I was so proud of not crying ... until last night in Cardiff that is. It suddenly hit me - a new country, new language, new people. I have done this so many times before that I thought this would be an easy one. But I guess it never is. I already miss Wales - I used to complain about cycling down there but here is even worse, we almost killed on...

We arrive in Chillan with the hope of Skiing. Our best mate from america told us the ski season didn't open til mid july, which we found out was a croc of shit, but we still thought it wouldn't open for a while. Never the less we decided to head up to Volcan Chillan for a quick exploration. The bus only took us to Valle Las Tardes which was abou...

So I grabbed a bus from Pichilemu to a city called Chillan.  The people I was staying with in Pichilemu were super nice.  It was a bed and breakfast type place but without the breakfast.  This was a hotelish place upstairs and downstairs was their restaurant.  Jesus was the guy who ran the place and was the chef as well. ...

Seventh day of my parents' stay Om 8.00 uur komen we boven water. Even kijken welke desayuno dit hotel te bieden heeft. Het blijkt 'gran' te zijn, in de stijl van het hotel. Een buffet van hier tot daar en quasi zonder einde. Toch wel genieten geblazen, zo'n tailor-made uevos revueltos, wafeltjes, fruit en ga zo maar door. En dat met een fameus ...

I was able to catch one of the last few weekends of snow on some active volcanoes a couple hours east of Concepción. This small town in the foothills of the Andes is geared towards tourists coming to ski and snowboard on their mountain so we were well taken care of. Eight of us stayed in a pretty nice Cabaña with its own kitchen and plenty of be...

We spent Christmas with my aunt who lives in the country just outside of Chillan. When I say country, I mean country-country. After having spent less than a week there, I think I now understand the true meaning of "Modern". "Modern" means: - Running water, let alone hot water - Not having to cook with a woodfire oven in 30 degree heat - Having a...