South America
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Trekking in Patagonia!
More Details: Trekking in Patagonia!(Re-posted this writeup from 10 years ago!) Soon, I will be headed on another travel adventure. This one will be another trekking adventure with Trekking for Kids (TFK). With TFK, I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, hiked the Transylvanian Alps in Romania, and “pilgrimaged” on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. I am thrilled because I get to return…
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Puno Region of Peru | Hope, Bones and Beauty
More Details: Puno Region of Peru | Hope, Bones and BeautyI spent a few weeks in Peru a few years ago with a week spent traveling around in the Puno region. This is the region of Peru that borders the shores of Lake Titicaca. In this post, I want to share what I got see during the visits I made in this most beautiful of lands…
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Top 7 Places to See When Visiting in Chile
More Details: Top 7 Places to See When Visiting in ChileHaving traveled a bit through Chile (though, admittedly, I missed some places I hear are worth exploring like Valdivia), I thought I’d share what I would recommend as a good itinerary for those with time (but not boundless time either). I will either expand on some of the items below in other entries or they…
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Evita’s “Permanent” Home: The Recoleta Cemetery
More Details: Evita’s “Permanent” Home: The Recoleta CemeteryIn my visit to Buenos Aires last year, our hotel was directly across one of BB.AA.’s most famous sites: the Recoleta Cemetery. Why is it famous? Well, that crazy woman, Evita, is buried there. Hence, tons of tourists and Evita lovers (domestic or international) flock to the cemetery to see her tomb. I am one…
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Exploring Chile’s Glaciers by Boat Tour
More Details: Exploring Chile’s Glaciers by Boat TourOne of the highlights of visiting Chile’s Patagonia is seeing the many glaciers in the area – what an incredible sight! Some of the glaciers can be hiked, like the Grey Glacier (something I did in a trip a few years later when I hike the W circuit around Torres del Paine). Other glaciers one can…
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Puerto Natales, Chile | Starting Point for the Torres del Paine
More Details: Puerto Natales, Chile | Starting Point for the Torres del PainePuerto Natales is an outpost town in Chile that is entry point to the Torres del Paine National Park. It is about 150 miles northwest of Punta Arenas and serves also as an entry point to the glaciers that kiss the water in this part of Patagonia (Grey, Serrano, Balmaceda, etc.). A small southern town…
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Trekking the W Circuit at the Torres del Paine: Day 5
More Details: Trekking the W Circuit at the Torres del Paine: Day 5After the fun of day 4 with all the wind and beautiful views of the lakes and the Torres del Paine, the big day finally arrived: no, not because it was the last day of hiking but because it was the day we were trekking up to the lagoon to see the peaks close and…
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Trekking the W Circuit at the Torres del Paine: Day 4
More Details: Trekking the W Circuit at the Torres del Paine: Day 4A windy night at Refugio Los Cuernos I woke up around 7 AM on day 4 after a night thinking the place we were staying at was going to blow away at any moment. On top of that, something right outside our window kept hitting the window on and off throughout the night (we discovered…
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Trekking the W Circuit at the Torres del Paine: Day 3
More Details: Trekking the W Circuit at the Torres del Paine: Day 3Day 3 started with me looking out the window from my room at Refugio Paine Grande to the tents that some slept in. It is incredibly hard to believe anyone could sleep in those with the high winds experienced. But, some did! It was a nice start to the day though it would not remain…
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Hiking the Torres del Paine W Circuit | Patagonia Day 2
More Details: Hiking the Torres del Paine W Circuit | Patagonia Day 2After a successful day one in the Torres del Paine National Park, in southern Chile, we were ready to embark on day two. This day would have re-trace our route from day one in reverse to get us to Refugio Paine Grander where we would spend the night. It would be the only trail we…
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Hiking the Torres del Paine W Circuit | Patagonia Day 1
More Details: Hiking the Torres del Paine W Circuit | Patagonia Day 1My first visit to Patagonia left me wanting to go hiking the Torres del Paine National Park. That was 2010. Luckily, the opportunity arose in 2015 to return to Patagonia to trek the W Circuit, the set of trails that goes around the Torres del Paine peaks in the park. Back in 2010, I was not…
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Perito Moreno Glacier: A Most Fortunate Re-Visit
More Details: Perito Moreno Glacier: A Most Fortunate Re-VisitThe day after our memorable hike around Fitz Roy, we got to visit the famous Perito Moreno glacier an hour plus from the town of El Calafate, Argentina. I got to visit Perito Moreno back in December 2010 and never expected to ever come back, except this Trekking for Kids trek brought me there! There…