A short stop in El Bolsón

El Bolsón is a small hippy town just south of Bariloche and closeish to the Argentinian Chilean border. It was a great place for me to stop for a few days before continuing onwards to…

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White Water Rafting in Futaleufú

Meaning ‘big river’ in the Mapuche language, it’s easy to see why Futaleufú is a hot spot for white water rafting and kayaking. White water rafting is undoubtedly the number one activity to do in…

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A day hike to Cerro Castillo

Villa Cerro Castillo was the next tiny pueblo on my Chilean destinations list after Puerto Rio Tranquilo and its marble caves. I’d planned a brief stop so I could do the Cerro Castillo day hike.…

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Chile’s Incredible Marble Caves

After hiking in El Chaltén, I headed back to Chile to Puerto Rio Tranquilo for the marble caves, a group of marble rocks which have been naturally eroded and shaped by wind and water over…

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El Chaltén and hiking its famous trails

After El Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier it was time to head to El Chaltén, Argentina’s lower key equivalent of Chile’s Torres del Paine. Having already been to Torres del Paine, I immediately noticed…

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A trip to the Perito Moreno Glacier

After finishing the W trek in Torres del Paine, it was time to continue my journey upwards through Patagonia. Crossing back into Argentina, my next destination was El Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier –…

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The W trek in Torres del Paine – packing list, costs and tips

Here is the second instalment for my 5 day W trek in Torres del Paine. In the first post I wrote about my experience of the W trek and how I (unbelievably!) managed to do…

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Hiking the W trek in Torres del Paine

*There are already so many online guides on how to hike/explore/camp/drive Torres del Paine. In this post I’m just going to write about my experience of Torres del Paine’s W trek. I’m not entirely sure…

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