because life's too short
because life's too short
From the simplicity of Patagonia we were catapulted into the mass consumer culture of Miami. Up to 9 million people surround the rivers of grass in the Everglades National Park, a wilderness area unique in the world.
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Cochamó is one of the most popular destinations in Chile – after a weekend in the trenches and the mud of the rainforest, I am still trying to work out why!
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Sometimes in life you get a second chance. Going south on the Carretera we had seen little of Pumalin Douglas Tompkins National Park due to atrocious weather. 2 months later we were back and the sun was shining.
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Doug Tompkins’ vision developed an old sheep ranch into the spectacular Patagonia National Park that we see today. There is stunning scenery with exciting hiking and wildlife spotting possibilities.
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Where do you go when you can’t go any further? After 1,247 km we reach the end of the Carretera Austral at Villa O’ Higgins and find out.
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An interesting detour from the Carretera led to Caleta Tortel, a characterful higgledy piggledy coastal village of wooden boardwalks and houses on stilts.
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Leaving the rainforest and the big city delights of Coyhaique behind us, we escaped to Cerro Castillo National Park which has some of the best hiking on the Carretera Austral – if the weather obliges.
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We continued south on the Carretera Austral with a scenic detour before visiting Queulat National Park.
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Torrential rain marked our first days on the Carretera Austral as we detoured to the renowned white rafting town of Futaleufú. ‘It’s an El Nino year!’ the girl told us as she cheerfully shut up …
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Take a road trip east from Reykjavik to find some of the iconic sights of southern Iceland – a classic mix of natural hot pools, waterfalls and the fabulous black beaches near Vík. Hveragerdi Not …
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