Punta Arenas is the airport to fly into when reaching Torres del Paine and Patagonia. Before heading straight on to Puerto Natales and the park I’d highly recommend spending a day in Punta Arenas! The town is small, but cute, and best of all there is an island not far off the coast in theContinue reading “Penguin Colony on Isla Magdalena”
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Hiking Las Torres
While the entire Torres del Paine park is incredible, the most iconic section, and the part it’s named for, is the towers. Some attempt actually climbing the towers themselves, but the latest couple who tried this were killed by an avalanche just before reaching the summit. You can see the towers in the distance asContinue reading “Hiking Las Torres”
Torres del Paine National Park bus tour
Originally we planned our trip to Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia in order to complete the W trek. This 4 day hike is the most popular attraction to the park and takes you through all the main sites along the way. However, after finishing the Inca Trail I knew this is somethingContinue reading “Torres del Paine National Park bus tour”
Final Expenses- Patagonia Chile
Trip Value: $5,254.41 Actual $ Cost to us: $719.32 Miles and points we spent: 253,760 Finally a trip that we came in under budget on! I was anticipating our costs for this one being a lot higher, but because we were able to book so many things ahead of time and pay with credit cards,Continue reading “Final Expenses- Patagonia Chile”
Amazon Jungle Tour: Part III
Read about part I of our adventure here Read about part II of our adventure here The next morning we woke up to a new day. I was hopeful as one great thing I had read about this tour company was the fantastic banana pancake breakfasts they made! Sadly we were met with disappointment yetContinue reading “Amazon Jungle Tour: Part III”
Amazon Jungle Tour: Part II
Read about part I here: Amazon Jungle Tour Part I After evacuating our original lodge location, we headed back out into the boats to go 30 minutes further down the river, deeper into the jungle. By this point it was already very late afternoon and I was disappointed we were losing out on so muchContinue reading “Amazon Jungle Tour: Part II”
Amazon Jungle Tour: Part I
The Amazon jungle is something I have been fascinated with ever since childhood. I loved learning about all the larger than life plants, their dangers and uses, the poison arrow dart frogs, the adorable sloths, everything. I got to do a big project for school on it once and I still remember it to thisContinue reading “Amazon Jungle Tour: Part I”
Belen- Iquitos, Peru. Not the typical tourist destination
Iquitos itself is not the nicest city to visit. And the Belen part is perhaps the most famous part of the city for its poverty. We had not originally planned on visiting it but after our change of plans with our Amazon jungle tour we found ourselves with an extra day in Iquitos and decidedContinue reading “Belen- Iquitos, Peru. Not the typical tourist destination”
ACOBIA-DWAZOO Manatee Rescue Center- Iquitos, Peru
When researching activities to do in Iquitos, there are really only a handful of suggestions that repeatedly come up. Our main reason for traveling to Iquitos was to use it as a launching point for our Amazon jungle tour. But along the way I also came across information on a rescue center where you canContinue reading “ACOBIA-DWAZOO Manatee Rescue Center- Iquitos, Peru”
International First Class Flying- FREE
One of my least favorite aspects of travel is spending multiple hours cramped in a seat on a plane. They’re never the most comfortable and I have a tough time sleeping on them. While long international flights usually have movie options available, after a few hours that starts to lose its entertainment factor on meContinue reading “International First Class Flying- FREE”
Fire Round the World 