Guide Map

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The Yellow Pin is where we currently are, with some delay. Points of interest will also be added as we visit them and lodging ones are already there. Click on blue flight segment lines for flight info and real time tracking (lighter segments are completed). Red Segments have train info and green are for car segments.

History

It all started with the winning of 2 first class Continental RTW tickets from the American Express Wishlist way back in 2007 equivalently delivered with 560K miles. 6 years later with the merger of United and Continental, topping off the account to 700K miles with credit card offers, and a planned Leave of Absence from work, this trip is actually taking place starting 4/3/2013 and ending 6/28/2013.

Friday, April 12, 2013

El Calafate Fun Facts

El Calafate is named after a berry which is local to the area. They say once you've tasted it you'll come back for more. I think this is true. It was truly a great place. Being the gateway to the National park for the glaciers in the area, it has super high tourism (Similar to say the Yosemite gateway towns in California). They somehow though seem to have done the growth and build up correctly. The town was wonderful with amazing restaurants and lodging that were not gimmicky. We usually don't do guided tours, but we decided to for this and even it was super well done (Both in Spanish and English). I believe this is a must visit location. There are many more glaciers to visit besides the Perito Moreno one that we visited, and many different expeditions that start from El Calafate. Below find some pictures of our dining experience in El Calafate. Can anyone guess what the first dish is?