https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/wicked-campers-chile-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wicked-campers-chile-review https://bkpk.me/wicked-campers-chile-review/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:01:01 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=19829
Driving Southern Chile and Argentina along the Carretera Austral and Ruta 40 was the most ambitious road-trip we’ve done until today! Reading Ashray’s article about this adventure, you can see that this journey took us to remote parts of South America. To enjoy the stunning landscapes of this corner of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/wicked-campers-chile-review/feed/ 12 https://bkpk.me/guide-carretera-austral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guide-carretera-austral https://bkpk.me/guide-carretera-austral/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:44:38 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=18823
The Carretera Austral, also known as Chile’s Southern Highway is a 1240km long route that winds along through virgin prehistoric forests, torrential rivers, glaciers, and snow capped peaks! Argentina’s Ruta 40 or Route 40 is a long and almost straight road that runs the length of the country and ends ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/guide-carretera-austral/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile https://bkpk.me/the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 03:34:23 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=17437
If art is about communication, it makes sense to take it to the streets so that it can reach the masses. That’s what street art is all about. But, in Chile, the Open Air Museum of San Miguel, Santiago is taking things to a whole new level! Mixart Cultural Centre ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/travel-highlights-of-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-highlights-of-2015 https://bkpk.me/travel-highlights-of-2015/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:03:47 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=16880
Ever since we started traveling full-time I don’t have the same feeling I used to have before: What?! It’s already December? The year went by FLYING!…”   Now, I fly! Being in various places and occupying your time with different activities, time dilation becomes your best friend. Still, it somehow ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-highlights-of-2015/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:22:01 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=16237
When it comes to natural beauty there is a certain cocktail of ingredients that definitely makes a country stand out. The most important ones are a low population density, a high variation in latitude, and varied climatic systems. There are several countries that check off these boxes. Naturally, the larger ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/feed/ 35 https://bkpk.me/from-chile-to-the-world-meet-nomadic-chica/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-chile-to-the-world-meet-nomadic-chica https://bkpk.me/from-chile-to-the-world-meet-nomadic-chica/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:01:36 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=15604
Traveling around the world, I often joke that most backpackers “are blonde”. In fact, most travel bloggers are blonde too. Well, obviously not literally. But it is true that the mainstream travel writing world is dominated by people from Anglo-Saxon countries. Blogs from adventurers from the USA are pretty common. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/from-chile-to-the-world-meet-nomadic-chica/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/andean-street-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=andean-street-art https://bkpk.me/andean-street-art/#comments Thu, 21 May 2015 10:41:37 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=15575
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Chile has THE BEST street art I have ever had the pleasure to lay my eyes upon. In fact, there are 2 things that are better in Chile than anywhere else I’ve been to: graffiti AND street dogs. The street art ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/andean-street-art/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/dreaming-of-the-open-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dreaming-of-the-open-road https://bkpk.me/dreaming-of-the-open-road/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:07:33 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15370
Life is strange like that. A few weeks ago, we were on the open road driving through 5000km of the most remote parts of the world, SOUTHERN PATAGONIA! At the time, although we enjoyed the absolutely incredible vistas and the wild nature all around, we would’ve killed for a sushi ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/dreaming-of-the-open-road/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/before-the-eruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=before-the-eruption https://bkpk.me/before-the-eruption/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:21:17 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15367
The Calbuco Volcano in Chile is erupting right now. It’s strange that we passed by it a few days ago and marveled at the peaceful surroundings. Cattle grazing without any premonitions, endless fields of green grass, and lakes all around for this is in Chile’s lakes region. We even talked ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/before-the-eruption/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/a-view-of-osorno/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-view-of-osorno https://bkpk.me/a-view-of-osorno/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:49:39 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15350
Chile is the land of volcanoes. The country is home to over 100 active volcanoes! Osorno is a massive volcano that last erupted in 1869. The volcano is over 2500m high and its summit is always covered with snow! The conical shape makes it really interesting to look at and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-view-of-osorno/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/w-trek-a-patagonian-flirt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=w-trek-a-patagonian-flirt https://bkpk.me/w-trek-a-patagonian-flirt/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:24:28 +0000 Tautik Das http://bkpk.me/?p=15096
Camping one night next to a glacier, and the next to a gushing glacial stream, and then by the side of an emerald lake, and the last one at the base of towering mountains – that’s the W-trek for you. Located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Southern ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/w-trek-a-patagonian-flirt/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/the-peruvian-store/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-peruvian-store https://bkpk.me/the-peruvian-store/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:36:26 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=14941
One of my absolute favorite things to do in Santiago de Chile is shopping at the main local market: La Vega Central. Over there, you can truly find anything you are likely to come across in the country. Fish, meat, general groceries, utilities and TONS and TONS of fresh produce. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-peruvian-store/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/ricas-sopaipillas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ricas-sopaipillas https://bkpk.me/ricas-sopaipillas/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:06:13 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=14642
Chile is not a major street food destination. Still, in Santiago, there are vendors who specialize in a few local treats. Sopapillas, the round fritters in the photo above, are one of the most popular Chilean snacks. They consist on soft bread-like dough mixed with a little pumpkin (hence the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/ricas-sopaipillas/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/descending-into-the-abyss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=descending-into-the-abyss https://bkpk.me/descending-into-the-abyss/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:37:56 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13955
While in Concepcion, Chile we decided to drive south for a few kilometers to visit an abandoned coal mine in Lota. The coal mine starts at the shore and then goes under the ocean. The mine was abandoned due to political disagreements, but there are tours that take you down ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/descending-into-the-abyss/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2014 04:50:20 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13847
The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth. Scientists from NASA studied it before the US led Mars mission as the climate is supposed to be quite similar to the red planet. What’s more, there are few deserts with such dramatic landscapes as this. Sun scorched earth with cracks ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth/feed/ 3