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Discovering Chile’s Atacama Desert – The Experience

As stated in my last blog post, I have landed in the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert in Chile. Accompanied by my wife, my camera and an increasing sense of excitement as I begin to understand the wonders of this part of the world. We were staying at the ultra-luxurious retreat the Tierra […]

Chile – South America’s ‘hot’ destination

South America was in the news with the Olympics taking place in Rio in Brazil in 2016, but Chile is the latest ‘hot’ destination. Santiago, its capital city, is worth discovering with its mix of the colonial and the modern architecture is a good starting point. The new attractions of Chile, though, lie outside the […]

Amazing hotels – Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador

Mashpi Lodge, Ecudor – As featured on BBC This unique hideaway is located on a high plateau in the heart of a 3,200-acre cloud forest and rainforest reserve. Just three hours’ drive from Quito, Mashpi Lodge offers guests the opportunity to observe a profusion of plant species that have adapted to this environment – trees […]