Today we had another day planned to explore Buenos Aires and we first decided to go to Recoleta the cemetery and visit it in the area. We walked around the many graves and tried to find the grave of a friend of my dad‘s father, but unfortunately he didn’t find anything after visiting the cemetery. […]

Today we woke up early and grab breakfast before it was time to go to the airport for the next leg of our journey. Unfortunately unlike our parents we didn’t have a direct flight to Buenos Aires and they said had to take a flight to Santiago and then wait there for a couple hours […]

Today we woke up early and grab breakfast before it was time to go to the airport for the next leg of our journey. Unfortunately unlike our parents we didn’t have a direct flight to Buenos Aires and they said had to take a flight to Santiago and then wait there for a couple hours […]

Today we didn’t have any big plans, so we went to grab lunch where we had empanadas and then walked around the city taking a walk to park Saint Martin In the evening we had found this restaurant that we wanted to try so we walked there and had massive portions and felt a bit […]

Today after having grab breakfast, we decided to go shopping for snacks and walk to carefour to get some delicious passion fruit tea and then walked to a local restaurant, which was out of the way to try a choripan, a local Argentinian hotdog. The cherry pen we got there was definitely an elevated version […]

Today we went down for breakfast and had breakfast decided to organise some activities for the following days including horse riding and a wine tour after talking with reception we figured out a good wine to to do that afternoon organised everything and decided to go to lunch to get some good empanadas.  We took […]

Today we got up at nine and enjoyed breakfast whilst planning what we would be doing today considering that most things are closed due to the fact that it was the 1st of January. We decided that it was worth going back to exactly where we had started to show the parents at Aconcagua because […]

Today, we woke up on the same mattress in Penitentes in the same apartment we had stayed in two weeks earlier. It was clear the place hadn’t been cleaned in all that time—I even found the same Aqua Pure tablet I had dropped during our previous stay. We went down for breakfast and loaded all […]

Today, we woke up early at 7 a.m. and quickly gathered our belongings to leave the dorm tent, avoiding further interaction with the eccentric person sharing the space with us, who bizarrely tried to buy our sleeping bags as we were packing. After breakfast, we attempted to call the restaurant to modify our New Year’s […]

Today, we planned to sleep in and have breakfast at 10 a.m., but that proved easier said than done. The wind howled all night, rattling the tent, and my sleeping bag—damaged with a cut—released feathers everywhere, causing me to cough constantly. By 8 a.m., we gave up on trying to sleep and got up to […]

Today began with my alarm going off at 3:45 a.m., after a night of trying to get as much rest as possible. As soon as the alarm rang, we rushed to get dressed, putting on all the clothing we had kept warm inside our sleeping bags overnight. Within 40 minutes, we were fully geared up […]

Today, we woke up at 7:30 a.m. and slowly began packing, figuring out what we would carry ourselves and what we would send with the porters. We decided to share 20 kg of gear between us, and by the end of it, we had packed 21 kg for the porters and 12.5 kg for me […]

After a rough night of sleep due to cold feet, a headache, and constant trips outside to pee. We got up at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at 9. For breakfast, we were served bacon, which was a nice treat. Afterward, we enjoyed some downtime and managed to access a different Wi-Fi network. This allowed us […]

Today, we woke up at 8 a.m. and began packing our belongings in preparation for the day ahead. By breakfast at 9 a.m., we had packed all our gear, leaving only the tent empty. My backpack weighed in at 16 kg, ready for the hike. Breakfast was quick—tortillas with cheese—before we dismantled the tent and […]

Today, we woke up earlier than planned at 7:30 a.m. for a 9 a.m. breakfast. We spent the extra time relaxing in the tent until 8:30, when we put on our Christmas hats and headed to the mess hall dome. To set the festive mood, we played Christmas music and enjoyed a breakfast of bacon. […]

Today, we woke up at 7 a.m., ready for our hike to Camp One. The morning began with an hour spent packing up the inside of the tent, including sleeping bags and mattresses. Once that was done, we organized our belongings into three separate bags: one for the hike up, one to be sent to […]

Today was a slow, lazy day. We woke up at 8:30 a.m. and headed down to the mess hall dome for breakfast at 9. We were served pancakes with dulce de leche, which were a delicious start to the day. After breakfast, we stayed in the dome, relaxing and chatting until 11 a.m., when it […]

Today, we woke up at 7:30 a.m. and made some final preparations before heading to breakfast at 8. We were treated to some tasty cinnamon buns to fuel us for the day ahead. After breakfast, we went to the other dome to put on our double boots and finalize our bags, including adding the ice […]

Today, I woke up from the best sleep I’d had in days, even though I got up a couple of times during the night to go to the bathroom. At 9 a.m., we headed to the main dome for breakfast, where we had toast with spreadable cheese and more cheese. While eating, we drank plenty […]

We woke up at 5:45 a.m. and had to rush to pack up our tent and gear, ready for the mule drivers to pick everything up by 6:30 a.m. This early deadline was because the mules needed to cross the river, make it to base camp, and return by 1:30 p.m., as the mountain prohibits […]

Today, we were woken up by the sun at around 6:30 a.m. Since there was no point in trying to sleep for an extra 30 minutes, we decided to start packing right away—a necessary choice given that it took us almost an hour to pack up everything, including our tent, just in time for breakfast […]