more days. We really enjoy these days – after all, we...
Pichilemu
The most beautiful stretch of coastline, possibly on the entire Pacific side of South America, can be found in Pichilemu. And not only that, with...
Valparaíso
As the name in Spanish suggests, Valparaíso is supposed to be a paradisiacal valley. Perhaps it used to be, but today Valparaíso is more of a...
Santiago de Chile
Following our plan of moving back and forth between Argentina and Chile, we have traveled a long way and are reporting from Santiago de Chile today....
Mendoza – a picturesque wine region
The next city we visit, or rather the next region, is Mendoza in Argentina. On the one hand, it is one of the most modern cities in Argentina and,...
Córdoba – the student city of Argentina
We are now quite a bit further south, but of course still in Argentina. Driving long distances here is much more relaxed and, above all, faster, as...
South America
Rockhopper penguins near Puerto Deseado
Now that we have secretly become penguin specialists, we don't want to miss out on the special species of rockhopper penguin. To do so, we take a...
Ushuaia
We arrive in Ushuaia on the only major north-south connecting road. One more bend, and then the entrance gate with the exotic-sounding sequence of...
Tierra del Fuego
From the southernmost mainland of South America, we can drive a few kilometers further south with our campervan Ben. Not that far compared to the...
Torres del Paine National Park
In the Torres del Paine National Park, everything revolves around a large mountain formation, the towers or Torres del Paine. The striking mountain...
Magellanic penguins at Cabo Virgenes
As we continue our journey, we come across the Magellanic penguins we already know. A short detour of “only” 120 km to go and 120 km to come back...
Perito Moreno Glacier
As mentioned in the first blog post about Los Glaciares National Park and El Chaltén, we come across the same national park again a few hundred...
El Chaltén
In order to protect the impressive nature of Patagonia, many areas are protected under the regime of national parks. The region in the mountain...
Patagonia Perito Moreno National Park
The name of this national park is somewhat confusing for us. There is a very well-known glacier in Argentina, Perito Moreno, and a lesser-known...
Patagonia – Marble Caves
As the Patagonia region is really big, we are publishing the next highlights straight away. Due to the particularly harsh climate, there are many...
Patagonien – Puerto Montt to Río Tranquilo
We have finally arrived in Patagonia. Still more in the northern part but nevertheless in the middle of Patagonia on the Chilean side. Now we are...
Chiloé Island
We like island life, so we would also like to visit an island in Chile. It's not as easy as with the island of Chiloé in the rest of Chile, so we...
Camino de los Siete Lagos
Next, we make a short detour over from Chile to Argentina. We are very close to the northern border of the world-famous Patagonia region. The...
Siete Tazas National Park
After Pichilemu, we drove south along the coast towards the town of Constitución for a few more days. We really enjoy these days – after all, we...
Pichilemu
The most beautiful stretch of coastline, possibly on the entire Pacific side of South America, can be found in Pichilemu. And not only that, with...
Valparaíso
As the name in Spanish suggests, Valparaíso is supposed to be a paradisiacal valley. Perhaps it used to be, but today Valparaíso is more of a...
Santiago de Chile
Following our plan of moving back and forth between Argentina and Chile, we have traveled a long way and are reporting from Santiago de Chile today....
Mendoza – a picturesque wine region
The next city we visit, or rather the next region, is Mendoza in Argentina. On the one hand, it is one of the most modern cities in Argentina and,...
Córdoba – the student city of Argentina
We are now quite a bit further south, but of course still in Argentina. Driving long distances here is much more relaxed and, above all, faster, as...