South American Highlights

If you’re visiting Bolivia, chances are, the Salar de Uyuni (aka the Bolivian Salt Flats) is on your must-see list. The world’s largest salt flat, …

La Paz, the Bolivian de-facto capital, is both chaotic, high-altitude city and a hot-bed of fascinating new tourist activities – all of which reflect the …

Torres del Paine in Chilean Patagonia is amongst the world’s most dreamed-about destinations and often tops the agenda of travellers bound for Chile. Declared a …

From dazzling churches to relics of ancient civilisations, Peru has more than its fair share of striking natural landmarks and historic monuments. Although there’s certainly …

The sky-piercing peaks of Torres del Paine National Park; the dense, milky blue hue of Glacier Perito Moreno; the huge wingspan of an Andean condor …

As one of Chilean Patagonia’s top adventure travel destinations, Torres del Paine National Park attracts thousands of hikers each year. But despite its burgeoning popularity, …

You’re planning on heading south to hike in the wild lands of Patagonia and a trip to Torres del Paine National Park has long been …

It’s fair to say that the W and O Circuit treks through Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia have quickly become some of the continent’s …

With its trademark dramatic mountainous landscapes, national parks that make hikers drool and a wealth of undiscovered corners that remain tantalizingly wild, it should come …

Turquoise lagoons perched beneath sharp, granite pillars and reached only by spellbinding hiking trails; chattering Magellanic and king penguin colonies; slow but magical boat journeys …

Hiking in Torres del Paine National Park is one of the absolute highlights of a visit to Patagonia – I should know, I’ve done it …

With its mysterious, stoic moai watching over the island and craterous, seemingly barren landscapes that hint at a turbid, fascinating history, Easter Island** (aka Isla de …

With the piercing peaks of the Andes prominent in the north, glacier-riddled national parks of the south and fertile, wine-growing valleys of the centre, it’s …

It’s no secret that I’m deeply in love with my adopted homeland, Chile. It’s fair to say that few South American countries can compete with …

Packing for any Torres del Paine hike is no walk in the park. One of the easiest ways to make hiking the Torres del Paine …

As one of the the most adventurous places to visit in South America, Patagonia deserves some serious travel time. Previously on the blog, I outlined four …

As one of the absolute highlights of my second trip to Patagonia, hiking the Torres del Paine Circuit was an incredible introduction to the fierce …

So, you’ve just arrived in Cusco and are all fired up to visit Machu Picchu. There are a variety of ways to get there, but …

The Atacama Desert is one of Chile’s most exciting places to visit, comprising as it does incredible landscapes of salt flats and saline lakes, high-altitude …

As a territory that only comprises two main roads, starting in Puerto Montt and Bariloche in the respective Chilean and Argentinian sides, it’s fair to …

Craggy, snow-dappled mountains; deeply grooved glaciers that burst into waterfalls; isolated, wind-ravaged national parks: this is Patagonia, one of South America’s most wild, yet mesmerising …