Purewild Adventure Travel

09/01/2024

Moments like these are the rewards of our early morning ‘salidas‘ here in Santa Marta. Although due to heavy winds and flying too low, not everyone had a perfect day. Glad to have finished the ride with a ton of love at Origen, our favourite tavern…

02/12/2023

Peru is more…

26/09/2023

Walked by an empty package, tossed, or probably just accidentally lost on the floor of Narita Airport in Tokyo on my way back from , the Adventure Travel World Summit in Hokkaido.

Thought of nothing at first but something felt strange. Minutes later I realised: this was the ONLY piece of garbage I had seen during my entire two week stay in Japan!

So remarkable, given the amount of trash we are unfortunately wading or swimming through in most other parts of the World on a daily basis.

Yes, Japan is a land of amazing food, people, culture, ancestral wisdom, nature, harmony... but this is what struck me the most.

Guess it's a mix of education, organization, and respect for the environment you share with others...

What a great trip! What a wonderful country to visit! Arigatō Nippon 🇯🇵!

06/09/2023

Love it! Landed in Tokyo slightly delayed. 8:50 am arrival at gate for de boarding. Immigration ✅ at 8:58. At the counter for check- in! to my 9:30 flight to get the boarding pass 9:07. Need to check my bag! ✅ at departure gate at 9:17 . Boarding 9:20 ✅ Flight on time ✅ Wow 😮

08/05/2023

La Piedra de Donama is a rock in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta full of petroglyphs representing zoomorph and abstract symbols. They were created in the time frame between 500 and 1525 by the Tayrona indigenous people, stewards to these ecosystems up to this day.

It is not a long, but at times challenging climb to reach ‘la roca’, crossing breathtaking landscapes, offering spectacular vistas down to the coast, and making the early morning start more than worthwhile…

Thank you for the wonderful fotos

03/01/2023

Came across this howler monkey eating flowers this morning on our MTB ride from Santa Marta to Cascada del Indio.
Couldn’t have been a better start of the day in a country where adventure and natural beauty are always around the corner.
Happy and adventurous 2023!!!

15/09/2022

12/09/2022

We had to scotch our plan to hike up to the base of the Paine towers - torrential rains last week had washed away one of the bridges. Our guide Tim came up with a spectacular plan B though, taking us up a crazy steep, muddy, snowy path along the Pingo river, then up to summit Mirador Ferrier - a lookout on the Andes side with breathtaking views of the Paine massif (not part of the Andes) across Lago Grey with icebergs slowly drifting down from Grey Glacier shining in all imaginable blue colours. Feeling grateful and humble for another perfect day exploring the Magellanes Region of 🇨🇱an Patagonia with our wonderful AdventureNEXT crew…

09/09/2022

Officially it is still winter here in Southern Patagonia. After a freezing cold night with temps at -10 C we headed out for a perfect day kayaking among icebergs calving from Grey Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park. Being pre season we have the privilege of having the park to ourselves…

29/08/2022

A Land of Extremes - revisited - https://mailchi.mp/20d08d3c3fc0/a-land-of-extremes-revisited

29/07/2022

On the way home from a short visit to San Gil, sort of the Queenstown and adventure Capital of Colombia, and Barichara, probably its most beautiful Pueblo.
Taking the public transport option back to the airport, with the ‘Teleférico’, a most worthwhile shortcut across the pure and wild Chicamocha Canyon. Awe-inspiring!

10/07/2022

‚Competencia dominical‘, our Sunday morning MTB Race up to La Casona in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , sure got the locals out of bed at 5 am - to do what they enjoy most - being active in nature. Colombians of all walks of life are such passionate ‚deportistas‘ and cycling is one of their most favourite pastimes. Here, a race is more a community event, and about spending time with friends, than a competition. What a great way to spend a morning, especially when you are blessed with such amazing natural surroundings…

19/06/2022

Set the alarm for 4 am on Election Day here in Colombia. Headed out in the dark for a solo ride to Playa Neguanje in Tayrona National Park. The road is normally blocked for bikers but the guards at the entrance made an exception. That early, it was just me on the winding 20 km stretch. What a privilege to ride alone through this lush paradise in beautiful morning light, accompanied by the song of the many birds and the noise of a group of howler monkeys a bit further away. I encountered a fox feeding on his catch of the night (couldn't make out what it was) in the middle of the road, until he noticed me and took off with his prey.
Once across the hills, on the descent towards the Sea, you can hear the waves from 'Siete Olas' beach, before taking on the final stretch down to Neguanje. In the rainy period, there is water coming from all sides, making the trail a bit tricky at times. The many crabs a bit further down surely didn't mind, but gave way hurriedly once they noticed my bike approaching.
Greeted by a heavy, warm tropical downpour I began making my way back, this time encountering the first motorbikes and, a bit later, also buses heading for the beach despite the rain - unable though to spoil what had been an ultimately rewarding morning ride...