Yes, I know I’m in the middle of a series of posts about events that happened a month ago, but just needed to interrupt to say Happy New Year and all the very best for 2017! I actually stayed up till midnight for only about the 4th time in my life! This was […]
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I had always had a fascination for Easter Island (Isla de Pascua / Rapa Nui) ever since I was a kid, and made my first trip to the Island back in 2003. I stayed 5 days on that occasion and could not understand how the majority of people who were visiting said they were bored
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For those of you keenly awaiting my blog posts on Easter Island and Antarctica – they are coming, I promise! The delay has been caused by my absolute immersion in the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant – the Unbeliever, the final installment of a fantasy series written by Stephen Donaldson. I have always loved
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Final day of the trip was only a short one for me, given I was crossing over into Chile. That being said, it started bloody early so we could get to the Sol de Mañana Geysers for the sunrise. This is when they are at their best, and it really is worth getting up early
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While we spent the first 2 days of the tour exploring the Salar itself and being blinded by its incredible whiteness, the last 2 days were actually spent south of the Salar visiting incredible lakes and marveling at the altiplano landscapes that I love so much. This part of the world really is incredibly beautiful!
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Day 2 of our trip through the Salar de Uyuni had us exploring the Tunupa Volcano. This was the bit that turned the regular 3-day trip into a 4-day trip and I was super-keen to get out and do a bit of walking again. We first of all visited the mummies of Coquesa – with
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Ask me what are the top 3 things I’ve ever seen in my life up until now and I’ll tell you: a total solar eclipse (from Ceduna in 2002) Comet Hyakutake (from Siding Springs Observatory in 1996) the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia when it was full of water (May 2001) This last was a
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Having explored the Santiago General Cemetery with Tours4Tips on the Santiago Offbeat tour and returned to wander around by myself about a week later, I decided to visit a third time to join the Night Tours that run several nights per week. When the time finally rolled around, I have to admit I didn’t feel
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I’ve always been a big fan of the Santiago metro. It get you most of the places you want to go – especially if you are a tourist – it’s clean, it’s pretty cheap and efficient. OK – it gets bloody crowded during peak hour, but then which public transport system doesn’t suffer under
I’m not usually one to wander around cemeteries (despite many people loving them for photo opportunities), but I was fascinated by the Santiago General Cemetery after I was introduced to it through Tours4Tips on the Santiago Offbeat tour. For a start, it is one of the biggest cemeteries in Latin America, covering 85 hectares and estimated
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