Now, I miss my guitar. Yeah. We left Punta Arenas for Ushuaia. It was worth it! Many people say that Punta Arenas is one of the more beautiful cities in the south. Actually there are not many cities down here and the only nice thing in Arenas are is the old cementary and the nice old trees everywhere. Special types gown old because Punta Arenas is one of the oldest cities in Chile. But, baby, go to Ushuaia in Argentina! It is worth everything! Smaller, tinier, sweeter and the big bonus of a crazy landscape around. So, imagine you are going south for thounsands of kilometres through Pampa, Pampa … Pampa, boring but beautiful (it is like this) Pampa. Then, suddenly you find yourself within a nice mountain region. High mountains up to 2000 m directly at sea level, round ones, sharp ones. Welcome to Ushuaia. Great bay, at this time of the year no penguins left. Some went to Antarctica, some to southern Brazil. But more seals and cormorants.
Mhm. It is difficult to describe. You step out and feel fresh, dry, cold air. Like a nice winters day, but it’s every day, still without any snow. The landscape could be described as something you can encounter in northern Sweden and Norway. For some of my friends I would say that it is like Taernaby in Sweden. Soft, round mountains, colors from dark green over orange to dark red at higher altitudes. This Lenga trees are doing their best to create a perfect autumn feeling here. So, I left Germany after a perfect summer in August 2009. Spent an even more perfect summer in Venezuela. Came through mild Peru to mild and sunny, summery Bolivia. Walked through dry and hot Atacama sunny desert and encountered an awesome late summer in midt Chile. Now in end of April I am going back to the new and fresh German summer but have still the opportunity to get the hint of probably world’s most autumnly autumn down here in Argentina. There are no whishes left. Hmm. But on the other hand I realise that I will never ever be able to live near equatorial regions. I neeeeed this change in seasons. I need a winter, a strong one, with this typical dry, fridged and sunny air. I need the summer and in my opinion the autumn is way underestimated. These clourful woods, stepping out grey and snow topped mountains. Sunshine. Hahahaa, there is just no better view, feeling, colour, smell. Here the sune rises a long time, stays loooooooow the whole day, like in a 35 to 45 degree angle. The whole day you can take great photos! Who the hell need spring? But for those of you who dream of visiting Patagonia, thinking that it is the best on eart … just go up north and visit Norway, Sweden, Finland. It is nearly the same! And way cheaper to get there from Europe … Go there in late summer, in the off season, something around end of August, September. Stay at least one or two months up there. You will not miss any Patagonia or whatever it is called. My opinion.
Other stuff: Last weeks apart from surfing some couches we stayed in many different hostels. There are families sharing their houses with foreigners, building everything to accomplish internations needs and call themselfes official hostel. I asked them what they do on Christmas, New Year … they just grinned, shined and answered that they spend all this together with the tourists in their house. This is cool. There are 12 or 20 people in your house. Every day. Every night. You meet them in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in the living room, they are every where. Sounds strange? No! It’s their life! So every German, deeply closed, ass punching family, WAKE UP! There is coming someone strange into your street? Do not close you curtains and phone your neighbours. Open the door, give him food, bed, everything, you’ll never regret it. Blow off your strictly ordered life, burn your fuck’in calendar, you will see that it is still possible to live. People I met here earn money, are rich but still have time for everything at any time. What do YOU Germans do wrong? Sometimes, many times I feel the deep whish to kick your asses. I will do so once I’m back. So, begin to close your curtains, good old Scholz is heading back.
Hmm, travelling is cool. On the one hand you can try many different beers, very crazy ones. On the other hand you meet cool people. Then, think of combining these things. Hihi. I will not tell no stories anymore, you would envy and hate me. Still, meeting people is the greatest on earth! Sell you car, your house (,your wife). Buy a tent. That’s it, there you go. Good night everybody.
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