Wayside

  • Re: Luggage Limits on intra tour flight

    For the Aerolineas Argentinas flights to and from Ushuaia we were specifically told that AirTags were not allowed in the checked bags, along with any item that has a battery. Those of us with AirTags…
  • Notes on January, 2024 Antarctica Tour

    The excellent threads in this forum provide you with what you need to prepare for this tour. I’ll emphasize the following: * Bring insect repellant. The mosquitos are unusually bad in Buenos Aires th…
  • Re: Onboard daily dress

    I am in Ushuaia at the end of this fantastic tour. The temperature on the ship in the corridors and public areas is comfortably warm. During the day between expeditions people wore whatever was comfo…
  • Re: Clothing

    You'll probably want more than lined jeans. It can be well below zero, and jeans can be a problem when they are wet from being out in the snow. We wore snow pants over a mid-weight base layer wh…
  • Re: Helicopter to Milford Sound

    The Milford Sound excursion has a lot of time on the bus. We left at 7:30am and were back at the hotel at 7:45pm. The cruise on the sound was from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. The helicopter option would make t…