Sucre After a not very comfortable bus ride and with very little sleep, I arrived at Sucre Bus Terminal at 5 in the morning. I had agreed with my hotel that I could get a room from 7.00 am so I waited with one of my travel companions from the trip until it was time…
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Uyuni Salt desert After 3 months of several border crossings between Argentina and Chile from south to north, it was time to leave Chile for the last time. This time to Bolivia. A trip through the Andes and the Uyuni salt desert, was my next goal. The trip over 3 days in a Jeep had…
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San Pedro de Atacama There was a lot of great things to mention about Salta in addition to the amazing nature. It was for instance possible to get breakfast even before my the very early morning departures. If I were to make a hit list of the many bus terminals that I had frequented on…
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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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