Travelogues Chile

Today we had a bit of peace after breakfast until lunchtime. Then a visit to the Catholic Church of Puerto Williams (My uncle had said a mass here). From the outside, I wouldn’t...

My ship journey from Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams, to Navarino Island. 30 hours through the Strait of Magellan, past Isla Dawson, several unnamed smaller islands, through the...

After an overly expensive breakfast at a café in Futaleufu, we bravely embarked on the challenging path 'over hill and stone' to the gate of the Futaleufu National Park. A short...

After El Chaltén, the visit to the national park "Torres del Paine" in Chile is next on the agenda. We plan to travel there with a rental car and secure accommodation near the...

When I left the house this morning I was shivering from the cold, even though I was wrapped up thickly. This afternoon I was sweating in almost 30 degrees. This is roughly how...

Our bus ride from Mendoza to Santiago de Chile took us back into the Andes. Judith's plan to reserve the (slightly more expensive) front seats on the upper level of the bus so...

Manchmal vereinen 30 Minuten alle 4 Jahreszeiten in sich und ein Blick gen Himmel vermag maximal den Istzustand zu erfahren. Prognosen gehen sich keine aus. Wegen des hohen...

It's 6pm and now the sun caresses the landscape instead of glaring down on it inquisitorially. Shades of brick red and violet emerge. Dull black and greenish anthracite shimmer...

Just like all those who are not here by car, I rely on the agencies that pick us visitors up in the morning and then take us to the places of our choice. The selection is made...

Melipeuco - and in the end, everything will be fine!

Wooden Church Romance in the Hinterland

18.12. I start in the very early morning around 6:00 in San Pedro. A bus transfer to the airport in Calama picks me up from the hostel. On the way through the barren desert...

I did it! I have landed back in civilization after hiking in Torres del Paine, one of Chile's most famous national parks, for several days. I started the trek from Puerto...

Desert, High-altitude Lake, Moon-like Landscape, and Party

The Mapuche tribe believes that all their souls migrate to Isla Mocha after death. When you visit Isla Mocha, you definitely understand why they believe this. Because Isla Mocha...

After our odyssey, we had to find accommodation because we hoped to find cheaper offers on site, like in Humahuaca. But we were so exhausted that we took the first one and ended...

die fahrt hierher nach putre ist ein härtetest für die vepse. es liegen nur 150 km vor uns, aber der erfahrene australier, der südamerika gut kennt, warnt mich beim frühstück vor...

10.05. The night was not fruitful. The jet action still haunts me - maybe it's also because of the altitude of 2,300 m... Today, it is cloudy. Very unusual and...

In Punta Arenas, we meet Tilman again, a German guy I briefly met at breakfast in Santiago. He gave us the idea to go to Puerto Williams to hike the Circuit Dientes de Navarino....

Torres del Paine is a dreamlike national park in Chile. Various glaciers mark the border with Argentina. In summer, a strong wind blows here. The combination of the sun (heat) and...

For the afternoon, we had last-minute booked a tour to one of the salt lakes or springs nearby. The drive took about 45 minutes. At the destination, in the middle of a ro

The overnight bus ride from the Chilean border town of Arica to Calama in the Chilean Atacama Desert was not particularly exhausting but somewhat annoying: the bus stoppe

Good things come in threes: so first we went up again to Rauno Kau. Surprise! The road was still closed, but the hiking trail was open, which we followed to the entrance

After we returned the rental car in Calama, a super ugly desert worker town, we took the opportunity to visit the Chuquicamata mine. We had registered a bit late for the tour...

Last breakfast in the southernmost city in the world and then off to the small airport. The old Cessna plane, with space for 20 people, was already ready for takeoff. I had to...

Today we had a day of rest until 2:30 PM, so there's not much to report.... After a hearty breakfast at the Forjadores Hotel, I took another couple of hours to sleep and read a...

Today we first visited the open-air museum 'Bateria Robala', a museum that emerged after the conflict between Chileans and Argentinians in 1978, focused on the eastern islands...

We have now left the Juan Fernández Archipelago with Robinson Crusoe Island and are heading towards Easter Island. The distance is over 3,000 km and we have four days at sea for...

From Santiago, I set off on a three-day trip to the Pacific coast to visit the cities of Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. On the way to the bus station heading towards Valparaiso, I...

It's been a while since I posted here. A lot of things happened and I didn't even get around to writing it all down. I was able to meet a lot of great people and try out new...