Patagonia, Antarctica and around Uruguay
Ended up staying in Uruguay
Countries visited during the trip
Places visited
Note this list contains all locations I've ever visited in the countries of this trip. Some locations might be from other trips. You can have a look at the troute on the map to see which locations I actually visited.
- Punta Arenas
City
in Chile
Met Simiel and her friend who were also hitchhiking here. Stayed at Simiel's.
- Puerto Natales
City
in Chile
Met Pablo as I came back from my hike
- Torres del Paine: Circuit Trek
Trek
in Chile
Did the circuit trek in 5 days instead of the recommended 7-9 days
- Puerto Rio Tranquilo
City
in Chile
Camped at a popular camping area. Met someone who drove his motorcycle from Alaska here
- Coyhaqiue
City
in Chile
Camped outside of town
- Puno
City
in Chile
Camped in an abandoned house
- Puno
City
in Chile
Stayed with my Sergio's family who lives here
- Parque Nacional Queulat
Trek
in Chile
Did a short hike with my Chilean parents to see the glacier
- Puerto Montt City in Chile
- Puerto Varas
City
in Chile
Got a ride from Chiloe with some European girls heading this way
- Castro City in Chile
- Achao
City
in Chile
Went to see an old church
- Dalcahue
City
in Chile
More churces
- Curaro de Velez
City
in Chile
More churces
- Valdivia
City
in Chile
Got a ride from here all the way to Santiago
- Santiago
City
in Chile
CouchSurfed with Miguel Met Samuel and Dave.
- Valparaiso
City
in Chile
Met up with my Chilean mom who lives here
- San Pedro de Atacama
City
in Chile
Met Natanael who worked at the hostel where I stayed
- Calama
City
in Chile
Spent the day while waiting to get on a tour to Chuquicamata mine
- Chuquicamata
City
in Chile
Largest open-pit mine in the world. Che Guevara was here
- Iquique
City
in Chile
Met a photographer at Humberstone and spent the day with him here before going to Bolivia
- Humberstone
City
in Chile
Abandoned saltpeter works. Slept by the highway outside of the town as some dogs chased me away when I arrived in the middle of the night. Met a photographer
- Entre Lagos
City
in Chile
Hitchhiked here on the way from Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Porvenir
City
in Chile
Hitchhiked here on the way from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia
- Puerto Williams
City
in Chile
Flew here from Punta Arenas to hike around Isla Navarino
- Buenos Aires
City
in Argentina
Spent a full transit day here on the way from Finland to Ushuaia
- Ushuaia
City
in Argentina
Arrived hoping to catch a cruise to Antarctica, sadly the prices had gone up 2-3 times. I slept underneath a tree outside town and then started hitchhiking north.
- Rio Grande
City
in Argentina
Met Emilio as I hitchhiked out of Ushuaia and stayed with him at one of his friends for the night.
- El Calafate
City
in Argentina
Got a ride with my Chilean parents from Puerto Natales. The next day I continued with them for the entire Carretera Austral
- Perito Moreno
Sight
in Argentina
Met up with my Chilean parents again as I was on my way back to Calafate
- Gobernador Gregores
City
in Argentina
While hitchhiking, we all shared a tent and cooked an amazing dinner.
- Cueva de las Manos
Sight
in Argentina
Would have been impossible reaching this place unless the people I was hitchhiked with just so happened to be going there too
- Uspallata
City
in Argentina
Where Seven Years in Tibet was filmed
- Puente del Inca
Sight
in Argentina
As I decided to hitchhike from the border this natural bridge just happened to be walking distance away
- Las Cuevas
Border Crossing
in Argentina
Got off the bus as it would have taken hours to get through customs. Instead I started hitchhiking
- Mendoza
City
in Argentina
Ate an overrated steak
- Maipu
City
in Argentina
Bicycle wine tour with Gerard. Ended the day with an asado.
- San Juan
City
in Argentina
After wasting a day trying to hitchhike north I gave up and decided to go back to San Juan to take a bus to Salta
- Salta
City
in Argentina
Rained each time I was here, and I was here like 3 times.
- Cafayate
City
in Argentina
Spent the night sleeping under the stars at El Anfiteatro.
- Cachi
City
in Argentina
Hitchhied here in a police car together with Rodrigo. Had a quick look at the town before walking north to find a place to sleep
- Payogasta
City
in Argentina
Spent the night sleeping in a cemetery
- Tilcara
City
in Argentina
Celebrated Carnival
- Purmamarca
City
in Argentina
Woke up early to hitchhike onward to Chile
- Santa Fe
City
in Argentina
Brother in law lives here
- San Carlos de Bariloche
City
in Argentina
Hiked around the area
- El Bolsón
City
in Argentina
Hiked around the area
- El Calafate
City
in Argentina
Arrived by bus, stayed the night and continued hitchhiking to Punta Arenas
- El Chaltén
City
in Argentina
Hiked around for a few days
- Río Grande
City
in Argentina
Hitchhiked here on the way to Ushuaia
- Concordia
City
in Argentina
On the way from Uruguay to Iguazú
- Posadas
City
in Argentina
On the way from Uruguay to Iguazú. Crossed the border into Paraguay
- Puerto Iguazú
City
in Argentina
Saw the waterfalls
- Tolhuin
City
in Argentina
Went to see the lake
- Gobernador Gregores
City
in Argentina
Spent the night while hitchhiking
- Río Mayo
City
in Argentina
Spent the night while hitchhiking
- Steeple Jason
Other
in Falkland Islands
Island
- Saunders Island
Other
in Falkland Islands
Island
- West Point Island
Other
in Falkland Islands
Island
- Stanley
City
in Falkland Islands
Spent a day walking around
- Elsehul
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Bay
- Right Whale Bay
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Bay
- Salisbury Plain
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Beach
- Fortuna Bay
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Bay
- Stromness City in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
- Grytviken City in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
- Godthul
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Bay
- St. Andrews Bay
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Bay
- Larsen Harbour
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Fjord
- Drygalski Fjord
Other
in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
Fjord
- Point Wild
Other
in Antarctica
Island
- Gourdin Island
Other
in Antarctica
Island
- Brown Bluff
Other
in Antarctica
Beach, volcano
- Fridtjof Sound
Other
in Antarctica
Sound
- Antarctic Sound
Other
in Antarctica
Sound
- Deception Island
Other
in Antarctica
Island
- Half Moon Island
Other
in Antarctica
Island
- Montevideo
City
in Uruguay
My new home
- Salto
City
in Uruguay
Hitchhiked across the border
- Colonia del Sacramento
City
in Uruguay
Arrived from Buenos Aires and spent the night
- Piriapolis
City
in Uruguay
Visited a few times
- Punta del Este
City
in Uruguay
Visited with my mom
- José Ignacio
City
in Uruguay
Visited aunt and her husband
- Punta del Diablo
City
in Uruguay
Long weekend vacation
- Encarnación
City
in Paraguay
On the way from Uruguay to Iguazú. Crossed the border into Paraguay
- Jesus de Tavarangüe
City
in Paraguay
Went to see Jesuit missions
- Foz do Iguaçu
City
in Brazil
Visited Iguazu
- Salvador
City
in Brazil
Visited my wifes cousins
- Morro de São Paulo
City
in Brazil
Primary vacation destination with my wife in 2018
- Gamboa
City
in Brazil
Took a boat and spent the day
- Maragogi
City
in Brazil
Primary vacation destination with my wife in 2019
- Ponta do Curral
Other
in Brazil
Pier to take to boat to Morro
- Porto de Galinhas
City
in Brazil
Stopped by from lunch and walk around the town