· Café society history & a great tango show try Café Tortoni, Buenos Aires – http://www.cafetortoni.com.ar

· Hostel del Glaciar Pioneros in El Calafate, Argentina for a modern, helpful & friendly place to stay- http://www.glaciar.com/pioneros.asp

· Superbly crafted beer after trekking around Mount Fitzroy stop at Cerveceria artesanal El Chalten, Argentina – http://www.elchalten.com

· Great vegetarian food in Puerto Natales and sofas to lounge on – http://www.el-living.com/

· Walking along the shoreline of Lago Nordenskjold on the Los Cuernos to Paine Grande stretch of the W circuit , Torres Del Paine – http://www.wcircuit.com/

· Taking the catamaran from Paine Grande to Pudeto, across Lago Pehoe, on a clear day – view the magnificent Paine Grande & Torres mountains rising

· Puerto Varas & volcano Orsono as a backdrop- http://www.frommers.com/

· A surprisingly great place to stay at the Happy House hostel, Barrio Brasil in Santiago – http://www.happyhousehostel.cl