November 2023
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El Chalten
I’ve been in El Chalten the last few days, doing a final spot of hiking before heading back to Buenos Aires and then home. I had hoped to have a relaxed first day, as I was still feeling quite tired from the previous week’s trekking. But when the day dawned bright and sunny I felt…
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Torres del Paine – O Trek
Day 1 – Central to Seron The first day is a fairly short day with only 13k to walk, over mostly pretty flat terrain. My rucksack felt very heavy indeed, and the weight of it on my back provided plenty of warmth, so that I found in the unexpectedly sunny conditions I was hiking in…
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Punta Arenas / Puerto Natales
The flight to Punta Arenas, via Santiago, was interesting to say the least. I’d checked my suitcase in at Calama and it was tagged through to Punta Arenas, so the 1 hour and 40 minutes connection time I had available at Santiago should have been plenty. But of course we took off an hour late…
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San Pedro de Atacama
My time in San Pedro de Atacama both started and ended badly. Thankfully the bit in the middle was pretty good! Having flown back to Buenos Aires from Iguazu, I had stayed overnight and was booked on an early morning flight to Santiago, with a four hour wait in Santiago before connecting to Calama. From…
Adventures in South America and Scotland 