Blogs from Torres del Paine, Magallanes, Chile, South America - page 15

Chile is famous for the Torres del Paine, considered by many as the best nature travel destination in all of South America. That is quite a statement, considering the Amazon, Iguazu Falls, the Andes, and the glaciers of Patagonia. We bid farewell to Argentina, as it has been the highlight of the trip, so far. The 11.5 hour bus ride from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas was not too bad after all. We had plenty of room, and they served food. First breakfast of croissants and coffee. Later, soda and jamon and cheese sandwiches. We went through two border crossings as well. I could give more detail later. This Park lies between the sub polar forests of Magellan and the steppes of Patagonia. Sounds interesting! It is 112 km north of Puerto Natales, and 312 km north ... read more

Los Extraño Ama y Apa. Muchos pero muchos besos les mando! A pues, aqui les mando mas fotos. Espero que les gusten : )... read more

The original plan was to arrive in Puerto Natales and leave to El Calafate, Aregentian Patagonia. But all that all came to a hualt when I met Katarina. An austrian girl in my hostal who was getting ready for her trekking expedition to Torres del Paine. We got to swapping stories and before we knew it we were talking about kayaking through gloaciers and looking at INDOMITAs Pamphlet of kayaking excursions. Not caring how much $$ we were going to spend, we quickly desserted our current plans to go in search of the perfect rivers to kayak through. We put on our jackets and off we went to tour agency that provided such EXPEDITIONS. All information was covered, what it entailed, what equipment they provided, what clothes to take, etc etc. After signing our lives ... read more

Before I go on there is a big gap in my blog, which I will update later on. For those of you who have been receiving Ads blog you will be right up to date. Strange title I know but it´s so true, it will all become clear. We have just got back from doing a 5 day trek around Torres Del Paine National Park (Chile). Here´s further info on the park for those of you interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_del_Paine_National_Park Met a lovely couple in Ushuaia, Jamie & Alexis and we ended up doing this trek with them. So the four of us headed off last Friday (17th) to do the W walk, which is 76km in total ( didn´t know this at the start)!! So off we set on the 07:30 bus, laden down with all ... read more

The border guards on the Chilean side was a bit strict, cant bring along meat and fruits or you get fined $4,500! We were also asked if we have been to yellow fever areas as there apparently an outbreak in the north of Argentina. Soon as i arrived in Natales I looked for the Kashewar hostel owned by a dude named Omar. Nice guy, there is room but i have to provide my own sleeping bag and is a bit cheaper. So got myself money from ATM and also met Neil and Louise here, they just arrived from doing the Navimag trip from Puerto Montt. Chris and Mick was on the boat too and I met them and we all hang out together. We were told to attend a talk given by this guy at Erratic ... read more