Stretching from southern Peru to northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth. But what makes this desert officially the driest non-polar desert? Here we’ve gathered 10 interesting facts about the Atacama Desert, so take a read to find out more. 1. The Atacama...
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The narrow country of Chile is a land of stark contrast from the world’s driest desert in the north to the dramatic glaciers of Patagonia in the south. Add to this imposing volcanoes, picture-perfect lakes and snow-capped mountains and you have a stunning travel destination with great wine and scenic journeys to enjoy.
How to be a More Environmentally Friendly Traveller
Our world has never experienced so many tourists. Last year alone a whopping 1.7 billion trips were made by holiday makers and this figure is only expected to rise. However, all this travel is having a far worse impact on the planet than we realised. In...
Top Destinations for Wine Tasting Around the World
Wine has evolved as a part of our diet and culture for thousands of years. First emerging in Europe, wine-making expanded throughout the Mediterranean with the Roman Empire establishing the wine-making regions that are still found today. Since spreading to the Americas, Australasia and beyond, a total...
Top 10 Cities in South America
Stretching from the icy glaciers of Chile all the way to Cartagena’s Caribbean coast, South America is a colossal continent. The diverse countries are full of cities waiting to be discovered. Some are colonial, some are cosmopolitan. Some are stunning, while some have a slightly more raffish charm...
Top 10 Cruise Journeys
Whether it’s sailing around a volcanic archipelago, along a coast of a hard to navigate country or on a magnificent river, cruise journeys are guaranteed to be exciting expeditions. We take a look at our favourite water bound options, our diverse list including entire trips spent...
Rooms With A View From Around The World
If your ideal hotel stay includes an unforgettable view without even needing to step outside your guestroom, consider splurging out on these top picks. We’ve scoured the corners of the globe looking for unique hotels in various destinations from Africa to Asia, South America to the...
Best places to visit in January
With the twinkling Christmas decorations packed back into storage, all the leftover creations of turkey risotto and curry finally finished, and will power to stick to New Year’s resolutions already waning, January can be a hard month. What would we recommend as the best course of action...
Atacama, Chile
The vastness of Chile’s Atacama Desert, an incredible lunar landscape, is best seen from up above. Videographer Victor Fernandes uses drone technology to perfectly capture this wonderful destination which is a favourite with many astronomers due to the high altitudes and lack of light pollution creating the perfect conditions to...
Coast to Coast in South America
Our very own Theo Porter made his first foray to the continent of South America recently. Leaving behind the Head Office in London, where he can be found in the reservations team, he set off for the lands home to stretches of the Andes, fantastic wine and beautiful...
Top 10 stargazing spots
The simple act of looking up into the dark abyss of the night sky at the planets, nebulae and constellations held in the universe is absolutely spell binding and something we’ve been doing for thousands of years. Whether a dramatic meteor shower darting across the sky or...