This is the second part of our hike through Torres del Paine in Chilean Patagonia. Part 1 is here. Day 3: Paine Grande Refuge to Grey Glacier – 17km, 5 hours Luckily for us this was a shorter day through some “easier” terrain so we could recover a bit from the previous days. We were […]
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Hiking the W in Torres del Paine – Part 1
Patagonia is the southernmost part of South America and it’s famous for it’s fantastic scenery and hiking. And one of the most famous hikes is the W Trek in Torres del Paine National Park. It’s called the W because when you draw the route on a map it looks like the letter “W”. It takes […]
The Weird and Wonderful World of the Atacama Desert
After the animal filled Galapagos Islands, and the lush cloud forests of Ecuador we went to a completely different landscape: the high altitude, dry, barren landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile. The main town (for tourists anyway) is San Pedro and this is actually a green(ish) oasis in the middle of the desert. All the […]
Hummingbirds, The Equator and Quito
Ecuador has a lot of animals, and not just in the Galapagos. After we made it back to Quito we spent a day visiting the Bella Vista Cloud Forest to go see the hummingbirds. Bella Vista Cloud Forest This place used to be farmland, but an English expat bought the land 20 years ago and […]
The Amazing and Incredible Galapagos Islands – Part 2
Since there wasn’t enough space to fit into one post all the photos of what the Galapagos has to offer, here is Part 2 for you. (If you haven’t seen Part 1 you can see it here) Day 5 – Isabela Isabela Island is the biggest island in the Galapagos so we made a few […]
