This book is an AWESOME resource for anyone even remotely interested in realizing their dreams of traveling through South America. If you weren't sure you could hack it out there in Patagonia , this guide's high quality travel tips, detailed itinerary suggestions, and thorough recommendations for how to make the most of your time in Argentina and Chile will leave you brimming with confidence that you can have the adventure of a lifetime without spending your life savings. This region is huge and planning a trip was initially daunting because I truly didn't know where to start; however, this book did the heavy lifting by aggregating on-the-ground research from which I've greatly benefited.

To quote the author himself, "Really, can you imagine sharing the same dorm room with someone paying more than double your price? Awkward." Awkward, indeed. Thanks to this book I'll never be in the awkward spot of finding out I'm overpaying!