La Serena Hostels - Reviews and Rates

I had wanted to go to visit northern Argentina but for some reason all of the buses from San Pedro were booked up so I decided to migrate south for some beach action. Spent 16 hours on a bus down (so far the longest yet) but arrived at a very nice 12pm, much better than the usual 5am or worse. Having been to a few hostels and houses to try to f...

Starting with a Geography Lesson I figured since my blogs are about to get more into the details of my travels within Chile, I'd start with a little geography lesson for those who might not know much about the different regions of Chile. (I didn't know until I got here!) Chile is over 3,000 miles long and never more than 221 miles wide. The Pan ...

Yes, the Chile gag was unavoidable and just as predictable was that fact we actually really like Santiago in spite of numerous negative reports we'd had. We were made to wait a good 4 hours at the Argentina - Chile border, annoyingly just 200 yards or so from a ski field in Chile which looked a damn site more enticing than sitting on the coach. ...

Fri 8th Watched a little of the opening of the Olympics then had to take off...drove through Vina del Mar then Con Con . Interesting drive along the coast, saw the seals sunning themselves on the rocks, then we headed straight up Route 5 ..the PanAmericana...the road goes straight as the eye can see. From Santiago to La Serena is a dual carriage...

Vrijdag 28 maart 2008 Op naar nieuwe oorden vandaag, van Santiago naar La Serena. Een busrit van 7u alweer. Ik ben toch trots op mezelf dat ik tot nu toe altijd de weg vind en overal geraak. Onderweg veranderde het landschap van Europees naar Chileens, meer zoals ik het verwacht had! Alles ziet er droger en dorrer uit met cactussen in plaats van...

yes, my friends, i am off again! after christmas i decided to get the hell out of l.a. and go on a little adventure. i wanted to use my miles so i called american airlines with a list of 10 countries that i would like to go to. this consisted of ethiopia, madagascar, colombia, and other places far removed from my humble abode. chile was the only...

Once again, we were deceived by the travel guide! After leaving Arica, we planned to make a quick stop in a little beach town known as Iquique. We stepped off the bus and were there long enough to decide that it was not the "gem" the book had portrayed it to be. Before we knew it we were back on the bus for an 18 hour ride to La Serena, five hou...

Took a wander into the city centre this afternoon after sleeping until 1. Bumped into 2 lads from Dublin when we were having our lunch and arranged to meet them at 10 that night to go out for a few drinks. ***** around on the internet for an hour and decided to head back to the hostel. On our way back, I suggested going for a nice cold beer as i...

Having failed to arrange cars the previous day, I blame it on the boat building, Rodrigo woke us bright and early with news that he had found a company that would rent us two vehicles. As the boys jumped out of their beds and rushed down to the car rental place the girls got ready for a day on the open road. Jules and Sach soon returned proud dr...

Ola from La Serena, Bruce here: On Friday morning we woke up somewhat sunburned on the face and hands from our great sea-wildlife trip. I Had yoghurt, muesli and frutta for brekkies (needed a change from the days of ham sandwiches); Vicki had a very good fruit plate. We then decided we´d have an easy day of it. We walked down to a pretty little ...