Santiago, Chile, South America I had a pretty decent sleep last night, so I felt good this morning. I had a good breakfast at the hostel, and headed off at 9am to the bus terminal. I really enjoyed my stay at Hostal El Arbol. It was like staying at a grandma’s house. The owner was so friendly and took care of all of us so well. It was really nice. I got my bus at 10am, and it was really…
La Serena, Chile, South America I got into La Serena at about 6:15am, and I think I managed to get 2-3 hours of sleep last night. That’s not bad for me on a night bus. My hostel was only a ten minute walk from the bus station, and it looked like a pretty good neighborhood when we were coming in on the bus, so I just walked it. It sounds so obvious that I would walk that distance, but in…
La Serena, Chile, South America Today was strictly a travel day. I got up this morning, had a good breakfast at my hostel and got myself organized for the 17 hour bus ride that I’m currently on. I found out last night about a boat that goes through southern Chile (from my friend/travel agent Laura), so I spent the morning doing a bit of research to see when the boat leaves, and how much it would cost. There is a…
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, South America I had a really quiet day today, but it was great! I was in a really good mood from the moment I woke up, and everything just seemed to work out how I wanted it to today. I moved from my hostel over to my new one, called Hostal Atacama North. I walked through what looked like a pretty rough area, and I was worried that my hostel was going to be in…
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, South America I got up this morning just before my alarm went off at 4:15am. I packed up my few things and was sitting at the breakfast table at 4:28am. We were meant to have breakfast at 4:30am and leave at 5am. The inconsiderate group I’m with decided not to wake up until 4:30am and then were not ready to go until 5:20am. I hate waiting for people who are just rude. If you have…
Juntacha, Bolivia, South America I’ve had another good day of sightseeing, while again not enjoying my tour at all. The day started with a 6am breakfast that consisted only of bread and jam, until the israelis complained to Hugo and a plate of scrambled eggs came out for the six of us to split. We left that hellhole of a hostel at 7am and stopped in a town called San Juan as our last “village” to buy anything in for…
Uyuni, Bolivia, South America I’ve had a bit of a weird day today. I woke up at 6am after getting about 15 minutes sleep per hour all through the night. I’m not sure it matters how comfortable the bus is, I just don’t think I can get a good night’s sleep on a bus. We weren’t too far from Uyuni, so I just started checking out the Lonely Planet to see what tour companies they recommended for a desert tour….
La Paz, Bolivia, South America I had a good day today, but it was pretty long. I woke up a couple of times during the night due to all the jungle noise, and at about 2am I ended up having to get up to find my ear plugs. That helped a lot and I was able to sleep until about 6:30am. I went for my first tour at La Senda Verde at 8am, and it was the bear tour. I…
Yungas de Corani, Bolivia, South America I had an awesome day on the Death Road today! It started out with an early wake up call at Hostal Copacabana, and I met the rest of the group at a restaurant called Little Italy at 7:30am. There was enough time to grab some breakfast and then we headed out at about 7:45am. It was about an hour drive to get to the start of the ride, which was at 4,700m (14,000ft). The…
La Paz, Bolivia, South America Despite this city being a complete craphole, I managed to have a pretty good day anyway. I met up with Gino at 9:30am, we went to compare the two tour companies again and we have booked the Death Road tour for tomorrow with Barracuda. It seems like exactly the same offer, but for 500 bolivianos instead of 750. It was a no-brainer really. We then went on the free walking tour with a company called…