Hi, It's not every day you get to see the third biggest ice field in the world after Antarctica and Greenland, never mind seeing a glacier as big as city, which is part of that ice field and one of the few still maintaining its size. However when you actually get to go trekking on that glacier as well... Some day out! This blog accompanies the photos taken at Perito Moreno Glacier, part of the Patagonian ice field which covers parts of both Argentina and Chi...

Hi, Time to leave Argentina and head for Chile and one of the world's most stunning geographical features: Torres Del Paine National Park. Monday 26th November The day started at 0400 as we caught the early bus from Ushuaia trying to reach Puerto Natales in Chile via Punta Arenas. The winds were ferocious on the day. Typical of Patagonia and more about that later... Travelling by bus we now saw a lot more of the country and the pampas we passed through had...

Hi, Tierra Del Fuego (the land of fire), so called apparently by the sailors making their way around the tip of South America on their way to the west coast and seeing the fires of the natives burning on the land. It is also known as El fin del Mundo (the end of the world). This was to be our next destination. There can be a certain curiosity about visiting the very far flung places of the earth and this location certainly qualifies. Tierra del Fuego also boas...

Hi, Time to revisit South America after a six year absence. On my previous trip I had been given rave reviews of Patagonia by fellow travellers and I had been aware of the Scottish/Welsh connection but had not explored it. However in 2006 the weather was closing in for the winter and I was further north so made a note to pencil in a trip back sometime in the future. I had discussed the possibility of hooking up with Norman Schouten from Inverness who has been...

Hi, Just back from a week of sun and family time on the Costa Blanca. Unfortunately our eldest sibling didn't manage to make it over from NZ so the party was cut to eight. Flights from Edinburgh, Manchester and London led to us meeting up at Alicante where we took two hired cars north past the ugly looking structures of Benidorm to the beautiful beaches of Calpe, dominated by the huge landmark of Penon De Ifach, where our villa was situated During the week I ma...