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29 October 2021 Lonely Planet has named its top destinations to travel to in 2022. The travel guide book experts have crowned the Cook Islands in the South Pacific as the number one country to visit next year. The remote island nation is followed on the list by Norway, known for its dramatic glaciers and home […]

October 20, 2021 – KLM’s new winter schedule goes into effect on 31 October and is valid until 26 March 2022. As more and more travel restrictions are eased, KLM will be able to increase capacity again this winter and, as a result, plans to operate direct flights from Amsterdam to 162 different destinations, 72 […]

More airline news More hotel news More cruise news September 30, 2021 – Did you know that you can bungee jump from a helicopter into an active volcano? You nearly touch the bubbling lava. Amazing, right? Absolutely not for the faint-hearted: You can leap into an active volcano in Chile with a specialist operator Bungee. […]

Travel news from around the worldMore travel news Experience Cerro Guido with Felipe Howard – Southbound DMC founder and director “Look Felipe, towards the East, beside a square rock with lichens, below the crack, there is another puma”. I take my binoculars and start screening the rocks with lichens, it is difficult to find the […]

LOLLAPALOOZA ARGENTINA 26 – 28 November 2021 One of the premier music festivals in the world, Lollapalooza is three days of non-stop music, vibes and good times. Drawing a diverse crowd from crop top wearing, flower crown toting millenials to longtime fans and festival veterans, one thing’s for sure: with such a unique and impressive history, […]

Travel news from around the world Tierra Hotels  Chile has announced its reopening plan, which coincides with the opening of Chile’s borders. The brand, which has lodges in Patagonia, Atacama and the Island of Chiloe, offers tailor-made excursions and active adventures along with authentic gastronomy and wellness. For those looking to plan a journey to Chile […]

Chile: There is a place in the word known to be the driest as well as the only true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts and the largest fog desert in the world.    Amazing right?   The driest place on earth officially is in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile and southern Peru, in western South […]

Latest Travel advice Chile  July 27, 2021: Information on entry restrictions, testing and quarantine regulations in Chile Chile is under a nightly curfew, which begins at either 10:00 pm or 12:00 am (depending on the region of the country) and lasts until 5:00 am. Start times for regional curfews are available here. Chile remains under a […]

What’s cooking? World recipes   CALZONES ROTOS WHAT ARE CALZONES ROTOS?Calzones rotos are traditional small Chilean fried beignets that are generously sprinkled with icing sugar. They are usually eaten warm during winter by the fire. Calzones rotos are reminiscent of the delicious French bugnes. WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF CALZONES ROTOS?Etymologically, calzones rotos means “broken […]

Chile: Where is this huge hand? “Mano del Desierto” sculpture: A monumental work by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal is located in the vast Atacama Desert of northern Chile.   The larger-than-life hand towers an impressive 36 feet (11 meters). It’s taller than an NFL goal post and nearly as high as a yellow school bus […]

Travel news from around the world Latin America: Latin America is by far the most amazing place someone can visit today. Popularly known for its rich history in sporting activities, Latin America is such a wonder. The majority of countries are good at sporting activities like soccer and beach volleyball. You probably think of the […]

Travel news from around the world Chile: With its sights set on revival of tourism to the country, the Chile Tourism Board, with help from other national entities, has put in place a number of projects and initiatives that will strengthen the country’s tourism offerings once the borders open for foreign travelers. Following the most […]