Wildfires in Argentina’s State of Chubut
Whenever one is traveling anywhere in the world, one must keep up with the news. When Martine and I went to Argentina in 2011, for example, there was a major Chilean volcanic eruption that spewed ash all over the State of Rio Negro, forcing us to remove San Carlos Bariloche from our itinerary and replace it with El Calafate. This time, there is a huge wildfire near Los Alerces National Park and the town of Cholila. While the eruption of the Puyahue/Cordón Caulle volcano in 2011 lasted for months, I am confident that the Chubut fires will be doused well before November, especially as there will be an intervening rainy season.
Among the Chubut locales I hope to visit are El Maitén, Esquel, and Trevelin.
The Area Around Cholila Before the Fire
Tarnmoor 
A bunch of my friends were at a conference in Amsterdam when the Iceland eruption happened. One of them rented a car and drove back to Finland via Estonia to drop another off there