I booked this Tour upon arrival in San Pedro de Atacama. The 4am pickup was painful but I did manage to snooze most of the 2hour drive out to El Tatio. Arrival at the geyser field coincided with the rising sun, which was sensational and gave the geysers a spectacular appearance. El Tatio is a […]
My longest bus ride yet – 28 hours from Valparaiso to San Pedro de Atacama. An incredible desert village which feels like it hasn’t progressed for hundreds of years. With a population of just 4800, it is riddled with dirt roads and clay houses (I have not travelled to Mexico yet but I imagine this […]
I’ve spent two nights in Valparaiso which is a really interesting city. It’s made up of cobbled streets, tiny passage ways, a maze of steep alleys and escaleras (stairways) and crammed full of eclectic mansions which all seem to require some maintenance. Every house is painted a different colour, as if trying to be brighter than their neighbour. […]
Santiago, Chile, is a destination I have always wanted to visit. Even as a child I loved finding the country on a map, obsessed with the shape of the country and questioning why Chile was shaped like a chilli pepper yet spelled differently. Upon arrival I was a little disheartened as for the first time […]
I spent the day walking the manicured boulevards lined with palm trees. It’s been fantastic to visit a beach even through the weather hasn’t been great. I can see how popular this must be in the summer. There are many stray dogs in South America but most are harmless and one that I met on the […]
Intrepid traveller who enjoys unique, obscure and off-the-beaten track locations to traditional 'hot-spots'. Seeking out lesser-known eateries while abroad to ensure an authentic local experience. LAST SEEN: Sailing the Aegean Sea NEXT STOP: Snorkelling on the beautiful island of Rarotonga
