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 …
After our 5 day trip to Valparaiso, we travelled to Mendoza, Argentina. We crossed the border at Los Libertadores, which was a very easy and straightforward border crossing. We didn’t have to fill in any forms or documents and didn’t have to declare any items (unlike crossing the border to Chile). The only thing we …
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 …
On Nov. 1 we crossed the border between Bolivia and Chile, after visiting the Salar de Uyuni. Our first stop in Chile was San Pedro de Atacama, a town in the middle of the Atacama desert. We stayed here for about 6 days, exploring the desert and the cosy town which makes you feel like …
We spent the last month travelling through Bolivia. We entered the country in Copacabana and left again after visiting Salar de Uyuni. Four weeks is enough time to figure out how things work in a country. There were several things we didn’t know before arriving in Bolivia, which I would’ve liked to know beforehand. Here …
After an 8 hour bus ride from Sucre, we finally arrived in Uyuni. From the minute we entered the “city”, it was clear it was only built for touristic purposes. Simen called it “God forsaken”, while I preferred the word “soulless”. It’s a city of about 30.000 inhabitants, in the middle of the desert. It’s …