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Puerto Varas Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Puerto Varas, Chile
Rafting und Silvester Feuerwerk über dem See
... 'hrend in Peru und Ecuador doch alles ein bißchen chaotisch und unorganisiert wirkte, kam uns das Seengebiet in Chile vor wie irgendeine Region in den Alpen. Puerto Varas ist eine sehr hübsche kleine Stadt und liegt am Lago Llanquihue mit Blick auf zwei ...
Getting out of Chile (just)
... ;ticket WITHOUT leaving my laundry behind WITHOUT being forced to stay another night, in a different hostel And WITH everything (relatively) sorted out properly So at the moment I´m in a pretty good mood! From Chile, but not for long ...
Puerto Varas
The ´book said` sit on the left hand side as you fly south in Chile. Do you know what? - the book is dead right. All we can remember from school when we were taught about South America is that the Andes run the length of the country - and WOW!! you ...
Hmmm, It's getting better!
... few times in the night bearing in mind I slept for about 12 hours), we got up and left and headed for our next destination, Puerto Varas. Am I feeling better today, still not quite sure yet as my legs feel like lead weights still, however I have only just ...
Puerto Varas
Siamo in Germania!!! Ancora piu' che a Pucon mi sembra, l'influenza degli immigrati tedeschi e austriaci si fa sentire! Casette stile mitteleuropeo e kuchen in pasticceria, sachertorte e facce da tedeschi!! E tutto molto ordinato, ma turistico, forse un ...
Killing Time The Only Way He Knows
... (another eight hour bus trip with two of them spent at the Argentina exit shed and two more at the Chile entry shed), I came to Puerto Varas, another big adventure/trekking town sitting on a lake with two huge volcanos on the other side. If I ...
Puerto Varas, Alerce Andino, Cochamo und Osorno
... einplanen - Liste"; die ist schon ganz schön lang. Auf dem Rückweg von Cochamo nach Ensenada, das ca. 1 Stunde von Puerto Varas aus entfernt liegt, entschieden wir uns nicht wieder die gleiche Strecke zurückzufahren, sondern die Runde um den Lago ...
Chile, buses, boats, more buses and more boats
... Some went part way, some returned to Argentina, some stopped in the middle for the night, some travelled straight to Chile to either Puerto Varas or Puerto Montt. If this sounds confusing, it was. I felt like a cow being shuffled from boat to bus and ...
Puerto Varas- Chilean Lake District
... - see pictures. Found a v cheap hostel but it was a bit Granma´s house, but not in a good way!!! The oldest house in Puerto Varas built in 1900 but not looked after very well,, ahhh poor house. We bought stuff from the supermercado and made lunch and ...
Ferry Stories...
... war summa summarum aber schoen, beeindruckende Landschaften, nette Bekanntschaften, Buecher lesen, "reiseorganisationsfrei". Nun bin ich also in Puerto Varas, einem kleines Dorf an einem See, an dessen Namen ich mich nicht erinnern kann, mit Blick auf ...
That´s not a lake, this is a lake...
... city to be nice, but not particularly interesting.. (notice a theme here with Chilean cities..) and got a bus further south to Puerto Varas. Puerto Varas is like a mini Pucon, a pretty little town by a big lake with the huge cone shaped Volcan Osorno ...
Yo No Entiendo!!!
... to around 160 degrees, so it's not completely flat, but very easy to get comfortable and sleep. Not that I did! I finally arrived in Puerto Varas at 8.30 pm and luckily for me I had already been here so I knew how to get to the hostel and not ...
Yet more perfect volcanoes!
... sort of getting used to it over here, it's almost like your head goes into a different time zone! Anyway we arrived in Puerto Varas in the early afternoon to be confronted with yet another stunning view across a lake, this time with three volcanoes in ...
Jouney to the end of the Earth!
... days of travelling we have arrived at our ultimate destination goal of Ushuaia!! From Pucon we took a twleve hour bus ride to Puerto Varas. Fortunately we book the "luxury" bus which really mean more room for tall folk like Greg! We got ...
Puerto Varas, Chile
... markets we left for Puerto Varas which is situated on Lake Llanquihue with good views of Volcan Osorno. Puerto Varas had a European feel to it as it was heavily influenced by German settlers. After a walk around town I ...
Crossing Continent
... – there was no taking the offender offline and dealing with them while the process continued. We eventually arrived in Puerto Varas, a lovely small resort town by the side of Lago Llanquihue with superb views across to Mount Osorno. Apparently, ...
Running to the Boat
... and take a cargo ship down the coast of Chile to southern Patagonia. We grabbed an early morning bus to Puerto Varas Chile on Thursday and spent a wonderful afternoon walking around this cute little town on the shore of Lake Llaquine with great ...
Canyoning
A day of canyoning which was brilliant fun after getting over the fear of throwing yourself into rivers and down waterfalls in stunning mountain sceneray with a completely clear sky. In the evening stayed up to watch the sunset over the volcanoes ...
Forts, Sealions and Volcanos
... . Back in Valdivia at the fishmarket there was a familyh of sealions who sit waiting for scraps of fish to be given to them. In the afternoon a short bus ride to Puerto Varas, a lakeside resort village, with amazing views across the lake to Volcan ...
Puerto Varas
... having any excursions to catch we ventured out only at 1 PM for a coffee and a bus to Cascada de Saltos. Puerto Varas/Puerto Montt/Bariloche are all part of the Chilean/Argentinian lake district, which is just spectacular. It reminds be a ...
Puerto Varas - The Lake District of Chile
... District I forgot to say that there are lots of really good chocolate shops in Bariloche - think Swiss!! We had a six-hour bus journey to Puerto Varas - we left at 7.30 am - yes, I am on a holiday, but it is not the usual pampered type of holiday - ...
Getting colder...Puerto Varas
Arrived in Puerto Varas after 3 hours on the bus and its certainly beginning to feel a lot colder! Puerto Varas is very German / Swiss influenced. It's quite small and doesn't take long to wander around. We both need some waterproof trousers and ...
The River with No Name
Our plan: to walk 40km from Lago Todos Los Santos to Lago Rupanco. Our location: Vincent Perez Rosales park, Puerto Varas, Lake District, Chile. Our problem: Fitting 4 days of food, all our camping equipment and one oversized first aid kit into two 40L ...
Waiting for my boat in Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas is a cute little town in the shadows of Mt Orsorno - a big impossing volcano over the other side of the lake. The first night I arrived there was a great sunset over the mountain / volcano. The town was originally settled by germans - so has ...
Beautiful Lago Ranco and dodgy Frutillar
... confused when we arrived there as Frutillar had been described as one of the most genteel and cultured German towns in the south of Chile but the first spot we arrived looked pretty normal. In fact down by the lakeside things did take on a Teutonic edge ...
I was born
My name is Paul Massad, I was born in Puerto Varas, south of Chile. I grew up in Castro a very small town in the island of Chiloe. My family consists of my father Carlos, my mother Ivonne and my two smaller siblings, Jean and Michelle. Because of my ...
Visite de Puerto Varas
... « Vincent Perez Rosales », les mecs vont au Casino, on se fait des bons repas à l’auberge et on se balade dans la ville. A Puerto Varas on voit les volcans « Osorno » et « Calbuco » ils sont ...
A la sombra del Osorno
... '. En cours de trajet j'ai donc décidé que ça ne servait à rien d'aller à Puerto Montt, et je me suis arrêté à Puerto Varas, gros village au bord du grand lac Llanquihue, en face du parfait volcan Osorno! Puerto Varas est encore un de ces endroits ...
Ruled Out! by Judith
Ruled Out! by Judith Travelling south, we arrived in Bavaria. Puerto Varas was built by German settlers. The older buildings and houses in the town centre are all made of wood. Everything stops for Koffee and Kuchen at 5pm. Beautifully situated on ...