Dawnelle SalantApr 10, 20203 min readBack to Brazil Ever since I visited Brazil in the summer of 2018, I have been dying to go back. Because I travel so much, people always ask me - what is...
Dawnelle SalantApr 5, 20203 min readMeet Mt. Fitz Roy - My New Favourite MountainThe next morning we get up early and catch a bus to El Chalten, the hiking capital of Argentina. The star attraction is Mt. Fitz Roy and...
Dawnelle SalantApr 3, 20203 min readThe One Where I Cry Over a CondorThe main attraction in El Calafate is the Perito Moreno Glacier, and though I am interested in seeing it, I feared it would pale in...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 29, 20203 min readPenguins, Whales and Leopard Seals Oh MyOur morning excursion takes place at Hydrugra Rocks, named after the scientific name of the Leopard Seal. We are at the northern end of...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 27, 20204 min readParadise At The End of the WorldI’m awakened by icebergs. The ship is moving and I can hear and feel ice crashing against the sides. Sadly, the Neumayer Channel is...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 17, 20204 min readThey Take Visa in AntarcticaOn our way to our next landing site, we pass the mountain that you see when you open Lightroom. It is something I see nearly every day on...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 12, 20203 min readNeko Bay, AntarcticaNeko Bay We make our way toward the next landing spot and I spend these hours on deck. Even though I’m a writer and a photographer, I...
Dawnelle SalantJan 19, 20205 min readThe Seventh ContinentWe woke up to a message this morning saying Welcome to Antarctica. We passed the 60th latitude and are officially in Antarctic waters....
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20202 min readMontevideo - Money and Marijuana Montevideo, Uruguay, is a short 2.5 hour ferry ride from Buenos Aires so we had to check it out. It’s a lovely city - I’m glad we went -...
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20201 min readThe Pink HouseOn New Year’s Day, everything was still closed. Luckily there was another walking tour - this time of the political area of the city....
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20204 min readHow To Party in Buenos Aires on New Year's EveIt Takes Two to Tango - And You Better Hope I’m Not Your Partner New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires is the opposite of most of the rest of...
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20204 min readWe travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape usArriving in Buenos Aires after nearly 28 hours of travel is fairly anticlimactic. It’s pouring, we’re exhausted and starving - but there...