The train to Lake Titicaca
17 декабря 2025 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
I've ridden more buses than I thought possible and decided to shake things up by taking the train from Cusco to Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
This was the nicest train I've ever been on. AnЧитать далее
Copacabana and a night on Isla del Sol
20 декабря 2025 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The train ride ended in Puno, Peru, which is where I spent my last night in Peru.
Leaving Peru was hard for two reasons. Firstly it is a beautiful amazing country. Second, I had absolutely no ideaЧитать далее
La Paz and CHOLITA WRESTLING
21 декабря 2025 г., Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
La Paz is a confusing city, a perfect example of what happens when you have absolutely no city plan at all and just let a city grow and grow and grow.
At first we were a little lost as to what to doЧитать далее
Pico Austria
22 декабря 2025 г., Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
After taking a day to find somewhere to stay, we headed out to climb Pico Austria. The mountain forms part of the Andes range north of La Paz and was the highest peak that any of us in the group hadЧитать далее
Football at four thousand meters
23 декабря 2025 г., Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Nearly at Christmas, but before the big day, we had an even bigger one to celebrate... Noah's birthday!
From meeting Noah in the Colombian amazon to spending nearly 2 weeks together in Bolivia. InЧитать далее
Merry Christmas from La Paz!
25 декабря 2025 г., Боливия
Feliz Navidad! We had a travel orphan Christmas in La Paz for the 6 of us who were staying together.
It was great fun talking about what we all normally did at Christmas, seeing as all 6 of us wereЧитать далее
A week in Sucre, the cultural capital
30 декабря 2025 г., Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Sucre is where the Bolivian independence movement began and eventually became the first city of the Republic.
It's a beautiful city where old colonial architecture and cobbled streets mixed withЧитать далее
¡Feliz año nuevo!
1 января, Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Happy New Year from Sucre, Bolivia!
I spent New Years with the same friends that I had spent my Christmas with, which was amazing.
After a celebration in the city square (this year was also theЧитать далее
Salar de Uyuni
2 января, Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Bolivian salt flats! Everyone I met told me that this was one of the best things they had done in South America, which meant I was excited to have finally made it.
I started in Uyuni and met myЧитать далее
Life in the desert
3 января, Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Deserts are full of life, at least this one is! After crossing the salt flats, we entered the desert to the south. This desert is marked by volcanos, hot springs, and lagoons, which provide numerousЧитать далее
Путешественникand the amazing photos Ben.Looking forward to seeing you on your return
Volcanic activities
4 января, Боливия ⋅ ☀️ -1 °C
Final day of travel through the desert was a hot one! We left early in the morning and visited a series of mud geysers that are clustered at the deserts edge.
This mud is boiling hot and would beЧитать далее
The driest place in the world
4 января, Чили ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
I spent one night in San Pedro de Atacama before travelling further south to meet Jo in Santiago.
Before leaving, I went star gazing with my friend Lara and enjoyed an incredible full moon over theЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou’re leaving the driest place in the world to come back to the wettest !
Reunited for the last leg!
5 января, Чили ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Reunited with my housemate Jo for my last 3 weeks in Chile and Argentina!
We met in Santiago airport before flying further south to Temuco. From here we collected our car and headed into theЧитать далее
Termales geometrica
7 января, Чили ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
What better way to start a trip than to visit more volcanic hot springs?
Jo needed to drop her jet lag, and I seemed to be dealing with reverse altitude sickness (coming from 4500m down to sea levelЧитать далее
Villarica volcano, 6 hrs up 1 hr down!
8 января, Чили ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The volcano here dominates the view no matter where you are. Visible from every lake and hill, you have no choice but to climb it.
To reach the summit, you have to go with guides and start early. DueЧитать далее
Bus to Bariloche
10 января, Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
From Temuco in Chile, we took the early morning bus to Bariloche, our first stop in Argentina!
Bariloche is on the east side of the Andes and marks the start of Argentinian patagonia. The town wasЧитать далее
One night in refugio laguna negra
13 января, Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
One of my favourite days from the trip I think! My Argentinian friend Lucia recommended this hike to me and Jo and what a tip it was.
The walk takes you through the patagonian forest in the middle ofЧитать далее
Perito Moreno glacier
15 января, Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
One of the main reasons to visit Bariloche is to see the glaciers in glacier national park.
The most famous of those being the Perito Moreno glacier. Between a glacier boat and the board walks, youЧитать далее
High winds in El Chalten
16 января, Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
El Chalten is known as the hiking capital of Argentina and is found nestled into the base of Argentinas patagonian andes. Jo and I did a day trip out from El Calafate and did a 20km hike through theЧитать далее
It is impossible to skip a bird reserve
17 января, Аргентина ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Just like being at home! Bariloche has a protected bird reserve for wetland and migratory birds that hosts thousands of ducks, gulls, and sometimes flamingos.
Another day of super high winds, it isЧитать далее
Puerto Natales and the Last Hope Hostel
19 января, Чили ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After 4 days in Argentina, we are back in Chile! Puerto Natales is a gateway town to Torres del Paine, arguably the most recognisable Patagonian national park and home to some of its most impressiveЧитать далее
Base torres and day 1 in TDP
20 января, Чили ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Day 1 in Torres del Paine (TDP) national park and what a day it was.
Base Torres or the towers are some of the most famous peaks in Patagonia and look incredible. Early starts every day this weekЧитать далее
Mirador Cuernos and day 2 in TDP
21 января, Чили ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Day 2 in TDP was shorter than day 1, but it delivered in totally new ways.
We could not have been luckier with the weather, getting a full blue bird day of cloudless skies and bright sunshine. InЧитать далее
Glacier grey and day 3 in TDP
22 января, Чили ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Our final day in TDP! What a day it was.
Our goal was ambitious, to hike the entire glacier grey route and back in one day before the last ferry across the lake left.
Unfortunately, we wereЧитать далее
We're gauchos now
23 января, Чили ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
In Argentina and Chile, gauchos are horsemen and cattle ranchers who live out in the mountains wearing distinctive beret like hats whilst on their horses.
Jo and I joined some for a day and haveЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou look better on a horse than your dad ever did ! Incredible trip Ben x thank you so much for all the photos and descriptions x
ПутешественникThe train trip looks fantastic,