It was 26 degrees today. Yet again, not a cloud in a clear blue sky. We visited the coastal city of Valparaiso, whose origins date back to 1536. Valparaiso’s been declared a Cultural World Heritage site and is the seat of the Legislative Power. The picturesque neighbourhoods are exquisite. It is magical, colourful, unique and […]
Our half day tour covered most of the old and only a bit of the new part of Santiago city. What a contrast! I didn’t even know there was a new part until today. Visiting the new part, you could have been in cities the likes of Auckland, Sydney or Cape Town. Chileans are great, […]
The glistening snow capped peaks of the majestic Andes stretched as far as the eye could see to the one side of the plain just below me. What a sight! We landed at Santiago airport a little after noon. It was hot, dry and dusty. I have just woken up after having collapsed almost immediately […]
Canyonlands National Park is carved by two mighty rivers, the Colorado and Green, into three distinct areas, the Islands in the Sky, the Needles and the Maze. At the turn of the century mustang herds ran free on the mesas and the view from Dead Horse Point remains one of the most spectacular in the […]
Bryce Canyon’s hiking trails take you deep into an alien landscape of delicate red rock ‘Hoodoos’, shaped over millions of years of geological mayhem and a favourite hideout out of the famous outlaw Butch Cassidy. The surreal shapes and colours come alive with the raising and setting of the sun. The popular Queen’s Garden Trail […]