Santiago - day 1 arrival
April 2, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Arrived in Santiago after a very long flight and feeling very tired by the time I reached my hotel via public transport that provided and insight into the city. Too early for check-in so a bag dropRead more
Santigo - really day 1
April 3, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Found some very good coffee to kick start my wanderings, past the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, over the Rio Mapocho through Barrio Bellavista with amazing street art everywhere bringing much colourRead more
Santiago street art
April 3, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Being a city on the edge of a desert, it can use some artful colour ... and you don't even need to pay to go into a gallery or museum to see the brilliant street art!
Santiago - market, churches and museums
April 4, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Beautiful blue sky day today, perfect for some walking and exploring. The Plaza de Armas was lively today, the central market (the centre of which is mainly seafood) was stinky but full of friendlyRead more
Concha y Toro winery, Maipo Valley
April 5, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Perfect day for a day trip out of the city to visit the biggest winery in Chile - Concha y Toro. They have massive acreage on the flats of the Maipo Valley where they mainly grow cabernet sauvignonRead more
Puerto Natales arrival day
April 6, 2024 in Chile ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
Flight via Puerto Montt with some beautiful scenery from the plane, and from the roof top terrace of my hotel.
Puerto Natales
April 7, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Everywhere you go here, people seem happy. A peaceful town where everyone lives in harmony, even the street dogs. Many people talk of coming from other places with no intention of staying, but nowRead more
TravelerThey are! And so smart. There was a group today by the waterfront playing games, waiting for the black taxis to come along and running out on the road barking at them, then down to the water to cool off and have a drink, and to the hot dog food truck to get a sausage thrown down to each of them. There was even one sitting outside the supermarket obviously awaiting handouts. So cool, all living freely in harmony with the people in the community.
Torres del Paine W Trek - day 1
April 8, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Day 1: Early start and bus ride from Puerto Natales to the Torres del Paine National Park. We caught a catamaran from Lago Grey Hotel up the lake towards Grey Glacier, which is the southern tip of theRead more
Torres del Paine W Trek - day 2
April 9, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Today we walked around 22km, from Refugio Paine Grande, up the Valle Frances, all the way to Britanico and back to encampment Frances for the night. A long and at times challenging walk, but we allRead more
Torres del Paine W Trek - Day 3
April 10, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Camp Frances to Refugio Torres Central, around 16 km, mainly following Lago Nordenskjold, through beautiful Magellanic forests, stream crossings, and constant breathtaking scenery.
Torres del Paine W Trek - Day 4
April 11, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Sad to have only made it halfway along the trail to the Torres del Paine, needing to save my feet for more hiking still to come. But what I saw was stunning, and the rest of the group enjoyed perfectRead more
Puerto Natales rest day
April 12, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A relaxing day just hanging about in Puerto Natales, enjoying the fresh air with the street dogs.
Chile to Argentina - 5 hours by bus
April 13, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
From Puerto Natales, through misty early morning, across no-man's land between check points, through mountains to the river valley of El Calafate.
Perito Moreno glacier
April 14, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Unlike most glaciers, the Perito Moreno glacier continues to grow rather than retreat. The face of the glacier is up to 70 metres high in some places, 30km long and 5km wide. It's quite humbling to beRead more
El Calafate to El Chalten
April 15, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Around 2.5 hours on the bus to the small frontier town of El Chalten. The path to the Chorrillo del Salto waterfall was an easy 4km each way, a popular spot to sit and contemplate Pachamuma's beauty.
El Chalten day 2 - Sendero Laguna Torre
April 16, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
For my second day in El Chalten, a slightly longer hike to Laguna Torre, 9km each way. Beautiful autumn colours.
El Chalten day 3 - Laguna de los Tres
April 17, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Another perfect weather day for hiking, today along the track towards Cerro Fitz Roy (3405m) - about 11 km each way.
Apparently, this skyline is referred to as 'the logo' as it's the basis of theRead more
Laguna de los Tres - part 2
April 17, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Too many beautiful views for only one post ...
El Chalten to El Calafate
April 18, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The bus back to El Calafate for one night and a lazy day before an evening flight to Buenos Aires the following day.
Buenos Aires wander
April 20, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
With no particular plans for a few days in BA, day 1 was spent wandering along grand avenues and around broad green plazas.
Buenos Aires day 2 - San Telmo
April 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
In 1989, we spent some lazy hours drinking in a bar called El Balcon. I didn't expect to find it on this trip, but someone recommended a visit to San Telmo for the Sunday antique, art and craftRead more
Buenos Aires day 2 - Teatro Colon
April 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Apparently it has been proven that this theatre has the best acoustics of any theatre in the world. Our guide failed to demonstrate with a song, but explained the grand history of this very opulentRead more
Buenos Aires day 2 - Palacio Barolo
April 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Palacio Barolo is a beautiful art deco office building completed in 1923. Its design was based on Dante's Devine Comedy; 100 metres tall, one metre for each canto, and 22 floors divided into 3Read more
Buenos Aires - final day
April 22, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Last day of my holiday. Caught a bus to La Boca before heading out to the airport.
