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South America

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    30. december 2021
    Brian LuckettSouth AmericaRejsende

    Santiago..the start

    30. december 2021, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 must be negative🧐Læs mere

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    Glacier Grey

    6. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 less strenuous..only 11k..as a catameran ride to the glacier and back took some time....followed by 2 hours minibus back here..the distances out here are mind blowing..back to a long km day tomorrow….its only the granite towers 🙃Læs mere

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    Base Torres

    7. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 la Torres…time for a beer😚Læs mere

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    ..final day in Torres del Paine

    8. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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😚

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    Puerto Montt..>>>>The Lakes District

    10. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 to climb the blast path of Volcan Chaiten...which erupted in 2008..what excitement in store🤪
    I can only offer you a pic from my IBIS hotel window today..better will follow☺️    Læs mere

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    Puerto Varas

    11. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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….Chile ..continues to deliver..but..tomorrow..is a beach day⛱..I have earned it😚Læs mere

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    ..planning day

    12. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 the pandemic was over.
    Had been trying to arrange the 10 hour bus down to Chaiten..for the volcano walk and had to give that mode up..I have now got a berth on an overnight ferry..leaving 23.00 tomorrow..perseverance is the key to all this..
    The Volcan Osorno trip..where one treks up and cycles down..is not running..a big disappointment..the first of this vacation though..but I will get much nearer it tomorrow..for a trek ..with some pics..its a Mt Fuji type picture postcard volcano..seen across the water from the beach today⛱..never had a volcano view from a beach..till today☺️    Læs mere

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    Petrohue waterfalls

    13. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 seniors got in free..I will be writing to our Ambassador ..in the strongest of terms..still..only £5 to enter😝

    The W trek is now taking its toll..delayed reaction..tiredness..and knees complaining..🧐    Læs mere

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    Chaiten

    14. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 book an alternative..have 2 nights down here..haven’t seen the sun yet today..which has been unusual on this trip..its 20c colder here than in my previous locations🥶

    After 16 days in Chile..and the difficulties of getting around..I need to decide how long to stay here..Covid is continuing to have a bigger effect than I thought..incl not being able to get into Argentina..but they dont like each other at the best of times..they still recall Chile’s support of the UK over the Falklands😳    Læs mere

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    Selk’nam people

    15. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 to Europe to be held in cages in zoos..a shameful episode in history..amongst many.

    The full ceremonial get up in the pic..is in someone’s garden down the road from my accommodation…and the second pic is in my accommodation..they dont forget their ancestors over here.    Læs mere

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    ….only here for the volcano

    15. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 these pics..in case its the last chance I get.

    Volcan Chaiten erupted in 2008..taking most of the town with it..the crater yawned open to 3k..and emitted a cubic kilometre of ash..I will hopefully ascend the pyroclastic flow path..tomorrow.

    And..we have just had a tsunami alert here..following the recent eruption in the South Pacific 🙄    Læs mere

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    ..volcano trek

    16. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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...bloody amazing..sums up this day..a volcano is ticked off the list☺️Læs mere

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    ..contd

    16. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 the big pile of ash and rocks...and nothing all around..since then..vegetation has thrived..incl the wild fuschia..pictured…from complete devastation..nature renews itself.

    The force is incomprehensible..I wont forget this day..    Læs mere

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    ..a Pacific Ocean sunrise

    17. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 was the first beer of the afternoon..cheers😚Læs mere

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    Valparaiso..Queen Room…with Seaview

    18. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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-half way up Chile’s coastline..so its not like its unusual..off to explore this City..with so much history..more to follow….Læs mere

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    ..beer

    18. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 my hotel for a rest..before I head out for supper..

    Valparaiso ..I like you very much already.. 😚    Læs mere

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    Valparaiso

    19. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 had the Spanish conquistadores arrived than Valparaiso became a stop off point for boats taking gold and other products back to Spain..more seafaring looters followed..English and Dutch pirates..incl Sir Francis Drake..who repeatedly sacked Valparaiso for gold.

    More great murals here..and its hot and sunny..making the most of this glorious weather🌞    Læs mere

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  • Brian LuckettSouth AmericaRejsende

    Ciao..Chile🇨🇱👋

    20. januar 2022, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 quarters way around the world..
    modes of transport....planes..trains..ferries..coaches..buses..and legs😚
    12 different overnight locations..ranging from 4 star hotel..to a tent
    Glaciers and volcanoes featured heavily….W trek done.🙏

    But..travelling solo is challenging in these Covid times..and with difficulties in crossing borders..South America is just vast..so..after over 3 weeks here..I have decided to return to York..to continue the winter walking season in Lakes and Dales
    ..have loved this country…. the people..the sun..and the prices.

    Ciao Chile❤️    Læs mere

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    Slut på rejsen
    31. januar 2022
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