Tag Archives: South America
Day Trips From Buenos Aires: Colonia or an Estancia
If you have a spare day in Buenos Aires, there are two classic ways to [...]
Sep
Two Days in Buenos Aires Before Your Cruise
The required arrival is December 20, which gives you one evening. Fly in two days [...]
Sep
Montevideo: The Grill and the Graf Spee
Walk into the Mercado del Puerto and the first thing that hits you is the [...]
Aug
Stanley, Falklands: A Village at the End of the Earth
After Antarctica, you tie up at a town with four pubs and a fish and [...]
Aug
Ushuaia: The Land Named for Its Fires
Magellan's men sailed past this coast in 1520 and saw fires burning along the shore. [...]
Aug
Punta Arenas: Where Shackleton’s Rescue Began
Shackleton's men all came home alive. The ship that went and got them sailed from [...]
Aug
Río de la Plata: The Widest River in the World
The ship is bound for Antarctica. She spends her first two days on a river.
Aug
La Boca: Houses Painted With Leftover Ship Paint
One neighborhood in Buenos Aires is bright pink, yellow, blue, and green. There is a [...]
Aug
Buenos Aires Before an Antarctica Cruise
The ship sails for Antarctica on December 21. On December 20 you land in eighty-four-degree [...]
Aug