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Patagonia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Patagonia, Chile
Buses, ferries and boarder crossings...27-1 Dec.
This is a top pick! ... I mean only a few weeks ago the most I could have hoped for was to get to Buenos Aires, instead I have visited Chile and transversed the whole of Patagonia. So yes I haven’t made it to Iguazu Falls, but I can do that another time, not sure ...
We leave Tierra del Fuego
This is a top pick! ... our cycling and as it was so cold, kept our pitstops to a minimum! With the favourable wind, we pushed on into Chile where we realised that we had neither obtained the required Argentinian exit stamp, nor remembered to get any Chilean currency! We pushed ...
In Patagonia
This is a top pick! ... with tightly cramped seats, bumpy roads, and inadequate meal stops. Getting from Ushuaia in Argentina to nearby Puerto Williams in Chile is also a difficult connection to make, and tourists are usually ripped off to the tune of USD$100 for the short boat ...
Dial W for Walking
This is a top pick! ... birthday and about to head for the trek of our lives. We left El Calafate heading towards the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine in Chile, unsure of whether we would be doing the famous W Trek. The W Trek is famous amongst trekkers, so named because the 4 ...
...blue skies from pain...
This is a top pick! ... . I last met Sandra in Rio Dulce in Guatemala, about six months ago. So it's funny to meet her again, down here in Patagonia. She's been in the area since around Christmas time, working in hostels and restaurants, as well as a trekking guide. That night ...
Lakes, Ice, and a 12,000 year old cave
This is a top pick! ... of a lifetime" schpeel. They let the matter drop and we proceeded to view majestic lakes and finally, the jewel of the Patagonia (at least in my opinion!), Torres del Paine was visible in the distance. Another perk of traveling off season is that we ...
On the rocks, with ice.
This is a top pick! Have you ever seen a 60 meter wall of ice rise above a lake, where you can also see large pinnacles of ice calving regularly. If it sounds like fun to you, then go check out the Perito Moreno Glacier (a part of the Continental Icefield) in Los Glaciares ...
Does half a "W"make a "V"??
This is a top pick! DOMINIQUE HERE: Day : 265 Temperature : Variable from cold to freezing to warm to hot Weather : Just as variable from snow and rain to sunshine Camping always sounds like a great idea....until you realise just how much you have to carry! Sleeping bag, ...
Punta Arenas
This is a top pick! ... and then carried on up to Puerto Natales. We still have six weeks left in South America, before we jump over to New Zealand, and for the next couple of these we will be jumping back and forth between Argentina and Chile as we make our way up to ...
Hanging out in Puerto Natales & Punta Arenas
This is a top pick! ... of the place. We then moved on to Punta Arenas (3hrs by bus), the capital of Chilean Patagonia, and spent a few more days updating this blog and wandering the town. We stayed at the creatively and beautifully restored ...
Trekking in Torres del Paine
This is a top pick! Wake up to howling wind and driving rain outside and I am pretty sure I am not going to go trekking! Still not 100% better and would rather not be frozen and wet for a few days. Still decide to get the bus into the park as have already bought the ...
Hiking in Patagonia
This is a top pick! November marks the beginning of the high tourist season in Patagonia. Good weather is anything but guaranteed, but we left Bariloche on October 31 with high hopes and fingers crossed. Good karma stayed on our side, and we had beautiful weather during ...
avalanches noodles bristolians and nice shoes
This is a top pick! ... to the famous southern city of Punta Arenas. This is the furthest south we will go in South America. Since entering Chile three weeks ago I have calculated we´ve traveled south, covering almost 4000 kilometers, thats the equivalent of traveling ...
Back in Argentina
This is a top pick! The latest update finds us back in Argentina, having crossed the border from Chile last night, in a town called "28 de Noviembre" (yes, a rather bizarre name for a town, but a town it is). The last few days have been pretty tough. We spent a couple of ...
wandering into the wintey wild wilderness
This is a top pick! Another 24 hour bus journey lands us in Natales, a small Chilean town used as an entrance to Park National Torres de Paine, which roughly translates into the Park National Torrent of Pain... hahaha. We are here to buy all the necessary supplies to ...
Torres del Paine
This is a top pick! Alex: After our brief stop in Punta Arenas we headed to Puerto Natales to hit the Torres del Paine. We had been unsure when we were planning our trip whether to come here or not, we had heard that the park is incredible but the only thing we had heard ...
Tourist Hell Pain
This is a top pick! The wind eventually abated and we disembarked the ferry about 1pm at Puerto Natales. I didn't have a place to stay so after pushing through the taxi and hostel touts I wandered the few blocks into town. Somebody somewhere had mentioned a decent hostel ...
The Motorboat Diaries
This is a top pick! As I passed the goose-stepping locals on my way to Josef Goebbels Memorial Bus Station I guess I should have seen the signs earlier about Bariloche's interesting history. I think I got away with mentioning either war - at least too loudly. After a five ...
Dom, Kev, Tordo and Blancita discover Patagonia
This is a top pick! DOMINIQUE HERE: Day : 262 Temperature : 15 degrees Weather : Very mixed We have had a fantastic two more days of riding in the estancia. Paola, Kev and I, along with our horses, plus an extra horse packed with picnic gear and food for the Puesto, headed ...
The Wind and the Wine and the Pee
This is a top pick! ... to Chile´s mountain jewel - Torres del Paine. I´ve quickly learned that showering isn´t necessary in southern Patagonia. By simply walking in the wind for up to fifteen minutes you can blow clean away all your dirt and bad ...
Gaucho living
This is a top pick! ... guide at the estancia. We had arrived in Puerto Natales on the previous day, after an uneventful bus journey across the border into Chile. We’d used our time in PN to get some cash from the ATM’s, get some food shopping for the next few ...
Doin' the "W"
This is a top pick! ... 're are coming along), so should be a good group. Next update will be back in Argentina after our little Chilean side trip. Chile, here in particular is EXPENSIVE, although complete with all the comforts of home. Anyway, only here for a few days so until ...
The tiny isolated hamlet of Puerto Eden
This is a top pick! Puerto Eden is a tiny isolated maritime hamlet in the middle of the Chilean fjords. The only way to get to this picturesque little cluster of tin houses and peeling boats is by the weekly ferry - and we had the opportunity to come ashore while the ...
Good-Bye Desert, Hello End of the World
This is a top pick! ... way from New Zealand. Sheep herding quickly became the foundation for the Punta Arenas economy and a recognizable symbol for the entire Patagonia region. Matter of fact, I later learned that the typical meal of the area is the "Cordero Patagónico", which ...
Torres del Paine National Park
This is a top pick! Back to Chile We're back over in Chile, apparently a much more expensive country than Argentina. However, down here in Patagonia, there's not that much difference, and we find ourselves paying less for accommodation in our first stop, Puerto Natales, ...
We are sailing
This is a top pick! Monday - We duly set off in Chilean time about 1 hour late. We wait outside to watch it and things keep arriving in taxis, vans to get on board. We leave slowly and spend a while going around in circles, we reckon the captain was trying to see if the ...
Torres del Paine Part II
This is a top pick! By the second day we were referring to Torres del Paine as "Towers of Pain". The trail itself isn't terribly difficult on it's own, but we typically hiked 12 miles a day with heavy packs through every conceivable type of weather: rain, sleet, snow, ...
Until The End Of The World
This is a top pick! ... country? Friday 25th March 2005 Now Easter back at home is a day off work - thats it really, but here, in Catholic Chile, they take it seriously - very seriously - so much so, that everything in town is closed - bar 2 restaurants and one internet ...