Andean Dust Trails

Day 1 (12-13 November 2010) London, Paris, Buenos Aires I'm pleasantly surprised by Air France. Lots of leg room, half-decent food and friendly staff take me from Heathrow to Paris. There's a bit of a rush to make the connecting flight, but I make myself comfortable for the 12-hour journey to Argentina's capital. Susanne is with me, who I met a year ago, so it's a great way to start our trip across South America, by revisiting the city where we first met! Day 2 (13 November 2010) Buenos Aires We wake in Argentina and quickly find the hotel, just a stone throw away from Av. 9 de Julio,...

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End of the Earth

Days 1-2 (6-7 November 2009) London, São Paulo, Buenos Aires I've got that airport feeling again! I'm in an unusually quiet Heathrow Terminal Five and British Airways is offering me €600 and a free night in an airport, to fly tomorrow instead of this evening. The thought doesn't even cross my mind: In 15 hours I simply have to be in Buenos Aires, the starting point of my adventure to Patagonia. I'm in for a surprise as my supposedly direct flight stops in São Paulo and refuels before the last few hours to Argentina. It's not quite another pin in the map, but I can't complain about an unexpected...

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