We were sad to leave Argentina but Chile was calling us from the other side of the Andes. To travel through the mountains meant 4 bus journeys and 3 lake crossings- all in one day! And that day didn't get off to a great start. The taxi driver dropped us off at a dark and deserted (except for the usual stray dogs) bus station-assuring us that som...

The next day we decided to take the hire car to Chile, just over the other side of the mountains from Bariloche. Just over the other side is still hundreds of kilometres away in these gigantic countries so it did take most of the day. On the way, we stopped at another beach that was beautiful beyond belief. The weather has been so sunny and warm...

We were only in Puerto Varas, Chile for 1.5 days, so we had to make the most of it. I have been wanting to do some Canyoning for a while and apparently this was the place to do it. Lara, Jess, Dawna, Max and I all got wetsuits, helmets and gloves, and prepared ourselves for some freezing water. We had a lift to a car park around half an hour fro...

Left the hostel in Chiloe, walked up about 1000 steps to get to the bus stop, bought the tickets and got onto the bus. I think the bus from Santiago to Pucon got our hopes up about Chilean transport. So this bus had a sort of cuppasoup/minestrone tang about it, which unfortunately was the pungent whiff of B.O coming from the natives. Three hours...