Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

by | Feb 2, 2014 | Argentina, Uncategorized

So from Punto Arenas we made our way to our final destination in the South; the end of the world. The journey was a pretty exciting one (illustrated on the map below) as Tierra del Fuego (the southernmost point of South America and the inhabited world) is an...
Adiós Chile!

Adiós Chile!

by | Feb 1, 2014 | Chile, Uncategorized

Chile was a very special country for me because I have been wanting to come here forever and I had extremely high expectations. Before writing this blog I spent quite a bit of time thinking about what to write about Chile- what it is that sums up this country for me....
Punto Arenas

Punto Arenas

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Chile, Uncategorized

Punto Arenas was our final destination in Chile and although it is quite a pretty place it was relatively uneventful for us. The main tourist attractions in the city are the penguins and the cheap duty free shopping. Because we had already seen penguins in Perú and by...
RIP backpack

RIP backpack

by | Jan 29, 2014 | Chile, Uncategorized

As every backpacker knows travelling gypsy style is very different from the normal style and one grows very attached to one’s backpack. It’s a central part of the journey and gets repacked on almost a daily basis. I bought my backpack about seven years ago...