The Conguillío National Park is one of our favourites in Chile. We have been visiting it many times, the last time just after New Year this year. We stayed again at the Sendas Lodge Conguillío – this time in the Tolhuaca cabin beautifully located in the middle of an Araucaria forest.
Puma tracking in Torres del Paine
After more than 25 years of travelling in Chile and not having seen a single puma, we decided to join a puma-tracking expedition in the Torres del Paine National Park and the adjacent Estancia Goic in the Chilean Patagonia known to host the largest population of pumas in South America.
Roundtrip through Ireland
Taking the opportunity of the Republic of Ireland hosting the first ESO Council meeting after Ireland became the 16th member state of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) we visited the Irish capital Dublin over a long weekend in early June followed by an 11 day and 2700 km roundtrip through Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Safari through Northern Tanzania
After our first trip to Southern Africa in 2012 we always wanted to explore another part of Africa. Our choice fell on Tanzania not least because of the famous Serengeti National Park with whose pictures and documentaries we grew up and which shaped our picture of Africa. In February we traveled for 19 days with our guide Sebastian […]
Christmas and New Year in the Araucanía region
This year we spent Christmas in the Conguillío National Park and New Year in the Huerquehue National Park in the Araucanía region in the South of Chile. In both places we staid in a cabin right in the park. This allowed us to extensively explore both parks by foot and car while enjoying the comfort […]
Sailing the channels of Patagonia with the S/Y Anne-Margaretha
The only way to explore the channels, fjords and islands of western Patagonia is by sea. This (southern) autumn we sailed in 25 days 1629 nautical miles (3017 km) from Ushuaia in Argentina to Puerto Montt in Chile with the S/Y Anne-Margaretha.
Impressions from trip to Japan
Here come the long-awaited pictures, panoramas and movies from our three-week trip to Japan in March and April this year.
Desierto Florido 2017
After the heavy rains this winter in the North of Chile an extraordinary blossoming of the Atacama Desert could be expected.
Visit to W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawai‘i
A few pictures from a visit to the Big Island of Hawai‘i and the W. M. Keck Observatory in June this year.
Happy New Year 2017
We wish you all the best for a Happy New Year!