Chile is under a state of emergency A 30 pesos (4 cent) rise in the price of a Metro (Subway) ticket has unleashed a level of anger few outside observers…

Just to clarify – that is the Chilean flag, not Texan! February is high summer in Chile. Our planet’s longest, thinnest country is incredible. The entire west is defined by…

Ceviche Delicious, fresh Ceviche (this was with sea bass) Ceviche is a classic South American raw fish dish (but ‘cooked’ a different way). It uses raw fish and or seafood…

Most of my group in windy Torres del Paine – so much fun! Fresh water icebergs on Lake Grey, Torres del Paine It is always sad to leave beautiful Chile…

These iconic Moai were toppled and then further destroyed by a Tsunami triggered by the 1960 earthquake in southern Chile (rebuilt with Japanese money) Two mysterious Moai statues on the…

Hello. Magellan penguins Chile – Southern Patagonia The mighty west winds sweep across southern Chile. There is no other land mass that far south, until Antarctica itself. The flat lands…

Cruising back from Peulla through freshwater fjords Chile – Lake District & Chiloe Romantic images of Patagonian gauchos and vast, dry plains replete with sheep are distinctly Argentine (and well…

A perfect desert sunset? The whole gang in the Moon Valley (salt, not snow) Chile’s North – San Pedro & Atacama Volcanoes, desert, sunsets, altitude & wildlife. Oh, miners too…

The southern sun is always a treat when I come from winter in the Rockies Chile (part 1 – Santiago) Perhaps even less probable than Canada, Chile is an extremely…

Arriving in The Falklands:- After 48 hours at sea and a very calm Drake Passage, we arrived at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Made up of a total of…