My trip to East Iceland started out a little too early in the morning and I’m thankful for 2 things: the fact that it never gets dark here in the summer makes it easier to drag oneself out of bed at 5:30am I’m staying very close to Reykjavik domestic airport and didn’t have to get […]
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In contrast to Laguna Encantada, the hike to Laguna Esmeralda is the most popular from Ushuaia outside of the Tierra del Fuego National Park. Transfers to the trail head are scheduled to leave from the main bus terminal near the Tourist Information Centre at 9am, 10am and 11am (returning at 4pm), but need a minimum
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The reason I ended up in Patagonia this year was because I was helping my friend, Mathilde (who I met on the Unplugged Wilderness Trek in East Greenland), plan her trip in the area. I didn’t really have any concrete plans for Feb-Mar and had no intention of returning to Patagonia so soon. But when
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The Mirador de los Cóndores and the Mirador de las Águilas (the Condor and Eagle viewpoints) are two of the three relatively short hikes around El Chaltén in Argentina (the 3rd one is out to the Chorillo del Salto). Most travelers to the region only stay a couple of days and so tend to do
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My original plan last year was to travel from Cuenca to Loja and Vilcabamba in southern Ecuador before heading to Peru. That was scuppered when I had to hightail it to Peru directly from Cuenca to arrive in time to do the incredible 10-day Huayhuash Circuit trek. So when my friends Pedro and Raúl decided they wanted
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This is my favourite image from my trip to Greenland this year. Taken on Day 3 of the Unplugged Wilderness Trek with Greenland Adventures by Icelandic Mountain Guides, it (almost) perfectly captures everything I loved about the trek and the reasons why the experience was so special to me. Many people have asked me about
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About me Hi! I’m Lisa. A photographer, writer and poet who prefers to travel in remote and unusual places. A few other things about me: Contact Me If you are interested in collaborating with me on an artistic project (poetry or photography) or my freelance / ghostwritten tourism writing, please drop me a line via my contact
