Maandag 3 maart 2008 Deze nacht heb ik weinig geslapen, de Israelische meisjes in mijn kamer houden er absoluut geen rekening mee dat ik 's morgens om 6u op moet. Ik heb hen 2 x moeten vragen wat stiller te zijn. Gelukkig gingen ze niet te laat slapen, rond 2u denk ik. In het midden van de nacht begon ineens een straathond te blaffen, met een an...

The reason for coming all this way down through Patagonia is trekking in Chile's famous national park Torres Del Paine, where the surreal granite towers crown the massif. All geared up with our camping gear we set off to the park for our 4 day trek. Jamie armed with most of the heavy equipment and myself carrying a fair load wondered how we will...

Hola! On to other mountains and new cities. I write this from Puerto Natales, Chile. Our luck continued yesterday as we managed the last 4 seats on the only bus from El Calafate to Puerto Natales. We got in later than expected and thought we'd missed the bus to Torres del Paine, the famous park and main draw to Puerto Natales. But, luck found us...

In my search for a group of poeple with whom i could go to the torres i met with Yair and his girlfriend. (I know Yair from Israel, about a month ago i went on a diving expedition to sinai and he was the instructor). We decided to do the torres together and since the circle trek was closed we decided to do the W trek instead (and thanks god for ...

Moored outside of Puerto Natales, sharing a little case of cabin fever with fellow inmates while waiting for the weather to clear, we decided to spend a day or two in Puerto Natales resting and getting ready for the 5 day hike in National Park, Torres del Paine. Puerto Natales was a windswept place with colourful buildings made of wood and corru...

There's not much really going on in Puerto Natales, Chile. The 17-hour travel extravaganza to get here included three buses and a ferry. I must be getting soft or have forgotten what it's like to travel this way because I was dragging when I arrived at my hostel. I guess I really haven't traveled like this since Indonesia. Oz was hopping around ...

We were up early to leave Arenas, a kind stray dog led us from our hostel all the way to the bus station which seemed like miles lugging our rediculously overweight bags. We were early and as usual paranoid about whether we were in the right place or it was really the right time. Finally are bus turned up and we were on the road, the journey was...

Puerto Natales and Torres Del Paine National Park - After El Calafate it was a shortish bus ride into Chile and Puerto Natales. The reason to come here is to see the nearby famous Torres Del Paine National Park. There are two main circuits in Torres Del Paine. I met three other people at a hostel and decided to do the 'W' circuit, which is 52 mi...

PUERTO NATALES 24/2 - 26/2 We caught the Bus Sur which provide a regular and cheap service to Puerto Natales. We stumbled on it by pure luck while enquiring at the information desk at the airport about bus travel. A three hour bus journey and we arrived in Puerto Natales which appeared a rather depressing place. We were met at the roadside by th...

back to chile for the famous torres del paine treck! on arrival in puerto natalas we were greated by a lovely woman and we decided to head to her hostel and what a good decision that was cause it was more like a familly house than a hostel with the old husband belthering inconprehensibly away and shouting at the tv while watchign sport and never...