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It begins… La Cuarenta

16/03/2014 by Footsteps of a Tree

And so to the magical and mystical Ruta 40 – or just ‘La Cuarenta’ according to the locals. When you look at map of Argentina there’s a road that starts south of Rio Gallegos on the east coast and seems to randomly head west towards the Andes and then wiggle it’s way north to the very top of the country on the Bolivian border. That’s the 40. Che Guevara wrote about it his motorcycle diaries with both love and distain […]

Categories: Argentina, FOOTSTEPS, PHOTOGRAPHY, WHERE'S ELVIS? • Tags: Argentina, Backpacking, Campervan, Career Break, La Cuarenta, Latin America, Patagonia, Photography, Ruta 40, Travel, Travelling, Vagabonding, Wicked Van

Asado; An art not a science?

27/02/2014 by Footsteps of a Tree

Warning – Vegetarians avert your eyes….Now then, for those of you who don’t know the Argentines love their meat. So much so that we recently picked up an Argentine hitchhiker who knew little English but every time we drove past a cow he proclaimed excitedly “Asado!” Broadly speaking an Asado is a term used for having a barbecue – but that description in our experience doesn’t even touch the surface of what the term means to the Argentines. It’s their […]

Categories: Argentina, FOOTSTEPS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Uncategorized • Tags: Argentina, Asado, Backpacking, Career Break, Cerveza, Latin America, Meat, Parrilla, Patagonia, Photography, South America, Travelling

Behind the Painted Smiles

25/02/2014 by Footsteps of a Tree

I don’t want to dwell on this but I always said that Footsteps Of A Tree would be a record of my thoughts on the road… Good and difficult to bear. And so, the festive period was a real battle of emotions, my first away from my family and friends … ever. Ushuaia was a friendly place and the campsite we stayed, with Christmas Asado and all, was a wonderful mix of travellers from all over the world, but it […]

Categories: Argentina, FOOTSTEPS • Tags: Argentina, Backpacking, Career Break, Christmas, Fin del Mundo, Latin America, Patagonia, South America, Travel, Travelling, Ushuaia

Fin Del Mundo – King of Crab!

24/02/2014 by Footsteps of a Tree

Over Christmas we headed to what the Argentines call the end of the world – Ushuaia. The guide books suggested that a steady 18 degrees could be expected with a bit of sunshine. Oh how they were wrong! It was Baltic! Proper cold. In fact it actually snowed for a time on Christmas Day! Yeah a white Christmas! I think we would have celebrated if we hadn’t been rather cold in Elvis our camper van! I was ‘forced’ to drink […]

Categories: Argentina, FOOTSTEPS, PHOTOGRAPHY • Tags: Argentina, Backpacking, Beagle Channel, Campervan, Career Break, Fin del Mundo, King Crab, Patagonia, Photography, South America, Tierra del Fuego, Travel, Travelling, Ushuaia

The Wind Blows

04/02/2014 by Footsteps of a Tree

It’s 5.10am on the 2nd January and I’m wide awake laying in the back of our camper van at the base of Torres Del Paine. I’m warm in my sleeping bag but the air on my face is chilled, the kind of chilled that gets your attention… In fact bloody cold! It’s not the first time I’ve been awake throughout the night but strangely I’ve not felt restless. It’s more that I’ve been awoken with intrigue as to what is […]

Categories: Argentina, Chile, FOOTSTEPS, PHOTOGRAPHY • Tags: Argentina, Backpacking, Campervan, Career Break, Chile, Footsteps, Latin America, Patagonia, Photography, South America, The Elements, Torres Del Paine, Wind

By The Fire

21/01/2014 by Footsteps of a Tree

In Patagonia, on the days when it rains and it’s cold – which we found even in the high of summer can be frequent – there’s nothing better than huddling next to a wood burner, starting a fire, drying off wood on the top of the iron and passing the afternoon with a pack of cards and warming drink (preferably alcoholic!). There’s some beautifully warm days in Patagonia but it can drop cold, icy cold, and throw it down with […]

Categories: Argentina, Chile, FOOTSTEPS, PHOTOGRAPHY • Tags: Argentina, Backpacking, Baileys, Career Break, Chile, Fire, Jack Daniels, Latin America, Mighty Boosh, Old Gregg, Patagonia, Photography, South America, Travel

Footsteps Of A Tree

The Travel Notes Of A Special Time Backpacking In South America

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