Torres del Paine

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Boarding a bus before sunrise and settling down to a 10-hour round trip, we wondered if the half-day we were going to spend in Chile's Parque Nacional Torres del Paine would, in fact, be worth it... Oops, sorry for doubting!

We were lucky again with the weather, which definitely contributed to the experience, as did our guide, who related his encounter with one particular visitor to the park, a bootylicious American star who plays up her Latina roots and apparently dresses highly inappropriately for trekking in national parks. (The amount of trekking, by all accounts, was nominal: it seems she wasn't much of a nature lover).

Not that we did much trekking ourselves! But it was only a half day; those in the know recommend spending several days camping in the park to fully appreciate it. An Irish girl on our bus was going to do just that, having already trekked in El Chaltén and cycled over the Andes. I felt somewhat inactive...

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Photos

Torres del Paine IV
Yes, Kerrygold Irish butter in southern Chile.