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March 18th, 2007 Travelling Lousies!

Favourite photo? Nick: Squinting ‘Booby’. Marissa: So many to choose from…hummingbird flying, Brazilian flag and us lying down infront of Machu Picchu Best City? Nick: Cusco (great food, scenery and safe too!) Marissa: I`m not such a city girl so struggle on this one, they are all equally nice… Best Moment? Nick: Playing football at  Read More »

Up the Beagle Channel in the very basic Cargo Ferry, the Transbordadora Austral Broom, surrounded by inspirational breathtaking views.

November 22nd, 2007 Annie King

On to the Transbordadora Austral Broom in the drizzle and the greyness and it seemed I would be in a Pullman seat. There was a long seating area in the accommodation side of the vessel about 8 feet wide so JUST enough room for a narrow aisle and 3 seats across – seating for about  Read More »

Torres del pain(e) national park

March 17th, 2007 Shannon and Toby

Torres del paine national park. the name is not far from the experience.. we started on sunday with a catamarang crossing of lake Pehoe, this sounds pleasant however we were not keen to get off it as there were gale force winds and driving rain…who’s idea was this.. We sat next to a guy on the  Read More »

Puerto Natales: Enter the Towers of Pain(e)

March 26th, 2008 Mark and Rach

Oops, I don’t remember too much! We went here as the starting point for a 5 day trek through Parque Nacional Torres del Paine (read the review for more details). Puerto Natales is a small town on a lake overrun by tourists seeking to do the big trek. We stayed at a hostel the first  Read More »