Chile
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Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Views [23]
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 >
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Views [27] | 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 >
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Views [35]
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 >
Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 | Views [48]
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 >
Saturday, 17 Oct 2009 | Views [36]
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 >
Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Views [41]
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 >
Thursday, 15 Oct 2009 | Views [43]
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 >
Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009 | Views [34]
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 >
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 >
Friday, 9 Oct 2009 | Views [61]
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 >
Thursday, 1 Oct 2009 | Views [70]
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 >
Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009 | Views [46]
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 >
Sunday, 20 Sep 2009 | Views [71]
Costs pp: bus Villarica to Lican Ray 700p, cottage at Lican Ray 12,000p. Where is Lican Ray you may ask... Well we decided we would like to take a bit of a tiki tour around the lakes in the area (there are many) so decided to head to a town called ... Read more >
Thursday, 17 Sep 2009 | Views [47]
In Chillan Christian and his niece showed us the town he was raised in and while there we also bought Longaniza for the weekend. Longaniza is a big pork sausage (yes and all the jokes that go with it) very popular in Chile and Christian says the best ... Read more >
Tuesday, 15 Sep 2009 | Views [87]
Costs pp: bus Mendoza to Santiago 75p. Metro 460p. 14/9 We took a day bus this time, of course because the terrain we were to cover promised to be amazing and it fulfilled our hopes. We travelled in front seats east through the countryside and up ... Read more >
