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Trip: South America

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Montevideo, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Friday, 20 Nov 2009 | Views [802]

Costs pp: bus from Colonia 185p, 2 scoop icecream 50p, local bus 25p (half hour journey toSolymar, Canelones) We were met at the bus terminal by Lilian, had an icecream then boarded another bus to her area of town. Lilian lives with her 78 year old ... Read more >


Gallery: Colonia del Sacramento & San Pedro

URUGUAY | Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | Views [1239]

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 ... Read more >


Gallery: Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Buenos Aires, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [665]

Cost pp: bus to Buenos Aires semi-cama 4 hours 51p, remember to take plenty of coins when you head to BA if you are planning to use the local buses. BA is very short of coins and it is almost impossible to get change by buying something small from a ... Read more >


Gallery: Rosario

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Rosario, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | Views [1140]

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 nightlife ... Read more >


Gallery: San Luis

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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San Luis, Argentina - for the day

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 | Views [1620]

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 >


Gallery: San Juan, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Friday, 6 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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San Juan, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Friday, 6 Nov 2009 | Views [1975]

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 >


Gallery: La Serena

CHILE | Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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La Serena, Chile

CHILE | Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Views [1151]

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 the ... Read more >


Gallery: Valparaiso

CHILE | Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Valparaiso, Chile

CHILE | Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Views [1068] | 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 staying ... Read more >


Gallery: Santiago

CHILE | Thursday, 22 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery


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back in Santiago, Chile

CHILE | Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Views [832]

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 with ... Read more >


Temuco, Chile

CHILE | Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 | Views [1150]

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 >


Puerto Montt, Chile

CHILE | Saturday, 17 Oct 2009 | Views [702]

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 >


Gallery: Puerto Montt

CHILE | Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Chaiten, Chile - lost pueblo

CHILE | Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Views [1559]

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 the ... Read more >


Gallery: Chaiten

CHILE | Thursday, 15 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: National Park Quelat

CHILE | Thursday, 15 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery


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La Junta, Chile

CHILE | Thursday, 15 Oct 2009 | Views [1266]

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 from ... Read more >


Gallery: Puerto Cisnes

CHILE | Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery


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