Before I start, I thought you might like to know that I am writing this as we sit here in our hostel in Santiago being serenaded by the sounds of rioting and demonstrations taking place literally around the corner from us (maximum 40 metres up the road!). The sweet smell of tear gas is in …
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Chile’s Lake District
We were picked up by the shuttle bus to get to the airport. Balmaceda airport near coyhaique is tiny! From arriving at check in to being sat at the gate took us 8 minutes. There were only 2 gates! An employee stood at the front of the waiting area and held up a sign to …
The lows and the highs
Our excitement bubble was well and truly burst. We were on the verge of making the most spontaneous travel decision of our trip so far. We’d even forgotten the debacle that was our overpriced Lipton black teas. However, after multiple attempts, we found that the Chilean website we were booking our flights on would not …
On the move – yet again!
After our Choripan, burrito and nachos, we were feeling quite full, but we were hoping to be a bit sleepy as we had the overnight bus from El Chalten to Los Antiguos. After killing time for a few hours sat on a park bench (with me reading and Hoff off patch hunting again) our bus …
RICE (Resting, Icing, Chilling out and Eating)
After getting back into Puerto Natales we showered and headed out for food. After a pretty miserable 5 days of eating Alex decided he needed to order most things on the menu. I went off to get a patch of Torres del Paine for my backpack (I collect patches as we go along) and got …
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Hiking the ‘W’ – Part 3
We finally finished the climb to the start of the Chileno valley. I’d tried to make the climb easier by giving Hoff a running countdown, likening the final 400m to a race at a school sports day. It wasn’t very funny but it did take our minds off the aching legs and burning lungs. As …
Hiking the ‘W’ – Part 2
When Hoff left you, we had just settled in for our second night in our tent. We awoke the next morning ready for a long day of hiking – our longest in fact – so we got up a bit earlier than usual and grabbed a spot in the tiny Refugio to cook breakfast. We …
Hiking the ‘W’ – Part 1
After our rather quiet New Year’s Eve we had an early start (what a change!) and got the bus headed for Puerto Natales which is South and back across the border into Argentina again. We were going to be doing the W Trek in Torres del Paine National Park. After a long journey mainly due …
Don’t cry for me, Argentina
At the end of our last post, Boxing Day had just pulled an absolute blinder and saved our Christmas spirits with a cracking meal at Don Julio. We awoke the next day absolutely starving, as is often the weird way after a large meal the night before. After another breakfast downstairs, we packed up all …
Going full ‘Argentinian’ (aka steak, wine and tango)
The wheels touched down after our short flight from Iguazu and we were soon in a taxi on our way to our apartment. As Hoff mentioned, we were running behind time as our flight was moved without us knowing, so we were in a rush to get checked in and get to a supermarket before …
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