After an 18 hour bus ride, I’ve arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina, the Southernmost “City at the End of the World,” which is only sort of true, but that doesn’t stop them from plastering it all over everything as a marketing slogan. Since arriving here, I’ve drunk “coffee at the end of the world,” ate a […]
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It’s the end of the world as we know it…
May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Argentina, Photo of the Day
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Faro del fin del mundo
May 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Argentina, Photo of the Day
This is the Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse which stands watch over the Beagle Channel from a perch on the small Les Eclaireurs islands in the middle of the channel. According to the tour companies here in Ushuaia, it’s the “Lighthouse at the End of the World,” which isn’t really true. It’s not the southernmost lighthouse in […]
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WTF of the Day
June 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Chile, Photo of the Day, Travel
One of the best things about traveling is encountering totally unusual situations, and having no idea how or why they occurred. Sometimes, it’s fun to try to puzzle out these mysteries of the universe. Other times, you can only shake your head. This is one of those.
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Like a Pack a Day
June 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Chile, Photo of the Day, Travel
In some ways, Santiago is an attractive city. Air quality, however, is not among them. Santiago is one of the smoggier cities in Latin America. According to a 2004 World Bank study (PDF link), it even beat out former reigning champion Mexico City in “particulate matter,” which are the little bits of crap that make […]
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A good idea
June 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Chile, Photo of the Day
This is a photo taken inside the Baquedano metro station in Santiago. It’s a little library kiosk, where commuters can pick up books to read on their subway ride. I saw them at several of the larger metro stations in Santiago. It seemed like a really smart idea to me, putting libraries in places where […]
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