ArgentinaisgoingtobethefirstSouthAmericancountrywevisit.ThiswasgoingtobePeru,butwehadtochangeourplansbecausetherewasn’tenoughtimebeforeourpre-bookedAntarcticatrip.OurflightfromNewarktoBuenosAireshadaconnectioninHouston.Wewereabletosamplesomesemi-authenticMexicanfoodfromthefoodcourtbeforeboardingtheplaneforArgentina.Alltheserecentflyingbroughtonesmallperk,TracyandIbothbecamepremiermembersofUn...[
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汽車是早上7點半的，我們起了個大早，匆匆和Adrianna道別，趕往長途車站。從ElCalafate到ElChalten大約3小時的車程。沿途的風景不錯，我醒醒睡睡，感覺很快就到了ElChalten。這裏很有意思，長途車直接把我們先拉到informationcenter，一個ranger向大家介紹附近的hikingtrails和hiking的注意事項。如果有爬MtFitzRoy的，需要在這裏登記。等大家問完問題之後，再坐回長途車，開到大約100米外的[
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我們風塵仆仆地從大洋洲回來，略作修整，第三天，11月7號，我們又踏上去南美的飛機。我們這次的行程大致如下：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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我們住在Twizel是為了方便第二天去看MtCook。在MtCookVallege附近，有幾個dayhiketrack。但我們的腿和腳仍然酸痛，隻好在visitorcenter遠眺MtCook。MtCook是新西蘭第一高峰，它的頂端覆蓋著冰殼，陽光下發著熒光。每年都有從世界各地來衝擊頂峰的人們，visitorcenter幾大本厚厚的關於因攀登這座山峰出意外喪生的人簡介，提醒我們登山這項運動的危險性。VisitorCenter被群山包圍著，在工作人[
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TeAnau是離MilfordSound最近的小鎮，雖然不大，但遊客隨處可見。旅館外的懶貓我們驚喜地發現鎮上還有中餐館。在我們想要試一下的時候，來了兩個旅遊大巴停在門口，呼啦啦一堆中國遊客進了餐館。看來這家是專為中國遊客的定點餐館，我們決定還是不要試了。我們隨著一陣烤肉香，來到一家餐館，RanchGrill。聞見肉香，我就動不了了。在Queenstown，因為Rugby決賽，餐館不開（第[
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