Name: Our SOUTH AMERICA TRIP ? | Travelling ARGENTINA, URUGUAY & CHILE: 3 Months Across 3 Countries! ✈️
Uploaded: 2020-12-27T19:25:15.000Z
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Hey guys, Samuel and Audrey here and today we want  

to give you a little sneak peek at  what's coming up on the channel.

So the very last international trip we went on  before things got crazy in 2020 was a backpacking  

adventure. Our South America Trip: 3 months,  3 countries: Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

My dad, Daniel, joined us for the start of  the trip, so we were the travelling trio, and  

together we covered quite a bit of ground visiting  new-to-us destinations, plus a few old favourites.

Well, we kicked things off with a brief stay in  Buenos Aires, the most logical place to start  

the trip. Here we took a chance and accepted a  kind invitation from strangers to go sailing,  

we indulged hard on all the  foods we had been craving,  

and as always made time to  get together with family.

We then continued to Cordoba,  where we lived the slow life.  

We made friends with sheep and tried using  song to lure the cows from their pastures.  

We splashed around rivers, hiked through alpine  towns, shared the road with goats, and also got  

our hands dirty. There's a magnetism to these  sierras that's kind of hard to put into words.  

Time stands still in the best way possible and  while it was hard to leave, there was more to see.

Next up was Tucumán where we  drove up to subtropical jungles,  

shared the road with cows, zig-zagged up  mountain passes, and watched the landscape turn  

to desert. We drove down dirt roads in search of  Pre-Columbian ruins, we got friendly with a pig,  

uncomfortably close with a  llama, and we saw lots of cacti.

In Salta, we lived the good life. We  wined and dined our way across Cafayate,  

hopping from winery to vineyard,  and then in the city of Salta,  

we couldn't help but admire the colonial  architecture in its soft pastel shades.

We then continued further north to Jujuy, the  northernmost province in Argentina. We saw colours  

we didn't know could be found in nature, and  played with optical illusions on the salt flats.  

We walked through a fiery canyon,  pulled over at roadside attractions,  

felt faint at altitudes of over 4000 meters  above sea level, and still we kept going.

After exploring the north, we hopped on a flight  to Buenos Aires, and then a ferry to Uruguay,  

the second smallest country in South America. Here  we were charmed by the cobbled streets of Colonia,  

enjoyed the cool shade of its tree-lined  avenues, walked the fortifications,  

watched a spectacular sunset over the River  Plate, and tried their famed national dish:  

chivito. We also made our way  to the capital of Montevideo,  

where we enjoyed the plazas and surrounding  architecture, strolled along the beach,  

and discovered that Uruguay loves asado just  as much as their neighbours across the river.

After saying goodbye to my dad at the airport,  

Sam and I hopped on a southbound  flight. Onwards to Patagonia!

First up was the province of Rio Negro.  

Here we rented a tiny cottage by a  lake, explored the town of Bariloche,  

and went on a boat trip where we saw crystalline  waters that rivaled those of the Caribbean.

We continued to the town of El Bolson where  we met up with friends who feel like family.  

We got to see the sweetest dog who still  remembered us from a previous visit, we planned  

day trips, broke down on the side of the road,  and still had the best time ever. We drank mate,  

we went to parties, we ate meat with our bare  hands and drank wine out of a leather bag,  

we laughed until the early hours of the morning,  and fell a bit more in love with Patagonia.

Then, we crossed over to Chubut,  where we visited Comodoro Rivadavia,  

a city that struck it big with oil. People  thought we were crazy for travelling here,  

because it's not exactly geared towards tourists,  but we had fun strolling the waterfront,  

feasting on seafood, and we even went on a day  trip to the neighbouring beach town of Rada Tilly.

We then hopped on another bus and continued even  further south to the province of Santa Cruz.  

We spent a couple of fun days in Rio  Gallegos before crossing over to the  

Andean side for some greatly  awaited mountain adventures.

In El Calafate, we toured estancias, danced in an  ice bar and even found flamingos. But my favourite  

day was the boat excursion where we came face  to face with glaciers and icebergs. There are  

just no words for the majesty of this place. It  simply moves you to tears… I quite literally found  

myself crying on deck as we cruised past these  frozen giants...and so were my fellow argentines.

We continued to El Chalten where the mountains  made hikers out of us. We were brought down to  

our knees at Laguna de los Tres and we saw how  quickly the weather can turn at Cerro Torre.  

We hiked, and we hobbled, and we walked and we  grumbled, but the mountains kept us going forward.  

Just one more kilometre we told  ourselves, until we could barely  

make it back into town and we'd collapse  into bed imobile for a couple of days.

We then crossed over to Chile by bus. In  Torres del Paine we battled winds like we've  

never experienced before, we wandered into  a cave in search of a prehistoric creature,  

we climbed into replicas of  16th century seafaring ships,  

and explored the town of Puerto Natales  and Punta Arenas. We befriended strays,  

had ceviche and corn pie, and watched the  clouds quickly roll over the mountain peaks.

And that brings us to our last stop: Ushuaia.  What can I say about reaching the end of  

the world? Well, it was surprisingly not as  lonely or isolated as I imagined it would be.  

Complete strangers took us in for the holidays  and taught us to barbecue the Fueguino way, we  

got our passports stamped and sent postcards from  the southernmost post office on the continent,  

we reached the end of the road (quite literally),  hiked through bewitching forests and rode a train  

that once carried prisoners, because did you  know Ushuaia started out as a penal colony?!

And now that I've told you the itinerary,  can I just take a moment to mention the food?  

Yes, Argentines are crazy about their steak,  but there is plenty more to enjoy on your visit!  

We ate lentil stews and hearty potato casseroles,  fried empanadas and loaded milanesas, the freshest  

seafood and some pretty inventive salads. Plus  we enjoyed desserts galore ranging from flan with  

dulce de leche to delectable tarts. There's  a reason we came back a few pounds heavier!

Looking back at this footage it all  feels like a dream. These were our  

three months across Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.

Three months of unbelievable  hospitality and generosity,  

three months of visiting old  friends and meeting new people.

Three months of being blown away  by landscapes that ranged from  

arid deserts to snowy peaks and lush jungles  to glacial lakes full of bobbing icebergs.

This is but a mere taste of what's to come. It was  

an unforgettable trip and we're  excited to share it with you.

So if you want to see South America  through our lens, we invite you to like,  

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Thanks for watching and we'll see you soon!