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Pathumwan, Thailand (PressExposure) June 09, 2009 -- The annual Great Singapore Sale, an island-wide sales event that lasts for the next two months, is back. It just started on May 29th and will continue until July 26th giving tourists plenty of time to plan their ultimate shopping trip. Agoda.com, an online hotel booking service, is helping travelers save money on accommodations by offering special room rates and promotions at local Singapore hotels during this yearâs Great Singapore Sale.
Participating retailers throughout Singapore offer deals up to 70% on nearly everything, and major shopping malls will be opened late every weekend. Tourists can ask for a Global Refund Check used to claim a tax refund when they spend a minimum of SGD100. Additionally, MasterCard holders will be able to take advantage of exclusive privileges during the eight-week sale, including a chance to win a free shopping holiday if they spend a minimum of SGD200 or SGD100.
A âTourist Privilege Cardâ is also available in the Great Singapore Sale Tourist guide, which offers even greater discounts on participating brands and products ranging from Club 21, Fox, G2000 and U2 to home wares, watches, dining and wellness goods. Bargain hunters and luxury aficionados can find discounts on international luxury brands in the main downtown shopping districts of Orchard Road, Marina Bay and Bugis. The Great Singapore Sale also stretches into China Town, Little India, Kampong Glam and the Southern Waterfront, where Vivo City, Singaporeâs newest shopping mall with over 350 stores, is located.
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07-14-06, 07:58 #1Registered User
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Need your advise: Table structure for storing information in different languages
Hi all,
I will develope an application that have data dictionaries translated to some languages.
Example of a non-localized table "Thing": thing_id, code, hidden, shortname, longname
Target: shortname and longname must be represented in many languages
My variants of the solution:
Model variant 1 (one table with many columns):
"Thing" table: thing_id, code, hidden, shortname_en, longname_en, shortname_de, longname_de, shortname_ru, longname_ru
Model variant 2 (two tables with default language in the parent table):
"Thing" table in english: thing_id, code, hidden, shortname, longname
"Thing_Loca" tabl: thing_id, locale, shortname, longname
Model variant 3 (two tables with language data in the child table):
"Thing" table: thing_id, code, hidden
"Thing_Loca" tabl: thing_id, locale, shortname, longname
My questions:
1) Do you know about any other models?
2) Which model would you prefer?
3) Do you konw any internet resources about this problem?
Thanks for your answers
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I think here you need to look at how easy it would be to add another language version to your system. Variant 1 would entail adding more fields to your table. Variants 2 & 3 require no structural changes to the database, just the additional of data. Personally I would favour Variant 3.
Also you might want to consider adding another table for locale info, which you foreign key link to in your thing_loca table. Depends on whether you want further info on the language in question, eg. dialects, versions of a language (UK english, US english).

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- What was the Holocaust?
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The Holocaust Explained website has much information about life before the Nazis came to power.
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With new 2009 trade rules, it's the year to invest.
On Jan. 1, Vietnam opens its retail sector to wholly foreign-owned investments according to its World Trade Organization obligations. Lucrative opportunities await in Asia's new No. 1 retail market.
Times are changing in Vietnam's capital city. While tourists from all over the world are still flocking to Hanoi's picturesque market stalls, the heart of daily life is no longer confined to the old merchant quarters. Western-style shopping malls are popping up overnight, and they are attracting high-end retailers from the U.S. and Europe.
Vietnam officially joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) as its 150th member on Jan. 11, 2007. The WTO requires that tariff regulations, trade rights, national treatment and most-favored-nation treatment be incorporated into domestic law. Essentially, trade barriers must be torn down and the Vietnamese market opened to other WTO members.
Although Vietnam has taken solid steps to restructure and meet these requirements, challenges for foreign investors remain. The economy is still in a developmental phase, relying heavily on traditional sectors such as agriculture.
At the same time, it is leapfrogging other Asian markets in retail thanks to rapidly growing consumer demand and low barriers to market entry. According to a 2008 ranking by consultants AT Kearney, India has yielded its position as first in "retail investment attractiveness" and fallen to second behind Vietnam, formerly in fourth. Russia and China dropped to third and fourth respectively. While the retail outlook in the U.S. is grim, Vietnam provides corporations with an alternate growth strategy.
As Vietnam strives to emulate a Western standard, transitioning from a socialist system to an internationally integrated market economy is a bumpy process. One WTO requirement is to end import tariffs that had been imposed to protect local businesses against foreign competitors. The country has been reluctant to adapt this rule in the case of agriculture, given that entire villages depend on it as a main source of income.
The 2006 Law on Intellectual Property, by comparison, has been better received. Recent high-profile trademark infringement cases represent remarkable progress.


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For my week 7 spread, I decided on a color palette of light blues and yellows. I also decided I needed to actually start using some of the pretty Studio Calico cards I've been quietly hoarding since I started my subscription. So those two requirements were my jumping off points.
I thought this lovely 'hello' card was a perfect fit for a title card. And I am a huge typography and hand lettering nerd, so this scripty font just completely spoke to me. I added in the week number using some of my DIY alphas, and backed it with a fancier label to match the 'theme' of this card. I stamped the dates on a simple gray label, and added a wood veneer arrow in between the dates. I also sprinkled around some clusters of paper flower cut-outs that I made with a punch and various patterned papers.
I layered two separate cards to fill this pocket, one 4×6 and one 3×4. The label at the bottom of the picture says 'little details' along the top, which is hard to see in the picture, but 'pops' a bit more in person. This picture of Melissa and Dakota is a little darker than I wish it were. It always seems those sweet spur of the moment memories always happen in low lighting!
I had a lot of fun with this card. I started out by printing the entire screen shot of a text conversation Melissa and I had talking about our new apartment. I then fussy cut the picture around each of our speech bubbles. I then attached the texting speech bubbles onto the 3×4 speech bubbles card. I finished things off by hand lettering a title in the large middle bubble, and adding a few embellishments. Then the whole thing was mounted onto a 4×4 plain white piece of cardstock, so it would fit into it's designated pocket.
Of course I had to include the monthly excitement that is the arrival of my Studio Calico kit! I again used a 3×4 card, and attached the card and picture onto a 4×4 piece of cardstock. I finished off this pocket with some round, yellow embellishments placed in the center of the doilies printed on the 3×4 card.
I was just all about fitting 3×4 cards into bigger pockets with this layout apparently, because I did it again for this one with the Hello Sunshine card. I just found all these adorable cards in my SC stash that I wanted to use, but I didn't have any 3×4 slots in this page protector. So I just had to improvise! I also snipped off the edge of another 3×4 card to get the 'what a life' embellishment to go up the side of this pocket. I finished off with a few sequins, a chipboard sticker, and a few circular washi stickers from an SC kit.
This is another card I had a lot of fun making. I again used a 3×4 SC card (on the left) mounted on a white 4×6 piece of cardstock. I embellished the 'time for snuggles' card completely with stamps that all came in SC kits. First I stamped solid triangles in yellow, then went back over them with criss-cross triangles in black. I then finished off with adding in the 'you are so loved' stamped saying. I just love how this turned out. I believe this was my first real attempt at layering stamps, and I am kind of hooked.
For this slot, I started with a plain base of white cardstock, which usually scares the bejesus out of me, but I had an idea of where I wanted to go with it. I used some more of those paper flower punch-outs that I included on my title page. I simply arranged them in a pretty loose pattern filling up the right side of the card. I have recently discovered Paige Evans, and just love what she does with punched patterned paper. So this was my first, kind of sad, attempt at using her technique. Hoping I'll improve with practice!
For all the 3×4 slots I lacked on my first page, my second page more than made up for it. Using a Design F page protector let me use all the pretty 3×4 SC cards my heart desired!
The shining star for this card goes to the amazing stamp at the top. I have been craving this stamp for months and months, and finally came across one for sale in a PL shop & swap Facebook group. I was so giddy when it came in the mail I had to use it right away :).
I'm clearly still getting used to using longer stamps (as evidenced by the gaping holes in parts of my image), but since it didn't effect any of the slots I needed on this card, I simply let it be. I also lined the bottom of this card with washi tape, added a mailing tag top hold my DIY alpha title and a cute chipboard embellishment.
This photo on the left just cracks me up. Despite her Husky heritage, Dakota is not a snow dog. We got a lot of snow this particular week, and every time we went outside I would get this look from her. A look of utter disgust and disdain, like "Mom, why are we out here in this?". I was able to pack her into two layers of jackets, but she drew the line at boots… even though I told her they would help keep snow from getting stuck between her toes. What are you gonna do?
I embellished that card with a triangle of patterned paper, an 'ugh' rub-on, and a puffy sticker to show the day. I kept it simple for the picture on the right with a simply label caption and a button.
I loved the Sugar Rush SC kit, and so naturally it got two pictures in this week's layout. One when I received it, and one when I really opened it up to play. Since this picture was horizontal, it wouldn't fit in a single 3×4 pocket. So I snipped about half an inch off of the right of the picture, and let it overlap into the next pocket.
For the card on the left, I fussy cut around the bottoms of the letters so I could layer them over the photo. This way you could still read the word, and appreciate the full swirliness. For the card on the right I title it with the kit name in my DIY alphas. I then added a grouping of mini brads to each card to further tie the two together as a 'unit'.
I love helpful memory keepers. Melissa gladly hopped into the snow so I could record exactly how deep the snow was that day. She thought I was a little crazy, but I love that it shows the snow was up to her knees, since we don't usually get that much here in Baltimore! I added the date to this picture on the other half of the fancy label used on the title card. Waste not, want not. I also stamped and cut-out the yellow banner, then layered the 'made by' stamped caption. I told you, once I figure out a new technique, I am all-freaking-in.
The card on the right holds a QR code linking to a video of Dakota further exploring the massive amounts of snow. I framed the code with some blue cardstock, then added some mini brads onto the center of a few polka dots. I added the 'I love right now' banner title, and snipped off the part that went over the edge. I then added that mini pendant edge to the side of my QR image, just for a little extra flair and emphasis.
With this couch picture, I again ran into the problem of a horizontal picture needing to fit into a 3×4 slot. Since this picture really didn't need two pockets, I simply trimmed off whatever of the edges didn't fit. Still a picture of a couch, still gets the idea across. I used lots of printable embellishments on this one, with one teeny tiny enamel dot added in there.
The card on the right was pretty much chosen to fill up that space since I didn't have a picture for it. It's a simply calendar card, that I embellished with the same patterned paper I used for the flower cut-outs. I simply cut down teeny tiny little squares from each of the papers to fit inside the day squares in the calendar that corresponded to week 7. Love the idea of this card, not so much with the execution. Still feel like it could use a little more something, just not sure what.
The card on the left was kept very simple with a few sequins and a title banner that came in an SC kit, since I just wasn't feeling it with this pocket. Since I'm trying to catch up on Project Life, if I ever get stuck on a card or don't feel inspired, I try not to kill myself to come up with something. I just leave it for what it is and move on. I'll never get caught up if I force myself to try to make something amazing when I'm really just drawing a blank.
The card on my right is letting my fan-girling show a little bit. A lot of you already know Cathy Vee, and like you, I have been a fan of hers for quite sometime. If you haven't heard of her, she is a planner and Project Life genius. So I may have squealed a little bit when this notification popped up on my Instagram.
To embellish this card, I lined it with some stripes of washi tape behind the photo. Then I added some journaling on a shipping tag. I finished this pocket off by backing that cute little wood veneer triangle with some yellow cardstock, to make the letters pop a bit more.
And voila! Week 7 is in the books. Well sort of… I'm still working on an insert for this layout that I'll be sharing next week. Because duh, week 7 was Valentine's day! So make sure to check back next week to see the rest of this spread.
Who else likes to color outside the lines and use 3×4 cards in non-3×4 pockets? I know there must be a couple other Project Life rebels out there! What do you do if you're feeling uninspired on a particular card? Do you just do what you can and move on? Or do you focus until a light bulb goes off and you've found a solution? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!


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Things to consider
- The 4-5 day route takes you to the three iconic highlights of the national park
- It's the perfect introduction to multi-day trekking (with a roof over your head each night); experienced hikers have other hiking routes available as well
- It's a busy route...especially in December/January; if you're looking for remoteness and solitude...look elsewhere
- After your trek you can kayak back to civilisation, or try some horse-riding or biking
- Accommodation is in shared dorms - check alternative routes for private/yurt/luxury options
What Our Customers Think
The French glacier and Mirador Brittanica were the highlights of the W trail. Saw a surprising amount of wildlife like foxes, hawks and small forest birds. At the refugios, which were almost too comfortable, met fellow hikers and had a cosy place to chat and unwind after a long hard day of trekking.
Naveen, Netherlands March 2017
Bring mustard for the W trek, or some condiment.
Katherine December 2016
The W Trek was the highlight of my 2-week trip - the scenery was beautiful and my guide, Paz, really made the experience incredible. She was so knowledgeable and that made the experience very special and unique.
Liz, New York March 2017
SUPER! Thank you so much for helping us put this trip together.
Patz Family December 2015
I am 100% confident that our experience was flawless and exhilarating because of our guide's leadership. We will definitely be sending our friends to Swoop when they ask for recommendations.
Clara December 2015
W Trek hut to hut
The most popular way to experience what might just be Patagonia's best hiking. Great local guides, small groups, moderate comfort in refugios and an efficient itinerary help you get the most out of your time. Great for solo travellers or…
Paine's most famous trek from the base of a relaxed, friendly eco camp for 4 of the 6 nights. Hike with expert guides and only a day pack, returning to a comfortable bed, a wood-burning stove and en suite bathroom.…
The W Trek in five full and active days, enriched by the geographical and wildlife knowledge of the best guides we know and with complete peace of mind provided by full organisation of accommodation, meals and airport transfers where…
W Trek from a hotel base
Tailor each day of this trip to suit you by choosing from a selection of excursions to Torres del Paine's most famous sights and lesser-known gems. Enjoy some solid days of hiking, or more leisurely strolls, and unwind afterwards with…
Your guide will take you on a journey to the highlights of Torres del Paine National Park, where you will witness it's stunning landscape and varied flora and fauna, as well as some of its better kept secrets. All of…
This trip turns the W Trek into a series of shorter day hikes, with an all-inclusive hotel in the heart of the park as your base. A flexible schedule, options for extra excursions or horseback riding and organisation of all…
A gentle-paced W-Trek for peace- and nature-lovers: based in a secluded, all-inclusive camp of luxury yurts, you'll wake up each morning in a forest over-looking Lago Toro before journeying through breath-taking scenery to complete the world famous W-Trek. Looked after…
Budget and self-guided W Trek
Guided hiking and camping gives you the best combination of expert assistance and economy for the W trek. Tents are waiting at the stops, so there's no heavy gear to carry but you still get the feeling of living wild…
Hiking without guides or groups keeps down costs and lets you set your own pace, allowing you to wait at scenic stops for that perfect shot. We'll help you plan your route and save you stress by organising accommodation and…
One of the quickest and simplest ways to take in both the W Trek and the Perito Moreno glacier from the southern base of El Calafate. All accommodation and transfers are taken care of and you can hike the trails…
A great multi-sport extension to the W-Trek including an Ice-Hike on Glacier Grey and Kayaking Lago Grey. All logistics and reservations are taken care of for you, but you can still enjoy the freedom of exploring independently. 4 Nights in…
Staying in the best accommodation on each leg of the trek, you can experience the iconic W-trek at the highest level of comfort, giving you the opportunity to really relax your legs after each trek. Guiding yourself you can enjoy…
3-4 day shorter W Trek options
The best way to fit the park's highlights into a short time frame. Expert guides and organisation of accommodation, transport and meals remove all distractions from the pure joy of trekking and the trip manages to take in the eponymous…
Hike the W Trek and stay in a secluded riverside lodge inside the Park. Perfect when refugio availability is limited or if you prefer to avoid dorm room accommodation. Daily transfers to the trailheads with an expert local guide and…
The highlights of Torres del Paine's most famous trek, from the base of a relaxed, friendly eco camp for 3 of 4 nights. Hike with expert guides and only a day pack, returning to a comfortable bed, wood burning stove…
Longer W Trek Options
An adventurous trek that takes in some of Torres del Paine's most famous sights, with a route that weaves across the W Trek on rarely-travelled paths to which few are ever permitted access and gives you a chance to actually…
This itinerary will allow you to explore Torres del Paine with a Guide, enjoying the main highlights, as well as an ice hike on Glacier Grey and remote hiking around the Cuernos. You will be camping under the stars every…
Be unique: start your adventure on zodiac boats and pass glaciers on your way up the Rio Serrano into the National Park before hiking the famed 'W' Trek. You'll be camping, fully supported by your guide and their…
Hiking to the Mirador del Condor provides a unique vantage point on the National Park in addition to the classic 'W' Trek; after which you will visit the Seno Otway Penguin…
Ideal for couples: trek the 'W' Circuit by day and enjoy the comfort of private rooms in hotels and an authentic 'estancia' by night. This is the only trip offering you private rooms every night of your adventure. (This…
Designed for family groups to enjoy the iconic Torres del Paine national park together but with unique experiences catering to different comfort levels, ability and fitness. The trip splits the family group into "active" and "relaxed" branches and offers something…
Combine Torres del Paine and Fitz Roy
The trail of trails. Explore Patagonia's most famous hikes in two of its most iconic areas.
Customer Tips
Trekking poles are recommended for the W Trek.
Jon Customer
Splurge for the refugios (sleep is important), bring gaiters for the snow, bring cash for drinks at refugios, have quality boots, quality outer-jacket, bring blister care materials.
Daniel Customer
The Route
The W Trek is normally walked from the eastern starting point at Refugio Las Torres to Refugio Paine Grande in the west. It runs up three valleys, creating the W shape that gives it the name, and in each of those valleys lies one of the iconic sights of the park:
- The Ascencio Valley, reached first when walking from the east, takes you all the way to the base of the famous towers. The ascent to their base is a demanding 800m climb at the end of a six to eight hour day of hiking.
- The French Valley, the central spur of the W, is dominated by the hanging glacier Frances which cracks and crumbles above you as climb the tough, rocky terrain into its heart.
- The last leg of the traditional W Trek runs alongside Lago Grey, where cobalt ice floes floating on the meltwater lead you up to the face of the enormous Grey Glacier, that stretches out towards the ice cap.
If you follow the specific W trek route then you will need to sleep in the mountain 'refugios' on at least two of the nights (refugios are also available in the Torres sector for the other night). These refugios are today more like youth hostels, with shared dormitories, hot food and showers, and a convivial atmosphere.
Camping is available for each of the nights on the route. You can even rent a tent in each location if you don't want to carry your own. Please note that as of late 2016 you must book your place in the campsite well in advance.
Eco Camping and Luxury Lodges
If you want private accommodation or to enjoy the experience of sleeping in a yurt or eco-dome then you can still see the highlights but follow an adapted route with vehicle transfers at the start of each day.
There are also three different luxury lodges from which you can explore the highlights of the W Trek route and get into some of the more remote corners of the national park.
The W trek is undoubtedly Patagonia's most famous hiking route...and for good reason. However, there are alternatives:
- if you're short on time and the rest of your holiday is based around Argentina then the peaks and glaciers around nearby El Chalten might provide a more accessible alternative
- experienced hikers and those looking for a longer trek and/or a more remote route then the 'Full Circuit' in Torres del Paine will likely be more rewarding
- for those wanting to experience the Patagonian Andes at their most remote and wild, away from all the crowds, we'd recommend the hiking in either Aysen or Tierra del Fuego
Getting there
Torres del Paine National Park is notoriously remote and it's takes a long time to get there.
The nearest town is Puerto Natales, when it comes the W Trek route itself:
- you'll normally start the route in the east in the 'Torres' area which includes the Hotel Las Torres, the EcoCamp and two Refugios. Private transfers will take you to the trailhead, public buses nearby (using the Laguna Amarga entrance)
- when you finish the route in the west there are two routes out: either the Lago Grey ferry from Refugio Grey; or from Reufgio Paine Grande across Lago Pehoe on the ferry, meeting a bus/transfer at 'Pudeto'
When to go
December/January: it's the peak of summer, there is 18 hours of daylight, the temperatures are kinder; but there are LOTS of people.
October/November: spring time in the park, there are fewer people on the trail, but it is often a little wetter.
Feb/Mar: it's late summer so often dryer and still lots of daylight. The temperatures are warm.
September/Apr: the refugios open up in mid-September and close in mid-April so this is a good time to still have a roof over your head but enjoy the trails with fewer people around. Shorter days, but still plenty of daylight hours to hike the route safely.
May-August: winter time, and snow is likely, colder temperatures and shorter days. A guide is definitely recommended. A great time to experience this iconic national park almost to yourself.
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The W Trek is rightfully popular and undoutbedly a great experience, but it can be very busy in peak season, mainly around Christmas. If you're looking for a bit more solitude, you can go in winter, explore other parts of Torres del Paine or head for some of Patagonia's other great trekking spots.
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The last section on the slippery scree and loose rocks is a bit of a slog, but that first time, when the towers came into view... I just wasn't ready for the scale of them.
Harriet Pike Trekking, Mountaineering & Cycling Specialist
W Trek: Questions and Answers
How hard is it?
The W Trek is a moderately difficult hike of around four to five days, covering 46 miles on mainly gentle terrain, with more challenging days involving climbs of 600-800 metres. You need to be in good shape, with some experience of multi day hiking and prepared for extremely variable weather. The longest days are six to eight hours of hiking, which allows for plenty of snack and photo breaks, both of which you'll definitely want to take.
More experienced trekkers can include the W as part of the Full Circuit, or criss cross it on some of our off-the-beaten-track trips into Paine's hidden valleys and mountain passes.
You can also break up the trek, or enjoy it in more comfort at luxury lodges or eco accommodation around the park.
Please get in touch if you'd like to talk to us about how the hike might compare to others that you've done before.
Can I combine the trek with some kayaking, mountain biking or horse-riding?
Definitely. While the trekking is the reason most people come to the park, it's easy to add something extra to your itinerary. Take a look at multi-sport trip options, mountain bike trails, horseback treks or kayaking among the icebergs of Rio Serrano.
I'm travelling alone – how can I find a group?
Every year we help dozens of solo travellers to find a hiking group in Torres del Paine. There are scheduled group trips with fixed departure dates organised by our local operators, but we also put like-minded hikers together to create more flexible itineraries. Let us know when you're going and we'll find a trek or a group to suit you.
Are the trails are well marked? Can it be done unguided?
Yes, it is possible to walk the W Trek unguided, which is an option if you're on a tight budget and have sufficient hiking experience, but a guide can really add to your trip.
While safety and navigation are an important part of what a guide offers, our customers always talk about the knowledge of wildlife, history, geography and culture that their guides brought to the trek. If you do want to hike alone, we can organise a self-guided hike with all logistics and transport taken care of and there's also the option to combine an unguided W Trek with some guided hiking off the beaten track.
Which is better, Refugios or Camping?
Refugios are like youth hostels, with 6-person dorm rooms, bars, basic restaurants and showers with, most of the time, hot water. There are refugios at all the major stops on the trek, most of which are open year round. They are fun and friendly places, even if the service can be a little disappointing now and again.
Camping gives you a slightly wilder experience of the trek and it doesn't necessarily mean carrying all your gear. You can of course bring your own tent or rent everything you need in Puerto Natales, but it's also possible to hire tents at each of the campsites as you go. Do bear in mind that the wind regularly reaches 80km/h hour. It won't do you any harm, but you might need earplugs to sleep.
Are their options for private rooms?
With one exception (the cabins at the Los Cuernos stop) the refugios do not have private rooms. There is one trip that follows the full continuous route of the W spending only one night in a dorm, but others break the W trek into day hikes and arrange transport between hotels with private rooms.
Will it be too busy at Christmas?
The end of December and early January are the busiest times in the park. Places in refugios get booked up by the end of September, flights arriving at this time can be more expensive if you leave it late and there will be more people on the trails.
If you book well in advance then the trek is still a great experience, but it is definitely worth considering the shoulder months or the off season if your schedule is flexible, or some off-the-beaten-track hiking.
How is it in winter?
The park is a very different place in winter, which is from April/May to August/September. There are far fewer visitors and the wind is calmer, but the days are shorter, transport and accommodation options are limited and there is a good chance you'll be trekking through snow, so it is only possible in a guided group.
We've worked with our local partners to design special itineraries that get you to the highlights of the W trek in spite of the above restrictions. There's usually one W Trek in each month of winter, so please get in touch to see what's available or read more about visiting Torres del Paine in winter.
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Torres del Paine National Park, with its iconic granite towers, is one of the most popular destinations in Patagonia. Most famous for the W Trek, it also offers a lot of wilder hiking, horseback riding on remote estancias, ice hiking on glaciers, kayaking among icebergs and biking on tough mountain trails.
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There was a lot of hectic movement with governments around the world the last weeks to confine the disasters from betting / wild casino speculation within financial institutions. Approaches and road maps laid out (if any) are pointing to different directions even in the key G7 developed countries.
The U.S. – for example – first wanted to give absolute powers to the executive branch and the government – a move widely criticized and changed by the U.S. Congress in the debates following the first bailout plan.
France and the UK have taken another road and bailing out their banks by providing funds only against a collateral – meaning they are de-facto nationalizes key players in their finance industries. France even went a step further with President Sarkozy calling for the creation of national industry funds to stop the fire sales of key industrial players to overseas investors – an interesting step that found much applause with the European Parliament. If you think that further it might turn out that such a move could prove essential for the future of Europe. How otherwise would the conglomerate of states called Europe survive as a leading industrial area when most of its competitive advantages are owned by those it tries to compete with?
Notable of other industrialized countries are the moves of the Australian and the German governments.
While Australia did not create a bailout package for ailing banks and went straight to an economic stimulus package supporting homeowners and industry, Germany took the same route the Bush Administration once dreamt up for them but which was blocked by U.S. Congress twice.
Descriptions for the German EUR 500 Billion bailout plan range from putting the fox in charge of the hen house, over assuring that neo-liberal deregulation will survive with all its mistakes, to cover-up for mistakes of the leading politicians in power, to plain corruption, we would like to provide a 1.5 sentence description of how the German administration is currently gambling away the future of its people and a description in the form of a short parable.
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The current administration including some of its ministers was instrumental in creating the mess in the financial industry and is now using the same consultants / lobbyists that before have written the laws (yes it went that far in Germany) to make such betting and casino finance legal a few years ago, the same who were the key figures in the biggest recent bankruptcies and are now putting those in charge together with the current board members of the banks to resolve the crisis with public funds as they see fit for themselves without any parliamentary or 3rd party control. To top the whole thing all moves will be declared confidential – not even the parliament is allowed to learn about it – and banks will be given the right to fake their balance sheets by putting fictional values up for the toxic waste they created and that are actually worth nothing.
I guess anybody who has a basic knowledge of economics and banking might immediately understand what the consequences from such acting will be for the country as a whole and the next generations of its people. But I'm sure there are already EUR millions in consultancy contracts waiting for those in charge once they retire from their public posts. And there is of course no link between such acting against the country's interest and even against common sense and such payments in the future will certainly be fully justified by their experience. Or as one former German Under-Secretary of State recently put it when interviewed on why she received consultancy payments of more than Eur 8 million after retiring from her post – why are you bothering me, others have taken much more.
The parable:
A gang of skilled bank robbers raid the biggest banks and strip them of all assets.
After their raids and while keeping all the swag one of the bank robbers calls the police and offers that – given their expert knowledge – they could create a commission with the objective to repair the damages – meaning to get the money back into the banks by putting up a one-time levy of EUR 10,000 from all citizens living in a 10 miles radius of one of the banks robbed.
The commission of the bank robbers is gratefully established by the police to rescue the banks. Due to the overall critical situation with all the robbed financial institutions the consultancy fees for each of the bank robbers in the commission is capped at EUR 100,000. The bank robbers further agree to devise plans how future bank robberies could be avoided. Only limited interest exists in this last topic by the police and the statutes of the commission suggest that such plans should be seen with a sense of proportion whatever that might mean.
Police, the banks, the media and also the citizens are now greatly relieved. The banks regained the trust of their customers and business can continue as-usual.
I'm sure you agree with us that such a plan would not provide any positive outcome except for the bank robbers of course. But that seems the way forward laid out by the German government and it's highly praise throughout all mainstream media (and only there).
Common sense of course would immediately tell you that this can't work … but then you might be one of those designated within that scam to pick up the bill.
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If your shouting days are through – Fred Kasulzke shouts for you! That's how German/French songwriter and singer "Reinhard Mey" was singing in the 70s about the business idea of renting people for demonstrations and riots. Seemingly these days "claqueurs" are getting popular again in Germany particularly with the bureaucrats and stakeholders in the state backed German health system…
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