Category Archives: Commentary

Why do we do what we do?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Luke Errington

This is what it’s all about… [we recently contacted someone to ask about their trip - and have received the following reply...] Luke and Charlotte – Hi! Probably better if we talk as I can’t express my exuberance well enough by … Continue reading →

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Fire in Torres del Paine: Update 2nd Jan

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Luke Errington

[Latest update 27th Jan: Patricio Salinas, Regional President of CONAF announced on Twitter on 27th Jan: @Pato_Salinas 'Catamaran's working, refugio Paine Grande open but not at full capacity, Refugio Grey open, Valley Frances and the rest of the park is … Continue reading →

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Fire in Torres del Paine

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Luke Errington

[please also see our update on 2nd January] I’m very sad to say that a fire broke out in Torres del Paine at 7pm on Tuesday (27th December). At the time of writing this post this is the most up … Continue reading →

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Cost of a holiday to Patagonia: macroeconomic influences

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Luke Errington

  With all the excitement of the Eurozone crisis and the extraordinary economic climate currently I decided it was time to dust off my old undergraduate textbooks on International Economics. I had intended to re-build a deep understanding of the … Continue reading →

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Good day to be in Patagonia

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Luke Errington

Need I say more!

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Cost of a Patagonia Holiday

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Luke Errington

We’re often asked to help people with the budgets for their trips, and help them understand whether (with all the different factors and variables) a trip is at the ‘cheap’ or ‘expensive’ end of the spectrum. So I thought it … Continue reading →

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Antarctic cruises – A word of advice

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Charlotte Brown

After reading ‘A Bargain Cruise to Antarctica: Too Good to be True?‘ by Cruise Critic writer Susan Bryant, I started to think about what Swoop clients want to get out of a cruise to the Antarctic. Many of them are … Continue reading →

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Chance encounters in Patagonia

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Luke Errington

I’m working in a world that is so different from what I understood ‘business’ to mean when I started my career. Two recent experiences have confirmed in my mind that every chance encounter with someone new is an opportunity, but … Continue reading →

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