The morning following our afternoon waiting in vain for the bus from Puerto Varas to Cochamo, then our failed attempt to hitch-hike there, then sharing our tent in a camp by a lake at the foot of Osorno volcano in Ensenada, we (Julie, Juliette, Louis, Renaud and I) were finally ready to hit the road…

Nous sommes arrives a Puerto Varas aux alentours de midi. Notre auberge fut une excellente surprise. Un peu chere mais tres bien equipee, vu les jours qui nous attendaient ce fut une tres bonne chose. Au check-in, nous avons reconnu Julie, une francaise que nous avions croisee quelques semaines auparavant dans notre auberge de Cachi…

En arrivant tardivement a Pucon nous avions sous-estime la popularite de l’endroit pour les touristes Chiliens. Etant a la fin des grandes vacances scolaires, de nombreux etablissements affichaient complet. Apres avoir essaye un hostel ou se trouvait Astrid et Ellis (amis rencontres par Steph a San Pedro), et plusieurs autres, nous avons fini par trouver…

Temuco would be our week-end of normality, a break from the travelling and touring of the past months. Located 12 hours South from Santiago, at the start of Chilean Patagonia, it is definitely not on the tourist map! But we went there to see our new-found friend Marisel, who we met in the Jeep ride…

Although going there meant a big detour in our travel itinirary, the small isolated town of Vicuna, 12 hours North from Santiago, was a definite highlight. It is also known for its proximity to the abundant wineries and pisco distilleries in the Elqui Valley region, being bathed in sunshine throughout the year. Our reason for…

En arrivant a Santiago en fin de matinee, j’avais deja une idee derriere la tete, voir France Ecosse, 2e match du Tournoi des VI Nations. Le Chili n’est pas un pays de rugby mais Santiago est une grande ville et qui dit grande ville dit pub Irlandais. Mais trouver un pub ouvert un Dimanche a…

Valparaiso, located on the coast West from Santiago, was our first stop in Chile, as we were craving some sea-time after many months away from the coast. We crossed the border from Argentina (Mendoza) via a long bus ride and wait at the border. The road just after is steep and sinuous, and we found…

San Pedro de Atacama was our first destination in Chile, being right across the border from Bolivia where we had just visited the Uyuni Salt Flats via a 4-day Jeep tour. From one side of the border to the other, we were immediatly struck by the difference in development between both countries. Chile: tar roads,…