Patagonia, covering the bottom third of South America, is home to the second largest ice field outside the arctic and some of the most spectacular hiking in the world. In our first week of hiking in Patagonia we discovered why El Chaltén is the Argentinian heart of the region.
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Beautiful Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina, feels like a small slice of Switzerland. Perched at the edge of the Andes instead of the Alps, it offers stunning mountain views and all the chocolate you can stomach.
Hiking to Aconcagua Base Camp (‘Confluence’) is a five-hour, 14km round trip. The trail head is a three hour drive from Mendoza, so the trek is doable as a (longish) day trip. It’s well worth the effort, with spectacular views of the highest peak in South America.
‘Wake up Jaguars!’ The voice of Tyson drifted across the camp as 4:45 am hit. Eleven jaguars stirred. It was Day Three of our trek to La Ciudad Perdida — the ‘Lost City’
After the almost overwhelming size of Bogotá, coming to Medellín almost feels like coming to a big mountain town. But with almost 3 million people in the city proper and another million or two in the surrounding areas, this city nestled in the Aburrá Valley is the second largest in Colombia. We’re spending almost a month in Medellín, and we’re really looking forward to exploring as much as we can of the City of Eternal Spring.
Newfoundland was one of our favourite trips ever. The friendliness of the locals is legendary for a reason. It feels like coming home even if you’re not from there. Here’s a nutshell of travel tips to help you make the most of your visit.
Hiking in Gros Morne National Park is a lesson in plate techtonics and a day out in a stunning landscape all rolled into one. Given the nickname for Newfoundland is ‘The Rock’ it’s not surprising most of the hikes vary from boulder hopping to scrambling up steep slopes of scree.
Neither of us knew much about Gros Morne before we got to Newfoundland. We knew it was a National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and figured it would have to have some cool hikes. But who knew that rocks – yes, rocks – could be so interesting.
Much of Newfoundland’s coastline has old walking trails used for trading between villages, which have been converted into actual hiking trails. In our four days in St John’s and few days in Bonavista Peninsula we hiked almost every day along the stunning coastal routes.
Cape Breton is an island of Nova Scotia and it is chock full of bays, peninsulas, large lakes and rivers, in addition to being surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Basically there’s water wherever you look.
After exploring the Laurentian mountains and Charlevoix area north of Le Fleuve, our travels were taking us now to the Gaspésie peninsula in Quebec, and 10 days of hiking and camping.
Our Quebec travels continued in the Laurentian mountains on the north west side of the St Lawrence River (aka le Fleuve) in Saguenay and Charlevoix regions.