A Weekend in the Maipo Valley, Chile
When doing my research for things to do in Chile, especially in the Santiago area, I stumbled across the Maipo valley as a popular place that Santiguenos escape to for the weekend.…
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Taking a Break in Punta Cana
I really needed this break. After my realisation over the summer that I wanted to make some changes in my life, I slowed down a lot. I spent more time…
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My Kruger Photo Diary
I’m very lucky to be able to visit South Africa pretty often. And marrying a South African means that they will hopefully continue for years to come. I’ve never really…
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A Staycation on Herm Island
Last July, we spent a couple of nights staying on a magical place called Herm Island at The White House Hotel with friends. Herm is only a 20 minute ferry…
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The First Sunday Beach Day of Summer
It’s the beginning of summer here in Guernsey after a mixed bag of showers in June. When I lived in London, I used to say that there was nothing better…
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Staying at Hotel Solace Santiago, Chile
When we were looking for where to stay in Santiago, Chile, we spent a long time looking at places and budgets. You can go very international and luxury in Santiago…
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Cerro Castillo Day 4: The Final Part to Hot Food and a Hot Shower
If you’ve missed any other posts in this series, here you can read:Day 1Day 2 Day 3 We woke up early after a relaxing evening in the camp the day…
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Cerro Castillo Day 3: The Lake, The Summit & The Descent
Start with Day 1 and Day 2 here if you haven’t already. It rained until about 8am the next morning. And we just stayed in the tent until we couldn’t…
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Cerro Castillo Day 2: Forests, Rocks & Glaciers
If you missed Day 1, you can read it here. After the first night of camping, I awoke around 5am at first but I did doze for a little longer.…
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Cerro Castillo Day 1: Into the wilderness we go!
On the first day of the hike, we woke up at 5am, finished packing quickly, put our hiking boots on and got ready to fly. We were downstairs by 6.15am.…
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The Chile Diaries – Arriving in Santiago
Back in December, we spent two weeks in Chile exploring & enjoying some down time. This is my travel diary from Day 1, when we arrived. Flying into Santiago, Chile…
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