"Time to head to Chile....which means a day of travel....and then there's the pizza I ate at about 10 PM that has been stuck in my esophagus all night. Plus the quandary as to the b ..."
"On arrival at the bus station in the beautiful city of Tacna we were escorted by our driver to a bus company office in a very dodgy looking bus station. After a bit of confus ..."
"Me voici dans un nouveau pays. Sur un nouveau continent. Dans une langue que je ne connais pas. Heureusement le language des mains est universel. Here I am, in a new country. In a ..."
"I had to cross the border to Chile because my 3-month tourist visa was up on December 6. I flew from Arequipa to Tacna, and took a taxi to Arica, Chile. I stayed there for a few da ..."
"By the time I arrived at Tacna, it was too late to cross the border so I was left to spend the night there. The hostal/hotel I originally chose from the quidebook was full so ..."
"Hola skips! In a border town called Tacna (Peru). They had an earthquake tremor here powerful enough to cut power for awhile, crumble a lot of houses in the slums and even ruin a f ..."
"crossing borders...always a treat. And when crossing borders it is always relevent to know what the country you are arriving from produces and what the country you are entering doe ..."
"The joys of traveling alone are few compared to wandering with company, the joy of being able to move on or away without hesitation or consultation is wonderful. It was a silly mis ..."
"Although long, the bus journey was good fun. We were given nice, hot food (although unfortunately I didn`t find out in time there was a veggie option), played bingo and watched fil ..."