Before hitting Bariloche, we decided to stop a few hours south in the town of Esquel, to check out Los Alerces National Park and do some more camping. We spotted a hostel right across the street from the bus…
A Diary of the “W” Part 3: A conclusion to hiking Patagonia’s Torres del Paine
Day 3 Camp Frances to Camp Chileno I woke up Steph an hour earlier than I should have by accident. There are some things you don’t do in life and not giving Steph enough sleep is one of them. To…
A Diary of the “W” Part 2 : A Hike Through Frances Valley
Day 2: Camp Paine to Camp Frances and the Frances Valley I didn’t wake up to the sound of Stephanie’s alarm, but instead to a movement under my pillow. It darted back and forth and I wondered if it was…
A Diary of the “W” – Hiking Torres del Paine Part 1
Day 1 – Puerto Natales to Glaciar Gray I wanted to throw up when Steph’s alarm went off at 6:30am. I had managed at most 3 hours of sleep until I woke up to the sound of James falling out…
90 Reasons to go on a Cruise
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know the focus is on independent travel. You might wonder why then, I decided to go on an almost (the booze is certainly not free) all inclusive cruise…
Morning in Munnar
As the bus lurched around yet another curve, a refreshing gust of air sailed through the window, providing a deceptive sensation that I was my own separate entity, and not in fact merged with the other three individuals sharing my seat. Despite…