Recently I visited Ancud on Chiloe, the place that gave the name to the ship that helped Chile to colonize Patagonia. There is a little museum on a hill with the full-sized replica of the ship ...
When you look at beer brewing one notices that historically speaking it always seemed to be in the foot steps of mining activity. After all, thirsty miners needed some lubricants to make the hard ...
As many might know, after Patagonia I intended to go North all the way through Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Well, there was a chance that I will take a detour, and so I decided to hitch a ride to ...
When looking at a Chilean map one notices that it resembles a long narrow strip of land squeezed between the Pacific Ocean and the high Andes. Looking a little to the southern part, though one ...
After some months of radio silence, I am back again, and I can’t wait for coming Monday to start my next 3 months Miningquest adventure. While the winter here in Vancouver never seems to end, I ...
After almost 18,000 km through the Northwestern fringes of North America, and two sets of tires I finally made it back to Vancouver. It was a trip of a lifetime with plenty of car problems but ...
As you know, a couple weeks ago I visited the old Kennecott operation. While there and since then I was able collect a little bit more information on its operation. Over the last couple of ...
I love ferry crossings. The gentle rolling of the ship calms down the atmosphere in the ship. It almost resembles a spa experience, especially if there are almost no passengers on board as on my ...
Glaciers, I LOVE glaciers. These slow moving cold remnants of the last ice age creaking over rocks are just amazing to look at. I could watch them for hours! Ever since they reappeared in the ...