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Tag: Chile

  • Destination: Chile

    Official Name: Republic of Chile Established: 12 February 1818  (Declare Independence from Spain) Population: 17,574,003 (2017 census) Religion: 66.7% Catholic, 16.4% Protestant, 3.5% Other Christian, 11.5% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Santiago Order of Visit: Forty-First  First Visit: 3 November 2012 Last Visit: 7 November 2012  Duration: 5 Days Visit Highlights: – Puerto Natales: Watching…

  • World Trip 2012-13 – South America Highlights

    The South American leg of my trip covered 11 days visiting Argentina and Chile with the majority of my time in the Patagonia Region. When I first booked this legs activities I was really focusing on the next stage i.e. visiting Antarctica. This lead to quite a lot of pleasant and unexpected surprises. This leg…

  • World Trip 2012-13: Day 42 – Puerto Natales to Ushuaia, Argentina

    Wednesday 7 November 2012 Highlights: 13 hour bus ride (not really!) Our long ride back to Ushuaia so we could begin our Antarctica voyage tomorrow. There are no international airports in this part of Chile so the bus was our only real option. A few hours into the ride we changed buses and I fired…

  • World Trip 2012-13: Day 41 – Torres del Paine National Park to Puerto Natales, Chile

    Tuesday 6 November 2012 Highlights: Grey’s Glacier, Farewell to half the group Waking up around 6.30 am to constant rain wasn’t a great start to the day. Both Ben and myself relocated to to dining room for breakfast. It was important today to complete our 4 hour hike by 12.00 in order to catch a…

  • World Trip 2012-13: Day 40 – Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

    Monday 5 November 2012 Highlights: Hike up the French Valley, Avalanche spectacular, boat crossing No problems waking up early today, well except for Ben who went back to sleep and who would have missed breakfast if I hadn’t gone and woken him. It rained during the night but the tent didn’t leak. The sleeping bag…