~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 →

~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 →

~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 →

~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 →

~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 →

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 →

'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 →

It's called the aftermath because I had to deal with the feeling of being lost after Cusco. On the bus heading towards Puno, I felt something was missing and I wanted to head back immediately. In order to deal with my heart, my brain had to do some recon by planning my return to Peru... Continue Reading →

Day 3 (5th Dec) Challhuay-La Playa-Hydroelectric Station-Aguas Caliente: 'It's another long day tomorrow so we're starting early', said Junior the night before. He was managing my expectation because it was going to be a five hours hike weaving through the side of the forested mountain to get to our transport that will take us to... Continue Reading →