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Nuwara Eliya (Horton Plains National Park)

Once arrived in Nuwara Eliya by train (see Highland train report) we walked to our hostel – Hi Lanka Hostel.…

7. April 2018 by Andre Rühle

1 Woche ago I promised in an earlier story to say something about the politic of Torres del Paine National Park, so here we go - I try to keep it short: Yes, the park is beautiful, no doubt. But: We paid around 30 Euros entrance and the only services we got inside the park were on extra charge. We seriously felt like a fooled running cash cow and the whole experience had a very negative side note to us. We wouldn't like to come back and also won't recommend anybody to go there, what is a shame, as the Torres del Paine
1 Woche ago Feeling like you wanne swim there?! Think twice, as water is at about 4 degree. World fact of the day: The national flag of Chile was adopted in 1817 and bears a resemblance to the flag of U.S state of Texas. #chile #patagonia #patagonien #mountains #lakeview #viewpoint #facts #travelfacts #worldfacts #information #knowledge
6 Tagen ago Ushuaia Bay views are just stunning! World fact of the day: Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. The city's motto is: The end of the world! But close to Ushuaia, some kms down the Beagle Channel, there is the Chilean town "Puerto Williams". It is 5km more south than Ushuaia, but since it has just 3000 inhabitants, Ushuaia keeps technically its place as the southernmost city in the world. The motto of Puerto Williams is: Beyond the end of the world! :) #argentina #argentinien #patagonia #patagonien #tierradelfuego #fireland #feuerland #ushuaia #worldfacts #facts #knowledge
4 Tagen ago I like to call this picture: Jolly jumper. Look twice to see why! The males of this South American Sea Lions can weight up to 350kg. World fact of the day: The beagle channel is 5km wide and up to 350m deap. It is also a natural border in between Chile and Argentina. #argentinien #argentina #beaglechannel #patagonia #patagonien #fireland #sealions #animals #mountains #knowledge #facts #worldfacts
5 Tagen ago Ushuaia and Beagle Channel views from the Martial Glacier. If you virtually follow my view down the channel, it's not far anymore until the legendary Cape Horn, nightmare of all sailors. World fact of the day: The Beagle Channel has a length of 240km and is one of three navigable passages around South America between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. The other two are the Straits of Magellan and the Drake Passage. #argentina #argentinien #ushuaia #patagonia #patagonien #beaglechannel #mountain #view #worldfacts #facts #knowledge
1 Woche ago Living on the egde! World fact of the day: The national bird of Chile is called the Andean Condor and is the largest flying bird in the world. If you are lucky you can see one of them on the hike up to the Torres del Paine. #chile #patagonia #patagonien #condor #mountains #hiking #viewpoint #facts #worldfacts #travelfacts #information #knowledge
2 Tagen ago Swim little friend! World fact of the day: Let's connect some facts and names I postet the last weeks. The Fitz Roy Mountain in El Chalten was named after the British Captain of the HMS Beagle(!), who did 2 expedicions to Tierra del Fuego. The first one from 1828 to 1830 and the second one started in 1831 and had Charles Darwin on bord. Due to his experiences on Fitz Roys' HMS Beagle Darwin released his book "The voyage of the beagle". He also used the gathered knowledge of this trip for his famous book "On the Origion of Species".
3 Tagen ago The peaceful life! World fact of the day: The Tierra del Fuego Island is tax free. That makes Ushuaia double interesting for foreigners and locals. Many Argentinians come to Ushuaia to buy cars there. Tourist can enjoy a large amount of Duty Free and Outlet Shops. #argentina #argentinien #ushuaia #patagonia #patagonien #fireland #tierradelfuego #mountains #view #facts #knowledge
7 Tagen ago Punta Arenas is the Capital of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena with around 130.000 inhabitants. It is also the largest city south of the 46th parallel south. World fact of the day: Talking about big cities - Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile. Santiago is also the home of the tallest building in South America known as the ‘Gran Torre’ and is 64 stories high. #chile #puntaarenas #patagonia #patagonien #urbanlife #viewpoint #city #facts #travelfacts #worldfacts #information #knowledge
17 Stunden ago Sadly this is yhe very last picture of Ushuaia and Patagonia - The famous grounded ship in the port of Ushuaia. The positive about it is, that there will be new pictures which look like a total different planet to you, but is still Argentina. More tomorrow... :) World fact of the day: Paleontologists flock to Argentina each year to participate in archeological digs. The oldest dinosaur species ever to be identified was traced back to both Argentina and Brazil. #argentina #argentinien #ushuaia #findelmundo #patagonia #patagonien #ship #mountains #viewpoint #worldfacts #knowledge

Horton Plains

Nuwara Eliya (Horton Plains National Park)