I’d been regretting for a while now that my blog finished so abruptly 3 years ago on my arrival in Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world after my…
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I’d been regretting for a while now that my blog finished so abruptly 3 years ago on my arrival in Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world after my…
Read moreTierra del Fuego means land of fire and is so called as when the first explorers sailed around the island they noticed the giant fires built by the native Selk…
Read moreThe day we visited a penguin colony. Here, a few non penguin photos of the day trip….
Read moreThe Andes separate the countries of Chile and Argentina; the rain from the Chilean Pacific coast is not able to pass over the mountains and therefore the land to the…
Read moreThe way to experience true human kindness is as simple as this. Extend the love and warmth that you would give your nearest and dearest to any person that crosses…
Read moreThe border crossing between Lago O’Higgins and Lago del Desierto has become a South American cycle tourists rite of passage over the years. It was something I had been aware…
Read moreThis final section of the Careterra Austral, between Coyhaique and Villa O’Higgins, was perhaps the most spectacular of all. Settlements became more few and far between and so did the traffic;…
Read moreThe Carretera Austral is a fairly digestible ride to those many international cycle tourists of all ages and varying ability who come out exclusively to ride it, however, at this…
Read moreI drafted this blog entry whilst I was on the Carretera Austral but due to lack of decent and less frequent internet, and perhaps due to a shift in priority…
Read moreThere is no doubt that the Chilean Lake District is stunning, and the pictures show this. Why then did we turn up at Puerto Montt feeling relieved that this ride…
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