Tagged With "Paine Massif"

Ian Cook shares a great photoessay and details of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands and a favorite of Ian's. It is a slice of underappreciated paradise.

A wickedly decorated van parked in Torres del Paine National Park.

Massif de Sancy in this week's snow.                          Photo: Sancy Tourism Bureau After a summer of scorching temperatures all over Europe, central France has gotten its first...

DrFumblefinger loves mountains and has seen many great ones during his travels. A favorite is the three "horned" section of the Paines Massif in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park.

DrFumblefinger visits the site of a fairly recent wildfire in Patagonian Chile. He found the skeletal remnants of the small trees to be intriguing.

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Bob Cranwell explores the heart of the Sahara -- a life filled with hardship, sand dunes and camel. A trip highlighted by the remarkable sights of Tassili n’Ajjer, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bob Cranwell shares yet another delightful travel tale well worth reading, if only for its final punchline!

Warnings of a possible runaway glacier have closed roads in Italy near the borders with France and Switzerland.

El Chalten is a remote town in Argentinian Patagonia, close to the Patagonian Icefield.

For obvious reasons, Torres del Paine is South America's most popular national park.

So gloriously beautiful!!!

Yes, Torres del Paine is definitely one of the most stunning National Parks of South America... A great place for photographers!

Really, Torres Del Paine one of the most famous national parks in the world, could become one of the best experiences in Chile. The famous W Trek in Torres Del Paine is the perfect destination for the adventurous traveller. I have almost finished 1 month trip in Chile with my family by the help of chiletourpatagonia.com . Really this place is so beautiful and attractive that was beyond my expectation. It was a memorable and adventures tour for us. It is a one of the best place for photographer.

This has been a year when luggage and travel gear has had to stay in place, but there are still plenty of travel-oriented gifts to give in Marilyn Jones's annual roundup

 I always had the impression that guanacos were not that common an animal in South America.  Yes, they were there, but like the Andean Condor you'd have to be lucky to see one.  As I learned this past month, that impression was totally wrong.

Everyone knows the Eiffel Tower, or Tour Eiffel. You could probably draw a pretty accurate sketch without even looking. And quite a few folks know that that Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built it, also provided the iron skeleton that keeps the Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor.