Gaiman vs Trevelin: Which Welsh Town Should You Visit In Patagonia?
I am staring down a literal tower of carbohydrates. Spread across the floral tablecloth at Ty Gwyn in Gaiman is a platter stacked with…
Patagonia’s Provincial Quirks — What Changes When You Cross a Border
There I was, huddled against a rusted metal signpost in the howling Patagonian wind, eating mayonnaise-soaked rice out of a jagged plastic shard. A…
Patagonia’s Siesta Problem — When Everything Is Closed and What to Do About It
There is a very specific kind of defeat that washes over you when you travel 5,000 miles to the rugged edge of the earth,…
Coastal Patagonia vs Mountain Patagonia — Which Side Is Right for You?
There is a very specific kind of delirium that sets in around hour seventeen of an overnight bus ride down the Argentine coast. You…
Welsh Patagonia: The Most Surprising Cultural Detour in Argentina
We thought we were prepared for Patagonian distances. We really did. We boarded the bus in Mar del Plata expecting a standard 16-hour overnight…
Why the Atlantic Side of Patagonia Deserves More Attention
There is a highly specific, deeply humbling level of physical exhaustion that sets in somewhere around hour 16 of staring out a bus window…
The Coastal Patagonia Route — Argentina’s Most Overlooked Region
You haven’t truly experienced Patagonia until you abandon your second-story bedroom to sleep on the ground floor, genuinely convinced the “Roaring 40s” wind is…
El Chaltén Morning vs. Afternoon Hikes: When to Leave to Avoid the Trail Bottlenecks
We didn’t arrive in the trekking capital of Argentina as hardened alpinists. We arrived in “full foodie mode”. My wife, Audrey, was wearing leggings…