Through the Andes The Mendoza area is Argentina’s most important district for wine, but I had primarily put Mendoza on my itinerary because I wanted to experience the trip across the Andes mountains between Santiago and Mendoza, and then I could continue by bus to Salta. However, I chose to stay for a few days…
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Santiago After some days in Valparaiso, I decided to go back to Santiago. I really wanted to see more of the city, and when I found a company with bike tours, I decided to take a few days to see the city by bike. I stayed in the same apartment complex. It was very central…
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Valparaiso A bus ride from Santiago to Valparaiso can be done in about 1 1/2 hour. For me it was easy to find a bus at the otherwise chaotic bus station. My taxi driver dropped me off the opposite side of the road, so I had to cross a fairly busy road with my suitcase,…
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Santiago I arrived in Santiago by bus an early Saturday morning. I did not really have plans for what to do in the city, but it was a convenient stop to move on from, and I didn’t think I could travel through Chile without visiting Santiago. The 10-hour bus ride from Valdivia went well and…
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Cruise Andino – Border Crossing When we arrived at Puerto Frias we were met by a new guide and she made sure we got quickly through to the Argentinian border and as no one wanted to check luggage that day, it did not take long. We were now joining a group of tourist on a…
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Lake Llanquihue – Puerto Varas & Frutillar Puerto Montt is in southern Chile the big – port, shopping and industrial – city and it is the gateway to Patagonia. I had chosen to stay around 20 km away in Puerto Varas, and is a much nicer city. It is situated next to the lake Llanquihue overlooking the Volcano…
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Puerto Natales After the days in Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales was my first real encounter with Chile, and there are certainly differences to Argentina. Apart from a lot of Chilean people looking different, they speak really fast and incomprehensible to almost all but themselves as they use a lot of slang, that is not…
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Torres Del Paine Torres Del Paine is a fantastic Natural Park, located in Chile. The Park is quite close to El Calafate, but unless you’re on foot, or by bike the tour goes via Puerto Natales. At least if you are going by bus. By private car it is not necessary to go all the…
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El Calafate The flight from Ushuaia to El Calafate is a short trip. It only takes 1 1/2 hours, and airports are at both locations close to the city. From the airport I took a shuttle bus into town. Although I were to stay very central, my hostel was one of the last ones…
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