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Our trip to and around South America early this year had taken us to the north of Argentina and the mountains of the Jujuy province – famous for its bright red (and other colors) mountains. And I just love staring at views like this: the distances, the scale, the colors – it all just blows […]

LatAm-2026 so far: Mount Fitz Roy – approached Cerro Torre mountain – viewed Fitz Roy again – seen properly Huemul Glacier – nearly reached ) Perito Moreno – observed up close   Next up – Jujuy Province and its multicolored mountains, salt flats, and roads that seem to go on forever… Note: none (0!) of […]

Though our first attempt of getting up close to a glacier on our LatAm-2026 tour didn’t go quite to plan, our second sure made up for it. And so – introducing (to most of you, I think, dear readers): the Perito Moreno Glacier! -> And here it is on Google Maps:

Privyet folks! With a few thousand kilometers behind us, things were getting somewhat rough and ready – despite the gorgeous bleached-white scenery… At times, for five (5!) days straight we didn’t have any internet at all. Or a shower with soap and shampoo. Or a warm WC. Nothing at all! And when such comforts of […]

Greetings, ladies and gentlemen! And now – time for a mathematical brainteaser. So without further ado – here it is! -> How can you turn six arbitrary digits into a hundred? That’s it! Now, off you go to try to solve it; then come back later for the answers below. No peeking! If you’ve come […]

Hola everyone! As per (of late), I’m mixing up the geography – and climates – of my blogposts, just so things don’t get samey… And that means: no Siberian winter-roads today; instead: picturesque Patagonian mountains – albeit featuring something very cold and icy (and massive). Confused? Of course you won’t be – the give-away’s in […]