It’s big, it’s barren and it’s the driest place on earth, but there is something truly magical about the Atacama Desert, and if you are heading to Chile anytime soon, this magnificent wonder should be right up there on the top of your “to do” list. Spanning some 41,000 square miles, the Atacama Desert is…
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Border Crossing South America: How to Travel from Salar de Uyuni to San Pedro de Atacama by Bus
No South American Travel Itinerary would be complete without a visit to the world-famous Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia and San Pedro de Atacama in Chile, and as they are relatively close to each other (+/- 320km), one would think that it would be easy to travel between the two, but there is little information about…
Sailing to the end of the Earth along the Beagle Channel
A highlight of any trip to Patagonia, sailing the Beagle Channel is quite unlike any other boat trip we’ve ever been on, and you really get the feeling that you are sailing to the end of the earth along this strait in the archipelago island chain of Tierra del Fuego. Magical, mystical, and eerily calm,…