~22nd February 2019~ It had to be an early departure for the day since we were further to Brotas than what was on the plan. It's nearly 800km drive from Campo Grande to Brotas, it's the longest drive we ever done on the trip so far since I've joined in Santiago. We arrived rather late... Continue Reading →
AR-Brazil: Iguaçu-Pantanal
~14th February 2019~ So what's with the 5:30am party. I was woken up by loud raggaetón music playing not far away from the campsite. I thought it was around 2am and perhaps a group of people had brought their party to the campsite after being chucked out of the club but nope. About half hour... Continue Reading →
Uruguay: Colonia-Tacuarembó
~9th February 2019~ Uruguay, a country that I haven't read or heard anything about before travelling into the country. Instead of the normal border crossing by land, we crossed over this time with a ferry and Steve drove the truck over by land. The port is well built with interesting interior design and it was... Continue Reading →
Argentina: Puerto San Julian-Buenos Aires
~31st January 2019~ Leaving El Chalten with a heavy heart as we drove away from one of the most identifiable mountain range. While looking longingly towards the mountain, I was thinking of how I could spend a couple of months here without spending my entire savings. We had a few camping nights to look forward... Continue Reading →
Argentina: El Chalten
~28th January 2019~ A long-ish journey and a border crossing to Argentina, over 400km of driving towards one of the key places on my list to visit. All the stories on Fitz Roy, the climbing and the attempts on the traverse including Cerro Torre, made me want to see and experience this place. After Torres... Continue Reading →
Chile: Torres del Paine W Walk/Trek
~23rd January 2019~ My brain was engulfed by all the things that I could potentially do to help the knee to recover and the decision on what options I will need to take on the W walk to make sure I complete it with a strong finish rather than making things worse. The journey was... Continue Reading →
AR-CH-AR: Laguna Azul-Ushuaia
~17th January 2019~ On the way to Laguna Azul for bush camping for the night, we stopped at one of the Ruta 40 road sign for photos. Straight road with the sign was just perfect for memorable and silly photos. The first thing I realised when we arrived in Laguna Azul was the wind, unrelenting... Continue Reading →
Argentina: Bariloche-El Calafate
~10th January 2019~ Crossing border to Argentina was relatively simple, much simpler than the many other border crossings I've done over the last few months in Latin America. Our next stop was Bariloche, a ski resort in the winter and thankfully many things to do in the summer. The Seven Lakes route along the way... Continue Reading →
Chile: Santiago-Pucón
5th January 2019, the gathering of the Dragoman crews for briefing on the trip by trip leaders, Kylie and Lewis. There are 20 of us in total with some going to Buenos Aires and some all the way to Rio. After three months of travelling on my own, I did wonder how I will cope... Continue Reading →
Chile: Christmas and New Year
'I'd say 11:45 when we get through', I replied to Jason's bet on the time we crossed the border over to Chile. We were waiting for a while at the Bolivian border for the shuttle, now queueing for the Chilean side and it was taking forever. Let's just say that I lost the bet and... Continue Reading →