Guest Travel Stories from Chile
“I know that if I had been on my own—even trying hard, even being smart about it—I would not have seen any pumas.” That was travel journalist Karen Catchpole reflecting on her Private Puma Tracking Safari with Quasar in Patagonia, where she spent her days moving from one once-in-a-lifetime moment …
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Step into the soulful city of Valparaiso, Chile, and notice as the vibrancy of art, color, and culture gets turned up a notch. This coastal city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its bohemian arts community and buildings of all shades of yellow,…
“I know that if I had been on my own—even trying hard, even being smart about it—I would not have seen any pumas.” That was travel journalist Karen Catchpole reflecting on her Private Puma Tracking Safari with Quasar in Patagonia, where she spent her days…
What do you dream about when you imagine a luxury trip to Patagonia? The animals? The glaciers? Or unbelievably beautiful lakes and landscapes? The great thing is that you don’t have to choose. Patagonia has it all — the wildlife you won’t see anywhere else,…
It’s a blistering July day in Phoenix and my chunky Bugaboots are drawing a few curious looks in the airport. But it’s winter in South America, and I’m headed to South America on a Puma tracking in Patagonia expedition with Quasar. It’s my first trip…
It was a very sad day for Patagonia. Douglas Tompkins, an American conservationist, outdoors man, philanthropist, filmmaker, agriculturalist, and businessman; died Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 from severe hypothermia in a kayaking accident, Chilean authorities said. The Aysen health service said the 72-year-old Douglas Tompkins, who…