Place
Ushuaia
The southernmost city in the world and the port every Antarctic expedition leaves from — expensive, remote, and home to a Falklands war memorial an Englishman walks past very quietly.
Ushuaia
The southernmost city in the world, at the bottom of Argentina, and the place they call the end of the world. It is three hours by air from Buenos Aires, and it is where Harry boards the ship for Antarctica.
The port here is the southernmost in the world. Practically every Antarctic expedition starts from it.
What it’s like
- Very remote, and it feels it — which Harry treats as the first instalment of the trip rather than a chore.
- Not much English is spoken. The people, he says, are very nice and very kind.
- The high street is expensive. He walks it for a while looking for gear.
- There is a shop selling counterfeit outdoor brands, which he finds by accident and points out that nobody told him about.
Las Malvinas
Ushuaia has a memorial to the Argentine soldiers who fought the British in the Falklands War — Las Malvinas here — and Harry, who is English, stands in front of it and refuses to say anything at all. He states plainly that he is not going to joke, that if he talks he is in trouble, and that he is keeping his mouth shut.
Harry’s tips
- Budget for the town as well as the boat. The main street is expensive and you’ll be buying gear.
- Don’t have opinions about the Falklands out loud. His own approach, demonstrated at length.
Source
Videos featuring Ushuaia
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- Argentina Country