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Trekking the Planet: South America Recap [Video]

Catch up with the Trekking the Planet team as Darren and Sandy review their time in South America.

Destination Dispatch / South America / South America / TTP Around the World

Our Voyage Home

We boarded the Star Princess in Valparaiso, Chile, to begin our 2 ½ week journey home. It was only when we began to unpack our rolling duffels that it hit us that our expedition was actually coming to an end.

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South America by the Numbers

We are ending our time in South America and Sandy summarizes some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the six nations that we visited.

Geography / Photos / TTP Around the World

Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 7

Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering our time in Argentina.

Geography / Photos / TTP Around the World

In Pictures: Our Treks – Part 1

While on our around-the-world journey to promote geography awareness, we trekked in some of the most remote places on the planet. In Part 1 of this story we look back at our first six treks.

Simien Mountains of Ethiopia
Geography / Photos / TTP Around the World

In Pictures: Our School Visits

One of the most rewarding experiences of our 424-day journey has been meeting with students and visiting schools as we have traveled around the world.

Destination Dispatch / South America / South America / TTP Around the World

Travels through Chile by Land and Sea

Our journeys the past week has taken us over 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) as we traveled from Puerto Natales north to Santiago by land and sea.

Geography / Photos / TTP Around the World

Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 13

Our thirteenth series of wallpaper, covering our time in Argentina, is now available!

Expedition Video / South America / South America / TTP Around the World

Cruising the Patagonian Fjords on the Navimag Ferry [Video]

Catch up with the Trekking the Planet team as Sandy reviews their time traveling through the Patagonian fjords and channels on the Navimag Ferry Evangelistas from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt in Chile.

Destination Dispatch / South America / South America / TTP Around the World

A Taste of Argentina – Food Highlights

In our newest food experiences installment, Sandy writes about our culinary highlights while traveling in Argentina.

Expedition Video / South America / South America / Trekking Destinations / TTP Around the World

Trekking the “W” in Torres del Paine, Chile [Video]

Catch up with the Trekking the Planet team as they review their time in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine in Chile.

Destination Dispatch / South America / South America / Trekking Destinations / TTP Around the World

The Final Trek: Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park

We took our first step trekking 355 days ago when we began the Overland Track in Tasmania, Australia. Now, after 470 miles of hiking in some of the most incredible cultural and natural places of the world, we completed our twelfth and final trek, in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.

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About Darren and Sandy


Since their original 424-day journey around the world to raise K-12 geo-literacy, Darren and Sandy Van Soye have continued to focus on authentic adventures highlighting the cultural and natural significance of some of the most remote areas of the world.

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