the old bridge over a narrow Rio Grande
globetrott Says: Rio Grande - and I really expected a mighty river ! And then it is just such a narrow river, but at least it had an interesting old bridge, that you can still see below the new bridge for the cartrafic of today.Just imagine, that in the old days all of the trafic was going...
Hotel Argentino: A home away from home
cybergenic Says: I'm not sure how we found this place but it was lovely. It is run by Graciella the most warm hearted lady i met in Argentina. The hostel is in a big old house that is decorated with rustic/earthy pieces of art. It is more like a lived in home than a hostel. Everyone pitches...
globetrott Says: The Panamericana highway / N3 is the only way to get to Rio Grande ! "Highway" is certainly not the real expression for such a road, that is just wide enough for 2 oncoming trucks in the middle-part that is asphalted and there is mostly a hard shoulder as well, that is ment...
Carrefour: for fresh baguette & more
globetrott Says: Carrefour is a well known supermarket-chain in France and the rest of europe and after 10 days in Ushuaia with just local food plus 22 days of cruising in Antarctica with quite a limited culinary display we were really glad to find a carrefour-market in Rio Grande. My...
Merry Christmas for a dead, little girl of 6 years
globetrott Says: This was for me the most touching grave in the main cemetery of Rio Grande : it is the grave for a young girl, who died in the age of 6 years and you will see a room filled with all sorts of toys, Tele-Tubbies looking out of the roof and when we came around December 10th, in...
dont step on the old bridge over the Rio Grande
globetrott Says: The bridge over the Rio Grande dates back to 1920 and you are not allowed to walk over it ! In case that you want to do it anyway, take a look first for the many rusty or broken parts of the construction !It is a fascinating construction of steel and wood and it was the only...
globetrott Says: Estancia Viamonte is consisting only of a very few houses and it is actually nothing else than a large farm including several buildings for the family, the cattle and the employees, and all of the village is also totally fenced in and you have to open the gate before you can...
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I'm not sure how we found this place but it was lovely. It is run by Graciella the most warm hearted lady i met in Argentina. The hostel is in a big old house...
Q: I am catching a flight from Ushuia to Santiago, Chile for the 1st of Dec but the only way to arrive in santiago , Chile on 1 Dec...
A: Have you checked the route? That flight will probably connect through Buenos Aires to another flight. There won't be any flight direct to Santiago. Can you not find a...
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the largest town in Fireland / Tierra del Fuego

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You may find yourself in Rio Grande

If you are travelling by bus to/from Tierra Del Fuego then you may find you have an unexpected stop over in Rio Grande. Not a particularly bad place, but not a great deal to do. There are shops,...
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Hogar Dulce Hogar !! / Home Sweet Home!!

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