Volunteering Abroad in Chile: Chile, the longest country in the World, claims almost 3000 miles of the Pacific shoreline. This is a land of contrasts and extremes; with glacial landscapes of Patagonia in the south and the heat of the famously dry...

8.  Copacabana, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – It wasn’t the impressive panoramic views from the summit of Sugarloaf that I will remember most.  It was out early afternoon stroll down the beach that will forever be etched in my mind.  Endless footballs being juggled by men of all ages and...

I hauled myself out of bed at 3.45am to catch the 4am bus out to El Tatio, a vast geyser field 4300 metres above sea level. It is a two hour drive from San Pedro, so tried to sleep, but the unfortunate combination of ancient minibus and unpaved dirt track full of huge chunks of rock meant I wasn´t...