El Fin del Mundo

Above the city of Ushuaia

Yes, it is far: the flight to Ushuaia is 3-and-a-half-hour long from Buenos Aires (not counting the 4 hour delay at the airport which is much easier on one when one is on extended vacations), and it really feels like the end of the world. Nature is wild and right here in your face. An hour hike brings you to glacier Martial, a few hours in a boat to Cape Horn, where Atlantic meets Pacific. I have two more days to experience this unique location before heading north to El Calafate and the - I have heard - majestic Perito Moreno. This is low season and the city is empty, which is nice because I did not come here to see tourists. I came here to see what it looks like where the world ends. And also to get that cheesy passport stamp if I find where they do it...