Route 40 Patagonia – Join the Joyride
This blog post is dedicated to the original Doughnut. You and your pink sun visor would have made this ride that little bit more special. Route 40, Patagonia, Argentina. The long and winding road... [...]
Knee Deep in Snow – Hiking Frey, Patagonia
"A bit of snow maybe, but you should be fine if you've got some hiking experience", was the information from the guy at Club Andino Bariloche, the local hiking association. A great resource and the place [...]
Bariloche, Argentina
There's one way into Argentina by road from Pucon in Chile. And it consists of a 4 hour bus ride south to a town called Osorno, a 3 hour wait, then a 5 hour bus ride [...]
Pucon, Chile
Heading out of Santiago we ventured south towards Patagonia, stopping at Pucon in Chile along the way. Leaving the sunshine and in-pool bar of La Casa Roja in Santiago was difficult. It would be the perfect place to [...]
The Road to Santiago…
Travelling from the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile to Santiago has been a beautiful trip down the Chillean coast. Heading out of San Pedro we decided to head for Bahia Iglesa going on a tip [...]
Childhood Dreams – San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
San Pedro de Atacama Street, Chile Ever since I was a child I’ve been enchanted by Chile. Maybe it was a past life, who knows, but I have always longed to visit the [...]
Uyuni and The Salt Flats
We drove into Uyuni on our small chicken bus from Potosi. Driving into Uyuni I noticed rubbish... rubbish as far as the eye could see scattered all through the desert. Beyond the rubbish there was [...]
Potosi, Bolivia – Mines and Shitty Buses…
Our bus ride from La Paz to Potosi was a once in a life time opportunity... one of those 'learning type opportunities' that you slot under useful experiences in the back of your mind, should you ever be [...]
Welcome to the Jungle – Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
Think hot, humid and sticky. So humid you're dripping in sweat, you've never been so hot in your entire life. You're wandering how you could possibly get cooler, you consider cutting the ass cheeks out [...]