by leandra | Jan 16, 2020 | International Travel, Travel
Our early morning flight out of Punta Arenas meant we had plenty of daylight to explore after checking into our B&B and grabbing some lunch in Puerto Varas. We decided to start with the Petrohué Waterfalls and then drive (and hike!) up the Osorno Volcano as the...
by leandra | Jan 14, 2020 | International Travel, Travel
Restaurante Pehoe – This restaurant had a great view and good Google reviews, but a recent menu change and incompetent staff resulted in the worst meal we had on the trip. On Thanksgiving no less. I stopped in earlier in the day to make a dinner reservation for...
by leandra | Jan 13, 2020 | International Travel, Travel
Since we were now staying on the edge of the park we were able to get up at a leisurely time, enjoy breakfast, and still make it into the park before 10am. We were running low on short hike options, so we decided on Mirador Condor and Glacier Grey for our last full...
by leandra | Jan 10, 2020 | International Travel, Travel
On our second day in Torres del Paine we took the southwestern route back into park. This road was quite bumpy with some construction and a lot of potholes, but of course, the views were amazing. All the parking spots were again taken at the Salto Chico lot, so I sent...
by leandra | Jan 8, 2020 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Puerto Natales is a small town that definitely caters to people visiting Torres del Paine. Unimarc is the main grocery store in town. The parking lot was a mess with cars parked along the perimeter of the small lot and a line of cars in the middle (some with people...