Patagonia Revisited

I took this photo when I visited the Perito Moreno Glacier in spring 2013 (September in Agentina). It is such a beautiful, fascinating place. It is lovely to look back at some previous travels at this time of year. Especially when travelling continues to be difficult for everyone. The Patagonian Sierra Finch, Phrygilus patagonicus, Yal…

Travel highlights 2010 to 2020

In this post I will look back at some of my plant travel highlights from the past decade. Whilst we can’t go where we want to, whilst this awful pandemic continues, we can dream of future travels during lockdown. I have been very lucky to have travelled to some amazing places from 2010 to 2020,…

Landscape

Climate Change

CO2 is predicted to rise more than previous predictions suggested, in 2019, increasing the necessity to take action on climate change (Guardian 2019). Take a look through some of the potential issues across the world. (Guardian 2019), https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/25/worrying-rise-in-global-co2-forecast-for-2019 Retreating ice caps, tundra and glaciers, as seen here in El Calafate, Argentina are expected to cause…

El Calafate

Se dice que cuando ha probado los frutos del calafate, es cierto que regresará al pueblo Argentino llamado El Calafate también. El nombre calafate viene de una planta patagónica, Berberis microphylla. Este arbusto se siembra en las montanas alrededor El Calafate y en otras partes de la hermoso paisaje en el sur de Argentina y…