ArgentinaisgoingtobethefirstSouthAmericancountrywevisit.ThiswasgoingtobePeru,butwehadtochangeourplansbecausetherewasn’tenoughtimebeforeourpre-bookedAntarcticatrip.OurflightfromNewarktoBuenosAireshadaconnectioninHouston.Wewereabletosamplesomesemi-authenticMexicanfoodfromthefoodcourtbeforeboardingtheplaneforArgentina.Alltheserecentflyingbroughtonesmallperk,TracyandIbothbecamepremiermembersofUn...[
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汽车是早上7点半的，我们起了个大早，匆匆和Adrianna道别，赶往长途车站。从ElCalafate到ElChalten大约3小时的车程。沿途的风景不错，我醒醒睡睡，感觉很快就到了ElChalten。这里很有意思，长途车直接把我们先拉到informationcenter，一个ranger向大家介绍附近的hikingtrails和hiking的注意事项。如果有爬MtFitzRoy的，需要在这里登记。等大家问完问题之后，再坐回长途车，开到大约100米外的[
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我们风尘仆仆地从大洋洲回来，略作修整，第三天，11月7号，我们又踏上去南美的飞机。我们这次的行程大致如下：11/7/2011：Newark–BuenosAires–ElCalafate11/8/2011–11/9/2011：ElCalafate11/10/2011–11/11/2011:ElChalten11/12/2011–11/18/2011:PuertoNatales&TorresDelPaine(Chile)11/19/2011:Ushuaia11/20/2011–12/8/2011:AntarcticaCruise12/9/2011–12/16/2011:Tapalque(300KMso...[
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TwizelistheclosesttowntoMoutCookNationalPark.Whenwegotthere,mostofthestoreswereclosed.Luckilythegrocerystorewasstillopen.Wemanagedtocookupsomethingtastyfordinner.NewZealandyamsCookedyams,theytastelikeyamswearefamiliarwith,butnotassweetWewerestillsorefrom3daysofnon-stopwalking,sothenextdayconsistsofjustalittlewalking,andawholelotofsittinginthecar.Atover3700m,MountCookisthehighestpeakinNewZealand.Th...[
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WereachedTeAnauinearlyafternoon.Thelakesidetownlookedcleanandwell-kept,butdeserted.Manyofthesoutherntownsfaredsimilarlyaroundspringtime.Therewillbemorelifehereinafewmonthswhenthetrailsarefullyopenandthelakewaterwarmenoughtoswim.Exceptforafewwellpositionedones,mostoftherestaurantslookedlikethattheywouldbeluckytogethalfadozencustomersinaday.Wefoundthiswonderfulrestaurantwhilestrollingtheemptystreets...[
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DrivefromQueenstowntoMilfordSoundisover300km.There’satunnelbetweenthetownofTeAnauandMilfordSound.JustbeforethetunnelisaspotwhereJohntoldusthatwewouldbesuretoseeKeas.Itwasraininghardagainwhenwegottothespot,sowedidn’tkeepourhopesup.Butloandbehold,therearetwoofthemrightthere.Wedidn’tstaylongbecauseoftherain,anddecidedtovisitagainonourwayback.
DrivingtoMilfordSound
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Queenstownisonly60kmfromWanakathroughamountainpass.Thedecentfromthepassisverysteep,therewasaburningsmellfromourcarfromallthehardbrakingbythetimewereachedflatland.TopofthemountainpassWestayedinAspenBackpackerLodgeinQueenstown.At$72anightforadoubleroom,it’scleanandaffordable.ItalsohadthebestInternetratesat$10for24hours.Itmaynotsoundedlikemuch,butcomparethatwith$9for2hours,or$10for50MBwegotelse...[
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WhenIthinkbackonourNewZealandtripsofar,Itseemedeverywherewegowecanseesnow-cappedmountainsonthehorizon;lushgreenpastureswithfluffysheeporgrazingcattlewereanconstantsight;clearbluelakesandturquoiseshorelineswereneverfaraway.Italmostseemedunfairthatacountrycanhavesomuchnaturalbeautywithinitsborders.Ofcourselowpopulationdensityplaysanimportantrole.TheNewYorkMetroareaalonehas4timesthepopulationoftheent...[
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我们住在Twizel是为了方便第二天去看MtCook。在MtCookVallege附近，有几个dayhiketrack。但我们的腿和脚仍然酸痛，只好在visitorcenter远眺MtCook。MtCook是新西兰第一高峰，它的顶端覆盖着冰壳，阳光下发着荧光。每年都有从世界各地来冲击顶峰的人们，visitorcenter几大本厚厚的关于因攀登这座山峰出意外丧生的人简介，提醒我们登山这项运动的危险性。VisitorCenter被群山包围着，在工作人[
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TeAnau是离MilfordSound最近的小镇，虽然不大，但游客随处可见。旅馆外的懒猫我们惊喜地发现镇上还有中餐馆。在我们想要试一下的时候，来了两个旅游大巴停在门口，呼啦啦一堆中国游客进了餐馆。看来这家是专为中国游客的定点餐馆，我们决定还是不要试了。我们随着一阵烤肉香，来到一家餐馆，RanchGrill。闻见肉香，我就动不了了。在Queenstown，因为Rugby决赛，餐馆不开（第[
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