Destination: Chile
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [5385]
My time hiking Patagonia was fantastic. This
park is like none other on earth. The mountains are like none I've ever seen.
Great towers of granite jutting into the sky at
the top. Lush forests as you ascend the mountain. Semi-arid range ... Read more >
Tags: camping, chile, friends, hiking, off the beaten path, on the road, patagonia, south america, travel, trekking
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [2073]
Hola All, Currently stuck in Valparaiso. Lovely coastal town about 1.5 hrs nw of Santiago. Stuck? yes. The buses are full and everyone in chile is in holiday mode so we won´t be leaving until 18Sep. and then heading south to Pucon. We don´t mind being ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1577]
Santiago Sloths
The original plan in Chile was to head straight up the Andes and do a weeks skiing, However the associated costs and it being fully booked had conspired against us. We did manage to find a budget option but not until the ... Read more >
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By alleen | Views [858] | Comments [11]
The picture is me crossing the Straits of Magellan yesterday to get to Tierra del Fuego. Easter Island is the most isolated inhabited islad n the world. Tierra del Fuego is the largest island in the Americas and maybe the world. Yesterday I spent ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 | By j9fabre | Views [771] | Comments [2]
I am now in Puerto Natales. I must say that when I booked this trip I didn´t expect to stay in such nice hotels this often (obviously why it is costing me so much). It is quite nice but just a little extravagant for me. Right now I am sitting in a ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By jenosn | Views [745] | Comments [6]
This afternoon I was jotting a few points down about San Pedro over a freshly-squezed orange juice in the main plaza. A plaza which is quite unusual in the fact that normally its the hub of action be it drinking, eating or listening to live music. But ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 5 Dec 2008 | By tpara | Views [740] | Comments [2]
It was great to be off the flat pampa and into the foothills of the Andes. I stuck to the small provincial roads without traffic, winding their way through tiny villages, which from 1.00p.m look like there has been an attack of chemical weapons, with ... Read more >
Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By davenness | Views [668] | Comments [1]
We made it in fine style to Santiago on time with no dramas (incredible flight over the Andes - first look at Aconcagua (highest mtn in S America). Our first interaction with Latin America resulted in a lift to the Marriott Hotel in a dubious looking ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [599]
- I am not the best hiker, but after today I had to redefine words like ´walk´, ´slow´... especially when it comes to hiking with locals. - After picking me up from the cabin at 8 and crossing the lake on his boat, Aaron (my guide) asked me if I wanted ... Read more >
Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By lukeyd | Views [282] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I'm trying to build a community of travellers interested in video as my livelihood. I have lots to learn in this space and would love the opportunity to improve my film making ability.
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
Sat, 23 May 2015 | By | Views [110] | Scholarship Entry
After 20 days at sea we could finally see a shadow on the horizon. The Pacific Ocean was an incredibly, peaceful, tranquil place, however getting to land was an exciting prospect. The memories of swimming with sea lions, meeting lonesome George and ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 | By kwekwe | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
With great effort and often limited means, I travel the world.
The object of my photography is to capture with little literalness yet much accuracy, the feel of a place.
It is a paradoxical balance that also exists in the content of my photos because ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship
Tue, 7 Dec 2010 | By sobrea | Photo Gallery
In the Atacama desert. The driest desert in the world.
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Wed, 2 Apr 2008 | By bagen | Photo Gallery
The Volcano near Pucon, as well as the lake and hotsprings!
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Photo Gallery
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