Tag Archives: Travelling

As beautiful as ever

Posted on April 30, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I wanted to make an overview of all the adventures we had in Chile, before moving on to the next exciting stages in my PhD. So click here to see the image gallery, or visit it on the right side of my website … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Animals, Birds, Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, Nature, Nature photography, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Punta Arenas, Science, South America, Travel, Travelling, World | 6 Comments

The Antarctic feel

Posted on April 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Punta Arenas is the closest a big city gets to Antartica. The implications of that fact are nowhere felt better as on the top of the Cerro Mirador, the mountain overlooking the city. I have to admit the weather conditions in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Antarctica, Chile, Extreme, Nature photography, Photography, Snow, South America, Subantarctic, Travel, Travelling, White, Wildlife, Winter | 3 Comments

Lenga forest

Posted on April 16, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The Magellanic subantarctic forests (lenga bosque, in their own language) display an indescribable beauty. In the region of Punta Arenas, they consist almost entirely of one species: Nothofagus pumilio, or Lenga tree, a deciduous tree proudly covering the southernmost forests of the world. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Adventure, Chile, Ecology, Forest, Lenga, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, South America, Travel, Travelling | 7 Comments

From winter to autumn… to summer!

Posted on April 10, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

You will remember the dreadfull weather conditions at our field sites from one week ago and this post. You might also recall the beautiful autumn that followed these 40 centimeters of fresh and beautiful snow (here). The weather kept improving, and temperatures kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Adventure, Animals, Birds, Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Gardens, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Punta Arenas, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 3 Comments

The graveyard

Posted on April 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

On our way south from Punta Arenas to the most beautiful of our mountain gradients, we drive along the beautiful coast of the street of Magellan. I hope to post about its beautiful nature in the near future, but now I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Birds, Chile, Economy, Landmarks, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Punta Arenas, Ships, Shipwrecks, South America, Travel, Travelling, Water | Leave a comment

Window seat

Posted on April 2, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

If you fly down through Chile from Santiago to Punta Arenas, make sure you have a window seat! And not just any window seat, you would like to be on the left side of the plane, cause from there, you … Continue reading →