The Cuernos del Paine mountains covered by a cloud and the sun peeping out creepily from behind. Looks like a scene from The Lord of the Rings. The wind was at 110km/hr. This is a pretty crazy place in winter.
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Submarine Parking
We spotted this parking lot during winter in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. The parking lot appears to have gotten submerged due to snow melting in the surrounding mountains. If you lived in that house, you’d have surely got your feet wet. Sorry folks, no parking today!
Lets go away together..
Patagonia will take you away. This photo was taken in Puerto Natales. The locals are bored of views like this. It’s unbelievable!
That’s the way we do it!
Yo! We making a music video on the streets of Valdivia, Chile! We were walking around the streets of Valdivia and since it was Sunday there was a pretty nice Sunday market next to the Calle-Calle river. The market had fresh fruits, fish, the biggest mussels and much more! But … more »
A winter night in Patagonia
We were huddled up near the fireplace sipping hot tea. The window glass was ice cold. I stepped out, camera in hand to take this picture. The temperature was -2 degrees celsius, the moon was peeping out from behind the clouds. I hurried back in to warm up near the … more »
A Chiloean Cottage
No, that’s not a typo. We spotted this really nice cottage in Chiloe Island. The city of Castro on Chiloe is full of cute little houses like this one. Most of the buildings in Patagonia are made of wood since it was observed that wooden structures had the best seismic … more »
We’ll all float on okay..
The sea lions in Valdivia are very different from the ones we saw on the Galapagos Islands. To start with, they’re about 3 times the size. Also, the males seem to be more aggressive and owing to the cold south pacific currents, end up being quite furry! That’s where the … more »
Amarnath in Kashmir, most tourists won’t go here..
This picture was taken at the base camp near Amarnath in Kashmir, India. Amarnath is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus and the walk up to this point is around 20 kilometers as there are no roads coming to this part. The only other available transport option is riding atop … more »
Santiago de Chile: half city, half graffiti wall! part 1/2
Santiago de Chile‘s neighborhoods are decorated with plenty of colorful graffiti. If you live in a neighborhood were this is a common means of expression, such as Barrio Yungay or Barrio Brasil, and you want to protect your house’s facade from graffiti youngsters that don’t know what they’re doing, the … more »