Santiago..the start
December 30, 2021 in 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 mustRead more
Quarantine..
December 30, 2021 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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
December 31, 2021 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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..itRead more
Santiago street art
January 1, 2022 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 CovidRead more
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
January 3, 2022 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 isRead more
Los Cuernos
January 6, 2022 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
..really day 6..as no internet last 3 days..absolutely stunning..only 14k..breaking us in gently😚
Valle del Frances
January 6, 2022 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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
January 6, 2022 in 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 lessRead more
Base Torres
January 7, 2022 in 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 laRead more
..final day in Torres del Paine
January 8, 2022 in 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😚
Puerto Montt..>>>>The Lakes District
January 10, 2022 in 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 toRead more
Puerto Varas
January 11, 2022 in 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….ChileRead more
..planning day
January 12, 2022 in 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 theRead more
Petrohue waterfalls
January 13, 2022 in 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 seniorsRead more
Chaiten
January 14, 2022 in 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 bookRead more
Selk’nam people
January 15, 2022 in 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 toRead more
….only here for the volcano
January 15, 2022 in 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 theseRead more
..volcano trek
January 16, 2022 in 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...bloodyRead more
..contd
January 16, 2022 in 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 theRead more
..a Pacific Ocean sunrise
January 17, 2022 in 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 wasRead more
Valparaiso..Queen Room…with Seaview
January 18, 2022 in 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-halfRead more
..beer
January 18, 2022 in 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 myRead more
Valparaiso
January 19, 2022 in 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 hadRead more
Ciao..Chile🇨🇱👋
January 20, 2022 in 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 quartersRead more


















































































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