Hostal Jofre
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La Serena Nov 01, 2009
Claudia0105 stayed here on Nov 1, 2009 during their trip titled: Claudia0105's Great Adventure.
From the Earth to the Moon
Once again we were ´graced´ with the opportunity to ride Chilean buses, however we were told the Turbus we were to take was one of the best coach companies in Chile.
Later into the night confirmed what we had heard as we were given food, drinks, pillow, blanket, movies etc. and this was only the semi cama service (the cheapest).
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Santiago and La Serena
So we have had an eventful few days. We ended up staying 4 nights in Santiago and we got quite a bit done. We spent the Tuesday and Wednesday meandering around the city streets, getting settled down and finding our feet. We had to find a place to change some travelers cheques(quite a difficult task) and also Nick had to get his final Hepatitis …
City of churches, craft stalls and penguins!
There was very little evidence of the aponymous serenity in La Serena as we arrived on the overnight bus. It was about 6:00am, it was cold and the lighting inside the bus terminal was sepulchral; outside the drizzle was distinctly damp. Small huddles of travellers waited around the terminal, many wrapped in blankets and sleeping bags. We quickly …
Apparently Chile´s premier beach resort...
We arrived tired and underwhelmed by our accomadation at Hostal Joifre. Dirty pokey room, shared bathroom that wasn't cleaned in the 2 days we were there & ant-infested kitchen... and it wasn´t that cheap. The elderly hostel owner took offence that we decided not to book through him for the Reserva Nacional Penguino De Humboldt, a marine …