Most of the people we had met since arriving in Chile had either come from San Pedro de Atacama, or were on their way there. It’s a small desert town full of tourists, a main stop on the classic Gringo Trail, and there’s a reason for that. The surrounding desert has some of the most … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Valparaíso: South America’s Most Colourful City
If I could recommend something for people to do when visiting Santiago, it would be to visit Valparaíso. It’s bohemian, it’s laid back and it’s absolutely beautiful. It’s only just over an hour away from Santiago, but it feels so different. Just like when we visited Colonia in Uruguay, the best way to show what … Continue reading
Smoggy Santiago: Our First Chilean Stop
A man we met on the ferry from Colonia del Sacramento to Buenos Aires said that Santiago was a smaller and better version of Buenos Aires, he lived half the time in one and half in the other. We had high hopes as our time in Buenos Aires had been great. The journey from Mendoza … Continue reading
Mendoza and its Malbec
Our journey had clearly been going much too smoothly up until this point (with our only bus related hiccup being the broken down bus to Buenos Aires), so it was about time we had another delayed and stressful journey. We were waiting in Cordoba for our overnight to our final Argentinian destination, Mendoza. Due to … Continue reading
Continuing through Córdoba
After a few days in Rosario we continued on to Cordoba, Argentina’s second largest city. We had heard good things about the culture, night life an the things to do in general, so we thought it might be a bit like Buenos Aires but perhaps a little less stuck up! I have to say, we … Continue reading
Rosario
We continued our Argentinian journey and caught a bus from Buenos Aires four hours north-west to Rosario. Most famous (as far as I can tell) for being the birthplace of Che Guevara, Rosario isn’t a common recommendation for top places to stay in Argentina, and many choose to visit simply as a way to break … Continue reading