In Pictures: Quilotoa Crater Lake
If you are looking for a great guide explaining how to trek the Quilotoa Loop on a budget, my friend Steve has written a superb guide on his blog here. I’d […]
If you are looking for a great guide explaining how to trek the Quilotoa Loop on a budget, my friend Steve has written a superb guide on his blog here. I’d […]
No, you didn’t read that wrong, five dollars is seriously all you need to take a short day trip to the first and second refugios* and admire the surroundings from […]
After a month and a half exploring Peru and hugging the northern coastline, it was a strange feeling to be crossing the border into my fifth South American country, Ecuador. […]
Something wasn't sitting quite right with my first visit to Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail trek was amazing, there's no doubt about that (you can read about it here), but […]
Day 2: Refugio Paine Grande – Refugio Los Cuernos (13.1km) If it were not for the hot shower the next morning, I’m not sure how I would have got myself […]
The Torres Del Paine National Park, opened on 28th May 1959, is widely regarded as some of the most beautiful trekking in the world. On the 28th April 1978 the […]
Walking across the border into Argentina and getting one short 90km ride to the town of Perito Moreno marked an abrupt end to any hopes of hitching any further south. […]
My friend Colin had inspired me to undertake some trekking in South America. When we first met in Santiago, he had been heading north, before returning to the United States, […]
I couldn't wait to get out of Concepción, the last two days had been tough. I was finding it difficult hitching my way down to Pucon, there were few other […]
I arrived at my quiet hostal in Chillán on Monday afternoon. Having unsuccessfully scoured the usual Internet sites for hostals in the area I settled on Casa Sonia Segui, noted […]