Chile – Fire Round the World

Penguin Colony on Isla Magdalena

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”

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”

Chile Itinerary

It’s hard to believe we’re just four weeks away now from our trip to Patagonia! The flights were booked back in January and for a while it felt like November would never come- but now it’s approaching so quickly! Originally when we planned on this trip our thought had been to do the W CircuitContinue reading “Chile Itinerary”