Llama drama in the Atacama desert
The Atacama Desert lies 2500m up on a plateau in Northern Chile surrounded by the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west. To say it is ‘parched’ is an understatement. It is the third driest…
Out and about in Punta Arenas, southern Chile
Like many of the great polar expeditions (for example Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition), we visited Punta Arenas both on our way down to deepest southern Patagonia, and also on our return journey north. For tourists, Punta Arenas is often a…
Puerto Natales – a Breeze
There is lot of GoreTex and Vibram soles in Puerto Natales, the capital of the Última Esperanza province in Patagonian Chile. The province is named after the Última Esperanza Sound which translates as Last Chance and is a reference to…
Funicular and aerial high ropes adventures in sunny Santiago
Santiago was our entry point into Chile, one of the most elongated countries in the world. As such it is also one of the most varied places one can visit as it stretches from the equatorial tropics in the north…
Ulla, Thomas Dambo’s giant troll of Santiago in Chile
We had a great time exploring Mandurah near Perth Australia a few months ago while hunting artist Thomas Dambo’s Giants of Mandurah there. So we were pleasantly surprised to find Ulla guarding over the Parque de la Familia here in…
Adventuring Together
