Well, here I go!

First post, three hours before taking my flight to Buenos Aires. Just so you can keep track of me, I'll give you a taste of what my tentative South American itinerary is:
I'll be arriving in Buenos Aires today, where I plan on staying until sunday visiting the city, some people and just getting myself used to being on my own.
Then, I'll be taking a bus to Península Valdés, to see penguins, sea lions, maybe some killer whales and I may even do some diving.
After that, I'm planning on flying to El Calafate to visit the Perito Moreno and Upsala glaciers, and also the Fitz Roy mountain. Then, I will fly to Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego, where I plan on staying for about three days.
After that, I'm temporary leaving Argentina to go to Puerto Arenas, where I will stay almost a week, visiting the Torres del Paine National Park and doing a few excursions to see penguins (yes, I love animals :) I'm hoping to catch the weekly ship that goes up to Puerto Montt, stopping midway to visit Laguna San Rafael.
From Puerto Montt, I will visit the island of Chioe and then travel across the Andes back to Argentina, to Bariloche, to then go to San Martin de los Andes.
After that I'll catch a long bus to Mendonza and then I'll cross back to Chile, to the capital, where I'm supposed to meet my friend Jorge. We will visit Santiago, Viña del Mar and Valparaiso to then fly north to the Atacama desert, where we will spend about 3 days before crossing again the Andes to Uyuni, in Bolivia (a 3-day trip that promises to be quite exciting).
Then I'll be on my own again, heading for Potosi and Sucre and, if the danger for riots in La Paz has desappear, travel to the highest city in the world (or at least, the highest city that I've ever been). I will try going down the "most dangerous road in the world" by bike, and may be do some short trips near La Paz, and then head to Lake Titicaca, to cross over to Perú.
Then I'm taking a train to Cuzco, where I will be spending about a week visiting Pisac, Machu Pichu and Oyataitambo (or something similar; sorry, but I've packed my guidebook). Then I'll fly to Lima, from where I hope to visit Pisco and the Nasca Lines, and then fly to the jungle where I'd like to make a 3-day or so excursion.
After that, I'm flying back to Santiago to take off for Easter Island. And then, everything is to be known. If I find a cheap ticket from Tahiti to Auckland, I'll fly straight to Papeete; if not, I'll have to go back to Santiago to then fly all the way to Auckland. And that's where my New Zealand trip begins, but I still have to plan that one out.
Well, I'll let you know what my impressions of Buenos Aires are, 18 years after my first visit.
Keep in touch!