San Pedro de Atacama

the Atacama desert is the driest non-polar in the world (ironic because it rained every day)

you can see sunrise over the 3rd largest geysers in the world (Tatio Geyser)

the valleys of the desert have incredible landscapes (above: the three Marias)

Valley of the Moon

sand dunes in the desert

the static electricity was so strong you could hear it buzzing

Valley of death ...also called Mars Valley

location: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Chilean lovin

maybe I like so much Chile because the flag makes it feel a bit like home #texasforever

or maybe it´s because it is full of colors and good vibes

view from my hostel
location: Valparaiso, Chile

Torres del Paine - W trek

Torres del Paine is a beautiful national park in the Chilean Patagonia. you can do a number of hiking treks. naturally I picked the easier W trek - only 5 days and 4 nights

day 1: the only day with bad weather

first was a hike to glacier grey

i was so cold in my 8 layers...i wore basically everything in my backpack

I had to carry all my food, but you can just drink the water from the streams so I didn't have to lug around H20

glacier grey was more like 50 shades of blue

day 2: hike back to where i started and past to the next campsite

it was beautiful weather and much warmer

the entire park is stunning

you can find beauty in every direction

the sunsets over the lakes were spectacular

day 3: hike to a viewpoint behind torres del paine

the torres from behind

day 4: hike to torres del paine

view from below

Torres del Paine

location: Torres del Paine National Park, Chile