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Travel tips for Torres del Paine National Park in Chile
Ever since we saw Torres del Paine in Chile on tv about 12 years ago, we knew one thing for sure: this is a place we had to go to one day. This world famous park encompasses spectacular mountains, multi-colored lakes, glaciers, lots of wildlife and a magic touch that you will never understand unless you have been there. By December 2009 we had saved up enough after buying our house and it was our time to head south to Patagonia! We spent about a week in the park, hiking the W-trek and enjoying the outstanding beauty of this place. In 2012 I got the chance to go back again and stayed for three…
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Climbing Villarrica Volcano: the uncomfortable truth
Approximately one and a half year ago I was on a press trip in Curaçao with a bunch of other bloggers, as well as a journalist from a big Dutch newspaper. She did not have a clue about blogging and at some point asked me if I wrote about things I didn’t like. I told her that it’s my choice not to do that most of the time, because for me blogging is a hobby and should be fun. I’m not a reporter, I’m just someone who writes because she likes to. However, as I’m doing a round-up of the roadtrip through Patagonia we made last year, I just could…
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Things to do in Ushuaia on a rainy day
Imagine traveling all the way to the end of the world, or as the locals call it: Fin del Mundo. Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world and from there, you can’t get that much further down south, at least not by car. The weather here can be impetuous. When it’s a good day, you are in one of the most inspiring places of South America. When it’s not a good day, well, it’s pretty depressing to be honest. Welcome to the end of the world, welcome to Ushuaia! You have to be lucky to get good weather in Ushuaia. It rains about 146 days a year and it’s always windy. Well,…
