Portillo, Chile

Well after only two days of being in Chile we decide to head off overland to Argentina. CHILE SUMMARY Highlights: - Lowlights: - Places Visited: ? Days Visited: ??-Days Budget: GBP ?.?? per day per person (1GBP=?????) Total Distance travelled: ...

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Rode up from Santiago in the clouds, then it cleared up, easy. Met up with Mike who had flown down from Chicago in the hotel. Then we hit the slopes with perfect snow conditions. Then the beers. This is hard work.

... I went to bed and had to wake up again at 4 AM.  I met up with the group of skiiers at 4:45 AM, and we left for Portillo, Chile!!! It took us about 3 hours to arrive at the ski resort in Portillo!  I was able to sleep a little in the van.  ...

... there aren‘t too many comparable ski resorts in the southern hemisphere, we’d heard that the quality of ski instructors at Portillo was excellent, and Robert didn’t disappoint - he was the best ski instructor we’ve had, and was an ...