Category: Epic Adventures

This one definitely falls into the boring-but-important category, and if you are a UK passport holder then you’re lucky enough to not need to read this. If however you hold a US, Canadian or Australian passport then please get yourself a strong coffee and read on… First and foremost this is a payment that MUST […]

On my latest trip to Patagonia I had the pleasure of meeting John & Georgie who are enjoying a 3 month trip around Latin American. We met on the Carretera Austral and shared similar experiences of a very wild border crossing into Argentina that can be accessed only on foot. They were kind enough to […]

This is what it’s all about… [we recently contacted someone to ask about their trip – and have received the following reply…] Luke and Charlotte – Hi! Probably better if we talk as I can’t express my exuberance well enough by e mail to say we had a fantastic time in Patagonia both walking and paddling.  […]

[Latest update 27th Jan: Patricio Salinas, Regional President of CONAF announced on Twitter on 27th Jan: @Pato_Salinas ‘Catamaran’s working, refugio Paine Grande open but not at full capacity, Refugio Grey open, Valley Frances and the rest of the park is normal’] [Update as of 25th Jan – Torres del Paine reopens fully: https://chile.travel/en/news/parque-nacional-torres-del-paine-reabre-todas-sus-zonas-tura-sticas.html] [Latest update […]

[please also see our update on 2nd January] I’m very sad to say that a fire broke out in Torres del Paine at 7pm on Tuesday (27th December). At the time of writing this post this is the most up to date and reliable reference point I have but things are changing quite rapidly. https://www.sernatur.cl/noticias/ministro-del-interior-entrego-los-ultimos-antecedentes-del-incendio-forestal-en-torres-del-paine […]

  With all the excitement of the Eurozone crisis and the extraordinary economic climate currently I decided it was time to dust off my old undergraduate textbooks on International Economics. I had intended to re-build a deep understanding of the influences on exchange rate movements, and critique the different theories on the competitive advantage of […]

Need I say more!

We’re often asked to help people with the budgets for their trips, and help them understand whether (with all the different factors and variables) a trip is at the ‘cheap’ or ‘expensive’ end of the spectrum. So I thought it was time to try and answer the all important question: how much will my Adenture […]