Puerto Natales is where you catch your breath. It’s where you gear up for Torres del Paine or go to dry out your socks, get a proper meal, and not wear a backpack for at least 48 hours. Set on a fjord with snow-capped mountains in the distance, it’s one of those towns that quietly…
Let me start with this: the O Trek Patagonia in Torres del Paine is not for the faint of heart. It’s wild, remote, exhausting—and hands down one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. You hike for eight days in a loop that takes you behind the famous towers and deep into the raw,…
There’s a certain kind of charm to Punta Arenas—the kind you don’t quite expect. It’s not flashy or postcard-perfect, but it has this gritty, windswept soul that grows on you fast. Sitting at the very bottom of Chile, it is bigger than most of the towns in Patagonia, which more things to do in Punta…
Patagonia is full of surreal landscapes—towering peaks, moody skies, and endless steppe. But one of our trip’s most unexpectedly magical moments was watching hundreds of penguins slowly gather the courage to leave their island home on the Punta Arenas Penguins Tour. The penguins are on Isla Magdalena from October to March each year. We visited…
