Travelettes

Chile

9 amazing things to do on Easter Island Besides seeing the Moai

April 29, 2017

Adventure Travel, Easter Island, Off the beaten track

•••

Remote as it is historically alluring, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua in Spanish; Rapa Nui to the locals) often tops the bucket lists of intrepid travelers. Most make the 5-hour plane journey from mainland Chile for one reason alone: the Moai. These ancient statues— erected by different tribes for what is believed to be religious worship— are scattered throug[...]

8 Breathtaking Sites Not to Miss in the Atacama Desert!

March 24, 2017

guest

Chile, Off the beaten track, Wanderlust F

•••

The Atacama Desert of Northern Chile is notably the driest non-polar place on Earth. As such, it is home to a distinct myriad of otherworldly landscapes – often compared by even NASA scientists and researchers to the appearance of Mars. The desert is filled with evolving textures and gradients that extend throughout over 100,000 square kilometers of terrain,[...]

7 Reasons to travel Chilean Patagonia by Bike

August 3, 2016

guest

Adventure Travel, Chile, Inspiration

•••

“Vos sos Holandesa?” asked the 89-year-old Chilean caballero over and over again during our stay. My partner and I just passed his house when we realized that we weren’t going to make it to our planned destination, Hornopirén. We felt like we had walked to Mecca and back (in reality we had cycled 40 kilometres, in the mountains, on an unpaved road), [...]

Girl's guide to falling in love - in Chile!

May 24, 2011

guest

Chile, Travel Prep

•••

There are lots of reasons to visit Chile. A stunning and one of the most diversified landscapes is one of them. In about 4000km of coast offering the driest desert of the earth (the Atacama desert), a region called Lake District with volcanos, deep blue lakes and silent green forests and awe-inspiring Patagonia with its rain forests, fjords and glaciers, you[...]