The Thoughtful Travel Podcast · Wednesday, July 1, 2026
James Ward describes the challenging access to a lodge in Chilean Patagonia, where directions were unclear, involving driving on a beach and up a cliff. He highlights issues with the lodge's generator and heating, and a faulty shower regulator, but praises the exceptional food and the lodge's remote, experiential luxury.
“And we get to this beach. The road ends at a beach. And we're like, where are we? Like, there's nothing here.”
“So then we go up to the lodge, there's one person who works at the lodge. Very nice. She's asked to do everything, but she's not like technical.”
“And the lodge is powered by generator, but she doesn't know how to work the generators. So the generators go out.”
“But I will tell you, with all that, the food that she cooked was unreal, so good.”