As I mentioned in my last blog, the journey from Salta to San Pedro was to be a dodgy one, due to the 07.00 departure time and my lack of sleep, which was entirely due to the fact it was Sunday morning and the BBQ only finished two hours ago. Fear not, I sat with an Austrailian called Felix who I had bought the bus tickets with. Aside from my physical state, the journey was quite remarkable. A long climb into the Andean Altiplano and the boarder crossing with Ar...

Hola! It´s nice to be back in the heat and in my summer gear following the Patagonia treatment! Flew up to Santiago (Chilean capital) on Monday. Had booked a place at the well known La Casa Roja hostel, which is a huge converted mansion block complete with swimming pool, jacuzzi, huge kitchens and even some cricket nets. Quite a change from what I had been getting used to! Santiago itself is no stand out city, not known for anything as qualifiable as Buenos Ai...

Hiya. Currently in the far south of Chile, holed up for a couple of days to recuperate from the trekking / camping mission around the Torres Del Paine national park, which is around 5 hours away from here. I actually reached Torres Del Paine from the town of Puerto Natales, which is closer to the park than my current location. Was staying at the Erractic Rock hostel, which is operated by some North American outdoor nutters. The guys give a presentation every da...