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Long Haul to Santiago
Updates anew! First a recap of my pre-Patagonian travels.
In the midst of Arequipa's Halloween celebrations, I set out to catch my first of several buses from Arequipa to Santiago, one that would take me to the Peruvian border town of Tacna. This proved a bit more stressful and difficult than I'd anticipated. In Arequipa, Halloween …
Quakesville
It dawned on me during the flight back from Easter Island to mainland Chile that I was heading back to dangerous territory, the eye of the storm?
Things were chaotic at the island's airport, it was a turn-up-and-see-if-you-can-get-a-seat affair which, for a well respected airline such as LAN, is pretty **** in my opinion. On a more …
Santiago
Frá Mendoza í Argentínu fórum við til Santiago í Chile. Leiðin að landamærunum var sú sama og við höfðum farið tveimur dögum áður þegar við fórum í dagsferð um Andesfjöllin. Landamæraeftirlitið var það allra mesta sem við höfum upplifað hingað til og tók tæpa tvo tíma. Fyrst þurftum við að bíða heillengi þar til röðin var komin að okkar rútu. Þá …
Santiago, Chile (12/5/2010-12/6/2010)
The bus trip from San Pedro de Atacama to Santiago was 26 hours in total. A three hour bus ride to Calama, Chile, an hour layover, and then a 22 hour bus ride to Santiago. While it was a long trip, it went very smoothly. We actually stopped in La Serena on the way down, the town I had planned to travel to, and it was cloudy and not very impressive …
Culture & History VS Modern Trash
After finally having arrived at the Santiago airport I managed to leave 22 hours of travelling behind me and the only thing I wanted was a refreshing shower and some relaxation.
But as normal my plans never end up as I hoped they will
After some confusion and hick ups I finally arrived in the hostel. I had picked a hostel close to …