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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [412]
After another very pleasant night in the tent we ate our breakfast and set off on our last morning of walking up to the grey lake and grey glacier lookout and back - this glacier forms part of the Southern Patagonian ice field. We walked about 12km. ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, lakes, mountains, wildlife
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [335]
An earlier start this morning. Again an early morning visit to the lake to see the sunrise over the mountains. We walked in the shadow of the Pina Grande. and up in to the French Valley. We saw cera cera falcons and a flock of parakeets.... Read more >
Tags: galcier, hiking, lakes, mountains
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [382]
Today we had a leisurely start which was good as we had time to explore the area where the campsite was and indulge in the photography. Breakfast was sumptuous! We were still up early though as we wanted to see the sunrise over the towers, and would ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, lake, mountains
Sun, 22 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [449]
We had an early start to get to the national park. It was about a two hour bus ride from Puerto Natales via cerro castillo where the border with Argentina is. We saw lots of wildlife on the journey:
Rhea
Condors
Guanecos
Black-crested buzzard ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, mountains, nightsky, river, scenery, wildlife
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [460]
After a three hour bus ride we arrived at Puerto Natales. This is where we are to prepare for our four day hike in the Torres del Paine National Park. When we arrived we checked in to the Capitan Eberhard hotel and then went for a walk around ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, sunset, town
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [343]
A 10.30am sky airline flight had us arriving in Punta Arenas by lunchtime. There was a definite difference in temperature here - windy, cold (around 7 degrees probably) and raining, so the layers and waterproof came out.
We checked in to hostal ... Read more >
Tags: city
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [502]
The weather is not so good today, but we found a tourist information and arranged a private minibus to take six of us to the Parque National Vicente Perez Rosales. This involved a river, waterfalls and a lake. We then drove up the volcano ... Read more >
Tags: lake, rivers, volcano, walking, waterfalls
Sat, 7 Mar 2015 | By thehappytalent | Photo Gallery
Shoulder season. 90 km/hour winds. Speechlessness.
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Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By thehappytalent | Views [802]
Five boyfriends ago, I used to think that walking sticks -- err, trekking poles -- were dorky, overpriced and pointless. I'm not old, so why do I need sticks to help me hike? But then he invited me on a backpacking trip, and he convinced me not to ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, gear, torres del paine, trekking
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By ardentariana | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients (For 6 people) 6 large ears of corn 1 lb beef cut of your choice, such as top sirloin or flank steak, cut in small pieces for sautéing 2 medium onions, diced 1 tbsp paprika or smoked chili pepper powder if you can find it 2 chicken breasts, ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Thu, 5 Mar 2015 | By yizhas | 
Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Ingredients 500 g Fresh Fish (You can pick any edible fish you want. I did this recipe with Piscis but choose a fish that’s typical of your country. I recommend you a fish with white soft meat.) 1 bowl of water 1 lemon 2 banana leaves per ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 | By susa | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH • 2 cups of flour • 100 g butter or margarine • 1 egg • Warm wáter • Salt INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING • 4 apples • Blueberry jam • Sugar • Water or sherry How to prepare this recipe First, peel and slice apples....
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 | By cassscully | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 1x large fresh breadroll (preferably homemade) 1 x avocado, mashed 1 x ripe tomato, sliced whole egg mayonaise slices of slow cooked pot pork roast: 1 3 lb pork roast, trimmed of fat chicken stock large carrots celery onions bay leaves garlic ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Tue, 24 Feb 2015 | By dapike615 | Photo Gallery
Torres del Paine, Ushuaia, and Punta Arenas
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Tue, 24 Feb 2015 | By dapike615 | Views [496]
Nothing can prepare you for Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. The Torres massif and surrounding area is stunning, but not in a traditional Swiss Alpine sense. The range is much more chaotic and wild in nature, and the weather, particularly the wind, ... Read more >
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