Hotel Torremayor

... and took a bus to the upmarket Providencia district, where Rich´s parents had booked two rooms in the posh, four-star Hotel Torremayor. The parents arrived at Torremayor literally five minutes after us (they had flown from South Africa to Sao Paolo, ...

... Helbling, our place in Quito, was a tidy, friendly hostel-style joint... a bit of a step down from the four-star Torremayor in Santiago but homely and welcoming nonetheless (the kind of place Rich and I consider luxurious!). Fearful of falling prey to the ...

Made it safely to Santiago late tonight. It is great to be where the sun is still setting at 9pm. The light from the setting sun was dazzling on the snow-covered mountains as we were flying here from Sao Paulo. Some rest now, and then some interesting ...

Santiago is the capital of Chile. Moving around Santiago was quite challenging. While it is a surprisingly modern city with an efficient running metro system, hardly anybody there speaks a word of english! Except of course those in the tour industry. ...