Take in a tango in its original home: the clubs of Buenos Aires
Tango at a traditional milonga Where? Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born in the backstreets of Buenos Aires, the passionate tango out-sizzles any other dance. It has even been added to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind list. There’s no better place to watch tango than in the Argentine capital; the southern districts La Boca, San Telmo and Constitución are home to the best dance clubs. Or find an old-school milonga (social club) to watch the locals in sublime action, or have a few lessons yourself. While you’re in Argentina, try... Trekking up Aconcagua – the highest mountain outside the Himalaya; riding a steam train to the end of the world – a loco runs from Ushuaia to Tierra del Fuego.
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Share a beach with 250,000 penguins Where? South Georgia
It will be smelly, noisy and overwhelming. You’ll probably end up breaking the rules. But there is nothing quite like stepping ashore at Salisbury Plain, on the South Atlantic island of South Georgia, and mingling with hundreds of thousands of king penguins. A huge breeding colony of the second-largest penguin species congregates between the two glaciers here. You’re not supposed to get closer than 5m to the birds, but nobody has told them that: the curious creatures regularly flout this rule themselves. While you’re in Antarctica, try... Camping out on the planet’s most pristine ice – some expedition cruises can organise nights under canvas on the White Continent.
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