URUGUAY | Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | Views [14]
Costs pp: Colonial Express ferry from Buenos Aires 41.5 Arg p (special price usually is 135p). Bus from Colonia to km189 approx 15km 27 Urugauy pesos. NZ$1 = 15.3 Uruguay pesos Took a bus to a neighbourhood near the ferry terminal and a taxi from ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [17]
Cost pp: bus to Buenos Aires semi-cama 4 hours 51p We arrived in Buenos Aires around 3pm on Friday 13th and in celebration the skies opened and all the water that ever was stored in any cloud anywhere descended on the city. We caught a bus outside ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | Views [12]
Costs pp: bus from San Luis overnight 9 hrs 90p, staying at the Hostal Rosario on the corner of San Luis and Laprida streets dorm bed 35 is new inside an old building and has free WI-FI internet & a kitchen. Rosario is on a huge river and has ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 | Views [35]
Costs pp: bus from San Juan 39p 5 hrs We got woken at 5am by another couple leaving so Carol got up then and Kent an hour later and we got to the San Juan terminal with only 10 minutes to spare to catch our 7am bus and still had yet to buy the tickets.... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 6 Nov 2009 | Views [41]
Costs pp: bus from La Serena to Santiago 7000 chil pesos, bus across the border to Mendoza, Argentina 10,000 chil pesos. Bus to San Juan 20 arg pesos. Dorm bed at San Juan Hostal in Avenida Cordoba 30p includes free internet and breakfast. www.sanjuanhostel.... Read more >
CHILE | Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Views [24]
Costs pp: bus from Valparaiso semi-cama 8 - 11,000. We bought our ticket half an hour before the bus left and were given cama seats and a discount so travelled in more luxury for less... Tour of Capel piscoery 1000 The scenery on the way was not ... Read more >
CHILE | Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Views [29] | Comments [2]
Costs pp: bus from Santiago 3100p It took about 2 hours to get to Valparaiso and we had no problem finding our 'couch' Dan who was very welcoming and gave us his own room at his pad. There were 2 other couchsurfers there also, from USA, they were ... Read more >
CHILE | Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Views [37]
Costs pp: Cama bus from Temuco 17,200 We are back in Santiago and staying with our friends Pamela and Christian again. It's lovely to be here, we both like Santiago except for the pollution which gives us both headaches, and we really enjoy being ... Read more >
CHILE | Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 | Views [51]
Costs: Matrimonial room with ensuite at a hospedaje near the corner of General MacKenna & Lautaro 11,000. We were given a lift up to Temuco driving up from Pto Montt in the afternoon with Tony and Patricia arriving in the early evening and found ... Read more >
CHILE | Saturday, 17 Oct 2009 | Views [39]
Costs pp: Ferry from Chaiten to Puerto Montt 20,500 6pm to 6am on the Pincoya. We were allowed onboard the ferry around 4pm and they stowed our packs in a hold near the vehicle entrance. The Pincoya is primarily a vehicle ferry with an area for passengers ... Read more >
CHILE | Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Views [42]
Cost pp: bus La Junta to Chaiten 7500 Our bus to Chaiten left at 8am and was a van. It was still misty with a very early morning feel when we got up and went searching for the bus office. There were 3 others on the journey and more we picked up on ... Read more >
CHILE | Thursday, 15 Oct 2009 | Views [45]
Costs pp: Hospedaje 5,000, in a white house with no name. All the other places visited were 10,000pp regardless of how good or bad but this white house had lovely people and good beds. For 1,000 extra you could have breakfast. There were no buses ... Read more >
CHILE | Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009 | Views [35]
Costs pp: Coyhaique to Puerto Cisnes 6,000p It was still really cold when leaving Coyhaique but not snowing at least. The trip was scenic and especially the road down to Puerto Cisnes and coming into the bay there. The bus driver took all the people ... Read more >
CHILE | Saturday, 10 Oct 2009 | Views [35]
Costs pp: Minivan Rio Tranquilo to Coyhaique 6,000p On our arrival we phoned Javier our 'couch' and met him in the Plaza Principal which is an unusual hexagonal shape. The day was sunny but very cold especially in the wind. Javier took us to his flat, ... Read more >
CHILE | Friday, 9 Oct 2009 | Views [63]
Costs pp: Bus Perito Moreno to Chile Chico Arg-35p, minivan to Rio Tranquilo Chl-10,000p, Hospedaje Darka 6,000p (no b/fast and after bargaining). The road from PM was more and more interesting the closer we got to Chile. No problems at the border altho ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 8 Oct 2009 | Views [48]
Costs pp: Flight El Calafate to Perito Moreno 254p, costs we didn't think about when flying = bus to the airport 24p, airport tax 6p, remis (taxi) from airport to Perito Moreno town 30p (we shared with another guy so it cost us 10p ea). Camping at Raul's ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 3 Oct 2009 | Views [95]
Costs pp: Bus to El Calafate 11,000 Chilean pesos, return bus to the Perito Moreno Glacier combined with a return bus to El Chalten 180 Argentinian pesos. Usually the bus to PM Glacier is 80p and the return bus to El Chalten 130p. Entry to PM Glacier ... Read more >
CHILE | Thursday, 1 Oct 2009 | Views [72]
Costs pp: bus to Puerto Natales 5,000p, room at Hospedaje Knudsen (not recommended) 10,000 for 2 ppl double bed, tv, breakfast and one very slow internet connection. Return bus fare to Torres del Paine 15,000p or 8,000p one way, entry to the park 15,000p, ... Read more >
CHILE | Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009 | Views [49]
Costs pp: bus Ushuaia to Punta Arenas (to be added later...) The trip again was fairly boring, on the strait we saw some of the black and white dolphins swimming right next to the ferry so that was cool. We were lucky enough to couchsurf in Punta Arenas ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Monday, 28 Sep 2009 | Views [57]
Cost pp: semicama bus Comodoro Rivadavia to Rio Gallegos 136p, Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia 180p. Dorm bed at the friendly Hostel Patagonia Pais 35p (includes free internet and breakfast of coffee and toast). We travelled all night on the bus arriving at ... Read more >
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