Tag Archives: Ushuaia

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Ushuaia, Argentina

Today is a 3-hour flight on Aerolineas Argentinas from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina, to board Ponant’s Le Lyrial for the South Atlantic crossing to Cape Town. The flight departs at 6 am, so it’s […]

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Ushuaia, embarkation day

Today is embarkation day on the National Geographic Explorer, so all I see of one of my favourite cities (Buenos Aires) is through the window of the bus taking us to the airport for the […]

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Goodbye Ushuaia!

Goodbye Ushuaia! Early start this morning from the port in Ushuaia on the National Geographic Explorer, all luggage needs to be out for collection by 6:30am. It has snowed again overnight, and Ushuaia is looking […]

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Ushuaia, and it’s snowing!

We have made great speed through the Estrecho de Lemaire on the National Geographic Explorer, and hit strong winds that slow us right down again as we approach the Beagle Channel. It has been a great […]