Author Archives: Stefan Lomas

There wasn’t much point in hiring a car for where we had decided our next move would be, other than getting there. So we opted for the Costa Verde bus line. After a final visit to the Australian coffee shop and closing the door on our very comfortable apartment, we set off. With luggage inContinue reading “Slowing Down in Paraty”

We decided to use the same transfer company to take us to the airport, as we were leaving Argentina and entering Brazil, flying out of Foz do Iguaçu. We had seen firsthand the lengthy queues at both borders, and as I mentioned before, the tour companies are expert at navigating this process, swiftly depositing usContinue reading “When the rain clears Rio appears”

There were no direct flights to Iguazú from Mendoza, so after another early morning pickup we headed to the small airport in Mendoza and boarded the first of two flights. We flew back to Buenos Aires before a short wait for our onward flight to Iguazú, still on the Argentinian side. It was the mostContinue reading “Where the river falls away – Iguazú”

It was an easy flight from the smaller and much more relaxed local airport in Buenos Aires. We were picked up from the apartment at 6:45am and by just after 11am we were letting ourselves into our new apartment in Mendoza. We decided to stay just outside the city, but close enough to walk orContinue reading “Vineyards and a Ride off into the sunset – Mendoza”

Chile was great fun, and after our final week in Viña del Mar we both felt rested and ready to head back into a city again. The flight from Santiago to Buenos Aires was only a couple of hours. Tim, our new host, had arranged a car to collect us and take us to ourContinue reading “Eclectic Architecture and a Tango – Buenos Aires”

It was just over a two-hour flight from Calama back to Santiago. Rachel had been struggling with a bit of altitude sickness, so although we both really enjoyed the Atacama, it was good to be back at sea level. I had arranged a transfer from the airport to take us to our next destination, aContinue reading “Pelicans, Murals, and the Pacific Coast”

It was an early start for us, with our guide picking us up at 6:30am. The desert is cold in the morning. Our first stop, about an hour from San Pedro, was a small village where breakfast had been prepared. After a short stop, we headed off to our first national park and the ChaxaContinue reading “Salt Lakes and Fire Mountains”

Our first move in Santiago wasn’t one of our easiest. We just couldn’t seem to decide where to go next. We’d only booked our initial week’s stay in the city, which has become our usual approach and has mostly worked well, but in Chile it proved more challenging. All the places we wanted to visitContinue reading “Desert Days & Celestial Nights – The Atacama”

The flight left Heathrow a little later than our 10pm scheduled departure, but we quickly made ourselves comfortable. After a light dinner, which was very good, we settled in. We both tend not to eat too much when we fly, especially on long-haul, but we’d had a busy week beforehand and were both pretty tired.Continue reading “Santiago – Chile”

Having organised the trip before Christmas, the time had come for me to head to Gatwick. With no one around to drop me at the train station, I jumped in a cab for the short ride. Rachel had arranged her own adventure at the same time, heading to Iceland with Mum, complete with a listContinue reading “Crans-Montana revisited”