Santiago..the start
30 декабря 2021 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
20 hours from leaving LHR..I arrived at Mercure Hotel..Santiago Centro..nothing to report…yet..apart from being very tired..as I am in quarantine..until my PCR test is returned..this one really mustЧитать далее
Quarantine..
30 декабря 2021 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
..quarantine sucks..its 30c and sunny out there..and I am in here..only till tomorrow morning..hopefully..
Cerro Santa Lucia..Santa Lucia Hill
31 декабря 2021 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Having been released by the authorities from quarantine…am now out and about..this is where the Spanish Conquistadors founded Santiago in 1541…its on a volcano..15 million years old..of course..itЧитать далее
Santiago street art
1 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
..my time in Santiago is coming to an end..an excellent NYE dinner last night..the city is very quiet today..Happy New Year to you all..lets hope 2022 brings us a finality to the CovidЧитать далее
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
3 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
….arrived late afternoon..sans luggage..yes..LATAM mislaid my main suitcase..it has now been flown separately down to Punta Arenas..and is on its way..stressful..very..but accommodation isЧитать далее
Los Cuernos
6 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
..really day 6..as no internet last 3 days..absolutely stunning..only 14k..breaking us in gently😚
Valle del Frances
6 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
.really day 7..catching up..first glacier..10 hours trekking today..24k..everything ached by the finish 😳..but what a trek..dont think I will ever better this one..
Glacier Grey
6 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
…I have decided I love glaciers😍..our Ecocamp has been closed due to some pesky pandemic..so we are being lodged in Las Torres..a rather pleasant 4 star hotel..result I say..today was lessЧитать далее
Base Torres
7 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
..another gruelling 9 hour day trekking..22k..and this is what we came to see..the picture postcard shot of the 3 granite towers...Torres del Paine..the blue towers...from The Mirador Base de laЧитать далее
..final day in Torres del Paine
8 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
…more stunning landscapes..and a final dinner with the W trek crew..tomorrow..we disperse..to New York..Houston..Sao Paulo..Washington DC..and I move on to The Lake District…Chile style😚
Puerto Montt..>>>>The Lakes District
10 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
..2 days travelling..and 2500km later….I am in Puerto Montt..with my luggage😚..this starts the next phase of this trip..lakes..rolling farmland and…volcanoes..at some point this week I hope toЧитать далее
Puerto Varas
11 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
…another travel day..here for 2 nights..the snow capped volcano across the bay is a taste of what I am doing later in the week..this isn’t the one I am climbing..but what a cool pic it is….ChileЧитать далее
..planning day
12 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
..following the Torres del Paine luxury trek..I was then on my own..meaning I have to plan ahead..for transports and accommodations..and it is apparent how Covid still impacts..despite me thinking theЧитать далее
Petrohue waterfalls
13 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
..close to Volcan Osorno..which was unfortunately in much cloud today..so no picture postcard shot😔
The tariff to enter was wholly discriminatory to foreigners…double for us..and Chile seniorsЧитать далее
Chaiten
14 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
..overnight on a commercial ferry ..I’m not fussy🤣..to get to Chaiten..where the weather forecast is looking decidedly ominous for the ascent of Volcan Chaiten tomorrow😩..so..am trying to bookЧитать далее
Selk’nam people
15 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
..indigenous peoples of Patagonian region....one of the last native groups in South America to be discovered by Europeans in the late 19c..they were wiped out through genocide..or being transported toЧитать далее
….only here for the volcano
15 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
It’s pretty much rained the whole time I have been here 😩..the volcano trek had already been postponed from today..but we did get a short interlude in the weather..when I went out and took theseЧитать далее
..volcano trek
16 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
…this is as far as you can go on Chaiten..as climbing the steaming lava dome isn’t recommended…the trek up the blast path was one of the most incredible journeys I have ever made...bloodyЧитать далее
..contd
16 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
..the eruption and pyroclastic flow..solidified lava pieces..volcanic ash and hot gases..in 2008..wiped out everything in its path..trees were snapped like matches..the lava dome remains..thats theЧитать далее
..a Pacific Ocean sunrise
17 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
..a travelling day..left Chaiten on Naviera Austral..my fav overnight ferry service..bound for Puerto Montt..and got some sunrise pics..which I think are pretty cool..
And..its my birthday..that wasЧитать далее
Valparaiso..Queen Room…with Seaview
18 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
14 hours overnight bus to get here..with 1st class airline type seats..and...I got what I ordered..with a hulking great ship..from my 7th floor view 🤣..love it..
…well..I am in a port city-halfЧитать далее
..beer
18 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
..its so important to quickly establish a good purveyor of beer in any new city one visits..I found this place quite quickly..and they were insistent I try as many as I could😝..have returned to myЧитать далее
Valparaiso
19 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
…syncopated,dilapidated,colourful and poetic..Valparaiso is a wonderful mess..just look at that main picture..you have commerce..tourists..and the Armada de Chile..all in one shot.
No sooner hadЧитать далее
Ciao..Chile🇨🇱👋
20 января 2022 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
It’s time for me to depart this wonderful country..
On BA250 ..in an hour...G-ZBKK..Boeing 787..a direct overnight flight to LDN
...some stats from the trip..
18500 miles travelled..three quartersЧитать далее


















































































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