Simulacra + Vera Icon-The End of the World

I was contemplating whether I should head down all the way to Ushuaia, the "Southernmost City in the World," Argentina due to my budget running rather dangerously low & the transportation to there being quite expensive in comparison.

I was wondering if there was anything to see other than the fact that it was the "Southernmost City in the World," because I was sure that I wasn't going to feel the latitude once I was there. I did trekking in Torres del Paine with an Argentinian girl who advised me to go and I ended up staying for a week because it was surprisingly beautiful.

Too bad my fund was running ridiculously low by this point, so I had to forgo most of the fun activities, such as going to Antarctica, and stayed in town but the view was still stunning.

Simulacra + Vera Icon-Patagonia

I spent a few months living and traveling in Patagonia when I was in South America. Although I enjoy getting away once in a while, I'm a city girl at heart, so after a few days it started to look all the same to me-trees, lakes, rocks etc. In retrospect tough, I was extremely fortunate to see the things I saw.

I lived in Bariloche for a bit before I entered Chile and spent a few months traveling from Santiago, Chile to all the way down to Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world(which was surprisingly beautiful).

There were many things that were kind of out of the way from the main "high way," Carretera Austral-now, this is nothing like the developed countries' high ways, imagine narrow dirt roads with no traffic passing by for hours.

Since I had neither the money nor the knowledge of driving a stick shift car down there, I had to resort to hitchhiking which meant waiting for hours in the middle of nowhere. I fantasized about hitchhiking forever so that's why I did it in Argentina and Chile but I'd never do it in the U.S. or even recommend it to others, especially if you are a girl traveling alone. I was fine and fortunate to meet a few very nice local people along the way but it's just risky.

If you want to really see Patagonia, the proper way to do it is by having a private means of transportation because if you were to hop on a bus, it will pass by small gems hidden along the way.

Simulacra + Vera Icon-Graffiti around the globe

one of my favorite things to find when I'm traveling is graffiti & street art. I walk around in unfamiliar neighborhoods and streets to find some of the most amazing pieces of artwork at an unexpected place.

These were all taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina I came across many works of two prolific artists: Grolou and Elodio(or El Odio??)

check my flickr to see more

*I know there is a difference between graffiti and mural but in some neighborhoods, it's hard to tell because of low enforcement against vandalism so I'm grouping them together unless it's really obvious.

** Si alguien puede identificar el artista, avisame por favor.