If you’re a bit like us, you started planning your trip to Torres del Paine too late and realised all the accommodation inside the park has already been booked. The hostels and hotels just outside the park only offer bunk beds at extortionate prices (€100 per night for a bunk bed!). What now? Does this …

My main goal in Patagonia was hiking the “W” (a 5-day trek) in Torres del Paine. Unfortunately, we only started planning the Patagonia leg of our trip in November. At this point, hiking the “W” with a tour agency was extremely expensive. I’m talking about €1000+ per person! No panic, we could still hike the …

We spent the Christmas period in the coastal city of Puerto Montt. In accordance with Norwegian Christmas traditions, we took 3 days off to celebrate. During the other days, we explored the beautiful area surrounding Puerto Montt. For two of those days, we rented a car for a very reasonable price (20.000 pesos or €25 …

Easter Island is officially part of Chile, and is located in the middle of the pacific ocean. It’s one of the most remote places on the planet. Mainland Chile is more than 3500 km away, while Tahiti is more than 4000 km away. Ever since I was a little girl, I was always fascinated by …

Our next destination in Chile (after Santiago) was the colourful city of Valparaíso. Valparaíso is located in the west of Chile, on the Pacific coast. We took a 1.5 hour bus from Santiago for only 3000 Chilean pesos (€4). Valparaíso is known for its beautifully painted houses and its amazing street art. We were originally …

Santiago de Chile, the capital city, was our second big stop in Chile. Because it takes more than 24 hours to get there by bus from San Pedro, we decided to make several stops on the way. Antofagasta and La Serena were nice enough cities, but since there isn’t much happening in these cities I …