Empanada recipe: traditional method from Buenos Aires, Argentina by Alan Lyall on 11th April, 2014 Empanada recipe Our Alan shares two decades of South America living and empanada making with this delicious empanada recipe. Try it at home or travel to Argentina, Chile or Patagonia and eat them in situ. As a great person once said: “Nam nam!” Alan writes: “Empanadas – pasties or turnovers – are a delicacy all …
Out and about around Santiago de Chile by Alan Lyall on 6th December, 2013 Discovering Chile’s capital: Santiago Santiago, Chile’s capital, is in a privileged location; a mere stone’s throw from the highest peaks of the Andes; a short drive from the Pacific and in the heart of Chile’s wine country. If you are passing through Santiago, take a few days to explore some of the delights the area …
Magical San Pedro de Atacama desert by Alan Lyall on 12th July, 2013 Discovering Atacama desert This week Andean Trails’ Alan Lyall talks about Atacama and thinks back to Chile, where he lived for more than a decade. He recalls one of his favourite parts of the country, where he has seen space shuttles, 3km-long poems and spouting geysers: This is Atacama. Alan writes: “San Pedro and the …
Journey to Falkland Islands and Patagonia by Alan Lyall on 5th July, 2013 Travel to the Falkland Islands Former RAF man John and his partner Helen recently decided to fulfil a life’s dream and visit the Falkland Islands and Patagonia. They flew with the RAF via Ascension Island to the islands in the south Atlantic – check their photos on Facebook here. John and Helen write: “Ascension …
Torres del Paine – Summer Wonderland by Alan Lyall on 13th December, 2012 Torres del Paine National Park The last time I went to the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, it was with a group on our Patagonia Highlights tour. We approached the park on a brilliantly sunny day with the wind forcefully propelling us towards this UNESCO Biosphere reserve. On nearing the park, the granite …
Pisco sour cocktail recipe by Alan Lyall on 1st November, 2012 Pisco sour recipe It’s time to shelve your GnT, grab a Pisco sour and start to plan your South American adventure holiday. Pisco sour is fast becoming one of the most sought after cocktails in the world, and you are sure to come across in Peru and Chile. This is the “Pisco Sour” recipe that has …
Alan’s Top 10 things to do in Santiago by Alan Lyall on 26th September, 2012 Santiago: Top 10 things to do Andean Trails’ Alan lived many years in Santiago, Chile’s capital, and here he shares his Top 10 things to do there. He says: “Santiago, the capital of Chile, is a buzzing city of nearly 6 million people. It nestles into the Andes with peaks of nearly 6,000m soaring above the …
Chile’s Fiestas Patrias by Alan Lyall on 12th September, 2012 Celebrating Chile’s Fiestas Patrias “Around this time of the year I get nostalgic for one of my past lives..the one when I lived in Chile – for Fiestas Patrias,” explains Andean Trails’ Alan. “The 18th of September is Chilean independence and it is one of several days celebrating the Fiestas Patrias or National Holidays. It is …
