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We had one last stretch to cover in Chile, and we decided to do it via Tierra del Fuego which is widely talked about as the end of the world. We needed a ferry from Punta Arenas to Porvenir, the main settlement on the Chilean part of Tierra del Fuego, and we were so lucky that the weather was giving us good conditions for the 2-hour trip across. Porvenir met us with windy weather, and we learned that this part of Patagonia is always windy. The island is barren and dry, ther

From Puerto Natales we had roads to take going south and deeper into Patagonia. The hotel had posters on the walls with the famous images of the Patagonian Cowboy, and once we started to move around we could see real landscapes with cattle and sheep. It is dry and barren, but not like a desert, and it is windy and even in high summer the temperature doesn't get above +15, but it feels quite gentle. Life is not straight forward, and it can be hard to get supplies, and in th

The travel to reach the southern part of Chilean Patagonia is complicated if you travel by road. It is possible to drive, however there are sections where there is no road, and the use of ferries is necessary. These ferries go when they can, and it is quite possible that you would be spending days waiting to get the next one. Another way is to drive crossing the border to Argentina, and then back to Chile, and Argentina again, and so on. This is obviously not totally prac

Our next route was driving from Santiago to Puerto Montt. We had booked a ferry ride from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, partly to be able to get there as the road conditions in Chilean Patagonia can be a bit on and off, and partly to see the beautiful landscape in the fjords. The ferry was due to leave on 28 October, but it was delayed by a couple of days for unscheduled maintenance. The drive from Santiago to Puerto Montt is some 1,000km, and we wanted a few days to comp

Getting to Easter Island became part of our wishes for the trip, and getting there is easiest from Santiago. It is a 5-hour flight, and there is one flight/day. An agent helped us setting everything up, with flights, accommodation on the island and all tours we could fit in. We decided to spend 3 nights on the island, and it turned out to be just right for us. The tour guide, Tamaru, turned out to be a cultural expert and a very knowledgeable person. We were lucky that we

After years we came back to Santiago, a city we have gotten to know over several trips since the first time in 2000. The very first trip was for Harold to market New Zealand made fishing rods, and after that it has been Karin who has worked in the city for her employer. This time we were mainly tourists, but of course we met up with friends while there. It is still a very nice place, and it has grown a lot since 2012 when we last visited. New, and tall, buildings have been

We entered via the small, remote and very straight forward border crossing at Ollagüe. Even though we had already had a long day, given...