Not the Drake Lake This year’s itinerary was the reverse of last year’s, meaning we tackled the notorious Drake Passage at the start instead of at the end. We knew we were in for some rough seas from the briefing the night before. We awoke to Greg’s familiar wake-up call—his cheerful “Good morning, good […]
Antici-pation You know that feeling of excitement you get as a kid on Christmas morning? That was Andy and I when we woke up at 5 a.m. on embarkation day. I couldn’t remember the last time I woke up to snow falling—giant snowflakes drifting lazily, almost in slow motion. Through the thick snowfall, we could […]
Getting to Puerto Natales Flights from Santiago to Puerto Natales depart at either 5 a.m. or 9 a.m., with no rental cars available directly at the Puerto Natales airport. This means you have to make a detour downtown to pick up a car—unfortunately in the opposite direction of Torres del Paine National Park. In […]
Arriving in Santiago I splurged on a car service from the airport to avoid dealing with roaming charges and figuring out Spanish Uber after a 12-hour flight. Thirty minutes later, we pulled up at the Sheraton. It was nearly 5pm, and we were both craving burgers. After checking TripAdvisor, we found a well-rated […]
Background Last year, Andy was sitting in the car ready to go at 11am (even though our flight didn’t depart until 5pm). This year was a little different. I had a last minute work trip to Tokyo. I’m not a frivolous work traveller. I really needed to be there. The only problem was that […]
This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day <– You are here Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile El Calafate, Argentina […]
2016 seemed a little less hectic than the past two years. I boarded 81 flights that traveled 180,000 kilometres, visited seven countries (including 2 new ones), and logged 34 dives. Image wise, 2016 was all about water. Here are my favourites. The Humpback Mum and Calf (from our trip to Tonga) The whales also got […]
There are few places that we visit more than once, so it should come as a shock to most that we spent Christmas in 2015 in the Whitsundays. Yes, that makes the THIRD visit in two years. We absolutely love it there, it is an easy trip from Melbourne, and the boat we chartered in […]
In the spirit of end of year reflections, I thought I’d post my favourite images from 2015. It was an interesting exercise, as we shot more than 11,000 images this year (not including those shot as part of a time-lapse). So here goes – my (and your) favourite images from 2015. Not the shot […]
If you are a frequent traveler like me, you probably have a go to travel outfit. I’m talking about clothes that are comfortable, don’t wrinkle, and are metal free to avoid security issues. My go to outfit for as along as I can remember has been black leggings and a tunic, with a cashmere wrap […]