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[015] Over Into Jujuy
May 8, 2024
I’m writing this from a sunny terrace in a small town in Jujuy, North Argentina. There’s a cream llama in the garden and the sprinklers are wetting him. He...
[014] Concón & Valpo
April 28, 2024
I’m out of Patagonia now. I’m out of my tent and into suburbs of the Chilean middle classes. I left Patagonia as I loaded plates into the dishwasher, padding...
[013] Fishing the Collón Curá
April 19, 2024
Fly fishing is a simpler activity than it looks. Fish feed on flies which land on the river. The idea is to present to the fish an artificial fly (made from...
[012] Bikepacking Los Siete Lagos
March 30, 2024
Already on the busy road out of Bariloche I had a smile on my face. I hadn’t been on a bike in such a long time, and the joy of riding returned immediately....
[011] Wet Wet Chile
March 17, 2024
If there's a theme of the my last two weeks it's definitely wetter. I've gotten into lakes and rivers in a kayak and raft, and I moved 700km north to where...
[010] Patagonia National Park
March 2, 2024
On the drive into Patagonia National Park we wound along the valley bottom. Farmers held a hand up from their plots as we passed. We stopped to look at the...
[009] The Huemul & El Chalten
February 23, 2024
The messimessimessi wifi passwords confirmed I was back in Argentina. That, and that fact I’d shown my passport to a man in a small white building at the...
[008] The O Trek, Torres Del Paine
February 12, 2024
The start of the O Trek is like Glastonbury. People wrestle with backpacks and fret if they’re on the right bus. People should be excited but they look...
[007] Ushuaia
February 1, 2024
Ushuaia bummed me out at first. It's a funny town with steep streets leading the mountains to the water. Sleek cruise ships drift in and out of the dock...
[006] Buenos Aires
January 25, 2024
I've been in Buenos Aires a couple days and it's been amazing. The city is vibrant and it's sunny and high twenties. It feels oddly European here. The...
[005] Happy Christmas 2023
December 22, 2023
Now I have a newsletter with ten/s of subscribers (once you include my mum and dad), I'm able to write a christmas message. I'll be short. I hope your 2023...
[004] The Rainy Lakes
November 20, 2023
Distance in the Lake District feels greater than anywhere else. The valley opposite so far away, the face of the fells so vast - a great slab of hill. Your...
[003] Summer Holding On
November 11, 2023
Autumn is truly here. Summer held on for a long time, then let go. I just got back some photos I shot on a sunny day three weeks ago in late October. They...
[002] The Kuststigen Trail
November 4, 2023
Nothing to do with South America, but I wanted to share with you a recent walking trip I did in Sweden: On the Kuststigen trail I passed more robot...
[001] What's This All About?
November 3, 2023
In January 2024 I will head to Argentina. I plan for this to be the first of a few countries, taking a couple months to travel up South America depending how...
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