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Final Thoughts: Patagonia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 15 May 2012
A recap of my adventures in Patagonia, including a day of ice climbing, Perito Moreno Glacier, and hikes in Torres del Paine National Park.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Hike with Me in Patagonia – 18 photos
Blog: Solo Traveler - 11 April 2012
18 pictures - presumably worth 18 thousand words - to show you how magnificent Patagonia is.
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The Best Food in Patagonia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 11 April 2012
Dave shares his thoughts on the best food in Patagonia, having spent 2 weeks eating his way through the region.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Landing in the Land of Real
Blog: Solo Traveler - 2 April 2012
In a world where fake is becoming more common, solo travel promotes real.
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Rhythms of Making Mole Rojo with Josefina Ruiz Vazquez
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 30 March 2012
We are in the garden at Las Granadas Bed and Breakfast in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. A huge pomegranate (las granadas) tree is laden with ripening fruit.
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Packing List for a Trip to Patagonia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 3 March 2012
Adventures provides detailed packing lists for all of their tours, which makes that part of the trip preparation super easy. Aside from hiking clothes, there’s little reason the typical traveler would need to go shopping in advance of the End of the Earth tour to Patagonia. For about $8/day, you’ll be able to rent a [...]
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My Patagonia Trip Itinerary (and Poll)
Blog: GoBackpacking - 23 February 2012
ne week from today, I’ll be on a flight to Buenos Aires, in advance of my trip to Patagonia with G Adventures! I touched on some of the highlights from the 2-week End of the Earth trip in my initial announcement, however I wanted to delve further into what’s in store for me, and anyone else planning [...]
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Trip Planning: tapping into the Diaspora
Blog: Solo Traveler - 25 January 2012
Tapping the local community who are from your destination country is an incredible way to research a trip. Here's how I do it.
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The Best of South America Part 1: Travellers Share Their Tips
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 24 January 2012
This week we launched our free ebook South America Highlights where we share 28 of our favourite places from our year on the continent. We thought it’d be interesting to find out how our highlights compared to other travellers, so we asked a number of travel bloggers to share their best experiences and destinations in [...]
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Let’s Go Backpacking in Patagonia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 5 January 2012
I’m excited to announce that I will be traveling to Patagonia on March 3, 2012 in partnership with G Adventures! Departing from Buenos Aires, the 15-day End of the Earth trip encompasses the best of Patagonia, in both Chile and Argentina. Hiking in the mountains of Patagonia, and standing in awe of its glaciers, has been [...]
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Highlights 2011 – Natural Wonders Slideshow
Blog: Solo Traveler - 26 December 2011
A year end photo slideshow of the many natural wonders I experienced in 2011.
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Punta Arenas
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 19 December 2011
A bit of a farewell, I’m heading south to Punta Arenas today. After a sleep in. I make sure I book a late bus so I can enjoy that and…
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The Final Ascent
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 18 December 2011
The wind tears through every layer of clothing as I haul my self out of my cosy sleeping bag and tent. Its bitterly cold. And then you realise that you…
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Across to Campamento Torres.
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 17 December 2011
Today sees us venturing across and around the bottom of the Cuernos. And then up to the last campsite – Campamento Torres. The usual morning breakfast takes place, and the…
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Into Valle Frances
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 16 December 2011
Day 2 – Refuigo Grande to Refugio Cuernos. I forgot how bad camping is for your sleep. The grounds uneven, the rocks poking into your back and lets not forget…
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The start
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 15 December 2011
Bleary eyed and bus journeys. They seem to be synonymous with bus travel in Southern Patagonia. And there usually isn’t a good reason to be. Today, however, there is every…
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Its a little Chilly.
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 15 December 2011
Puerto Natales, Chile – 12th December, 2011 to 14th December, 2011. Bleary eyed bus journeys seem to be the norm in Argentina. Distances between cities are long. Therefore, you are…
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Solo Travel Destination: Santiago, Chile
Blog: Solo Traveler - 6 December 2011
This time the destination is Santiago, Chile. Learn what the capital of Chile has to offer solo travelers.
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Partially Buried Moai on a Hillside on Easter Island
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 3 December 2011
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Discover great travel photos.
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Hiking: Canada, Chile, Austria and the UK
Blog: Solo Traveler - 12 October 2011
Hiking varies so much around the world. Here's a comparison with lots of beautiful photos.
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Overcoming Fear in the Galapagos Islands’ Underwater World
Blog: Vagobond.com - 10 October 2011
The Galapagos is the perfect place for tight portraits of wildlife.
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Hiking in Patagonia – Torres del Paine Part 1
Blog: Two Backpackers - 16 September 2011
Patagonia travel triggers visions and feelings of extreme adventure for trekkers around the world. You’ve seen the pictures on-line and you’ve heard stories about the unpredictable weather, vast glaciers, snow capped Andes mountains and the dramatic reward of hiking in Patagonia. Are you ready to hike one of the most renowned treks in the world? [...]
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How to Spend 24 Hours in Santiago
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 15 September 2011
This is a guest post by Kyle Hepp. I’m not an ambitious traveler. Let’s get that out of the way before we even start this post. I’m sure plenty of people would try to see more in Santiago in a day, but after leaving here for 7 years, this is simply my idea of an [...]
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Updates from the Field: Loan Sharks, Snapshots + “the Country with a Smile”
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 29 August 2011
Each Kiva borrower enjoys his or her own borrower profile page. We've all seen these pages: they acquaint us with the borrower's story, plans for the future, country, and a photo in their business or home. Borrower profiles present us with a clear snapshot of the ebbs and flows of a borrower's life.
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The Top 10: My favorite borrower photos from Colombia and Chile
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 23 August 2011
Kiva Fellows come from a vast variety of backgrounds, both in regards to their professional experience and hobbies. When the Kiva Fellows Program Team is trying to decide where to send people they try to decide what MFIs would benefit most from that fellow's individual experience, and also what special projects they can work on to benefit Kiva's mission and/or the MFI. As part of my fellowship i was asked to help add to Kiva's library of borrower images, which are used for marketing and communications purposes by Kiva.
