M&I – Page 2 – hit the road…

Northern Argentina: Off the beaten path

May 16, 2017 M&I

In my younger years when I used to skip my university lectures in order to spend more time in the mountains, I dreamed to climb

Atacama Desert: burning hot, freezing cold and symphony of life

April 21, 2017 M&I

“What makes the desert beautiful,’ said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well…” Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Atacama Desert is known as

Chile: Santiago, Valparaiso – wine, fish and more volcanoes

April 9, 2017 M&I

To continue our fascination with volcanoes, we decided to stay under one of the most famous volcanoes in Chile – Villarrica. It is a beautiful

Chile: Carretera Austral – clouds, water and volcanoes

March 31, 2017 M&I

Carretera Austral in Chile is a must-see for everyone travelling through South America. This is the only road that connects the villages in Chilean Patagonia.

Antarctica: The animal lover’s paradise

March 20, 2017 M&I

The Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland islands are with relatively mild climates, with temperatures above freezing in the summer and liquid water. They are

Antarctica: What’s there after the end of the world? Or how to ruin your budget

March 18, 2017 M&I

Ivan: Going to Antarctica was neither planned nor budgeted in our travel plans. We were supposed to reach Ushuaia, then turn around and drive back

The end of the world: The place where the road ends and the magic begins

March 9, 2017 M&I

Punta Arenas and the end of the world in Chile It is a funny feeling when after four mounts driving you finally reach a road

Patagonia: The land of ice, wind and beauty

March 4, 2017 M&I

In an interview about the Oscar nomination for her role in Titanic, the 86 years old Gloria Stuart said – “When I graduated from Santa

Argentina: Pampas, animals and prehistoric art

February 18, 2017 M&I

If you ignore the occasional palm trees, driving from Buenos Aires to Cordoba looks like driving in Southern Ontario in the middle of the summer.

Argentina: Buenos Aires, the city with many faces and many friends

February 12, 2017 M&I

With special thanks to Ludmil Radenkov, Peter Aidemirski, Nandsh Yajnik and Ivan Sharankov Jr My Ivan lost his Canadian driver’s license on our first South

Uruguay: Sun and Mate

February 7, 2017 M&I

If you fall down from the sky in Montevideo, you can instantly recognize the place by the people walking on the streets with mate cups

Uruguay: The Devil’s beach and the Heaven in Eden

February 2, 2017 M&I

The small, cute Uruguay is squeezed between massive Brazil and lengthy Argentina. With little more than 3 million people and 13 million cows, the people