Los Alerces Puerto Varas

... Shelly says the house is always filled with people because her host mother runs a hostel out of the home. There is always a gentle flow of new faces; travelers stopping to rest here as they travel from one place to another. The family also has a holistic lifestyle and all their food is organic. <br><br>Just when I think that nothing else can surprise me in Chile from the window I see the strangest sight. The craziest chicken I have ever seen in my life. I ...

... imagined. We do know lots of random words now which i'm sure will prove invaluable in later life - 'palta' is avocado, and 'basura' is rubbish (we didn't necessarily learn them together though I should point out). The second thing we learned about chile is that they have good roads and an even better long distance bus system - the buses are fab! Having managed to negotiate getting to the bus station and bought some tickets, we made friends with a security guard. Now ...

... They were a great company to go with. Beyond being affordable, they have maps of the city with suggested bike routes that blend the best sites with the least crowed streets. They are also on a mission to change the mentality of Santiago people by making ...

... here we come! Puerto Varas We flew into Puerto Montt but we heard there was more to do in Puerto Varas, a nearby city. We were going to take a bus, but there was one rental car available in the airport and the guy said he's give us a good discount if we paid cash. As to be expected, that last car was manual which I don't know how to drive, so Pete drove us through Chile. The car was so small that our two ...

... lions that leapt out of the water every so often and the sea lion colony that you could smell and hear long before they came into sight; the mysterious early morning bird calls from the rainforest that comes down to the sea; the wild cat we saw strolling on the shore in the evening; the humming birds who thought my sarong was a bunch of flowers; the fish that Andy caught - bonito? - some kind of mackerel / tuna? and the ...

... through the Chilean fjords and spent a day eating seafood, buying seasickness pills, wine to smuggle onto the ferry, and kicking around the port and the fish market.

Nur eine Nacht bevor es weitergeht. Es ist unglaublich dreckig hier! Und ein wenig kaelter! Regen ist auch vorhanden, aber er zieht relativ schnell immer wieder ab. Ich sitze jetzt zum ersten Mal im Internet-Café und schreibe an meinem TravelBlog ...

... dagen op zitten wachten. Na het laatste avondmaal aan boord heeft er zich nog een hilarische bingo-avond plaatsgevonden. Goed idee om vlak daarvoor een 'Happy Sour' uurtje te organiseren. Pisco Sour voor maar 1,50 EUR. Ambiance verzekerd! Ik kan deze boottocht zeker aanraden aan mensen die 3 dagen zalig niets willen doen. Wij hebben pech gehad met het weer. Had er een mooi zonnetje aan de hemel gestaan, dan hadden die uitzichten zoveel mooier geweest. Ach, een mens ...

... lopputuloksella etta juomat pitaa saimme, ketaan ei rankaistu ja poliisisetia jopa melkein hymyilytti. oma panokseni asiaan oli keskustelu toisen poliiseista kanssa asiasta poltanko pilvea. varoittivat viela lahtiessaan seuralaisistamme jotka loppujen lopuksi osoittautuivat ehka parhaimman yleissivistyksen omaaviksi keita siihen mennessa olimme tavanneet. bandipojat olivat kaukaa lavalta jannittaneet tilannetta mutta hyvin pysyivat soittopelit kapalissa.. iquiquessa asuu ...