Santiago initially felt daunting. We landed late at night and had to sleep over in airport til morning before heading to our Couchsurfing place. So we started moving between 7-8 in the morning, when all the shops and cafes were still closed and the city seemed pretty bleak. But this impression changed tremendously during the …
After a long hike, we decided to take a few days off and rest in Punta Arenas. We found an overnight stay at Airbnb at a reasonable price. Through the difficulties, we found the right house because here it is customary to give directions to turn right on this street and to the left from …
Day We woke up at six o’clock in the morning to catch the first bus to the national park. By 7 o’clock we were already on the bus and sleeping again since it was a 2-hour ride. When we arrived at the entrance of the national park we were very happy that we bought the …
Our flight from Calama to Punta Arenas had a 4-hour layover in Santiago. We met one local guy at the airport who was also flying to Punta Arenas for work. He was sharing some tips what to do in Santiago because we planned to stay there a few days after our hike. He saved us …
After our long hike to the Machu Picchu we spent 3 more nights in Cusco doing laundry, resting and reorganizing ourselves before we started to move forward towards Chile. We took several bus rides to accomplish this. We needed to reach Calama from where we had a flight booked to Punta Arenas, Patagonia. Since previously …
The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is an alternative to the Inka Trail and considered by most to be the best alternative route (and maybe even better!). • The Salkantay Trek is listed as one of the 25 best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine. • The Salkantay Trek is definitely …
As you might know from the previous post we choose the hard way to get to Cusco. Also, the first impression of the city and our hostel wasn’t great. Compared to sea view room in Lima we now had a room with no windows. In addition, the hostel was quite cold and damp. Luckily, we …
We landed Lima on the evening of the last day of the year 2018. We had an Airbnb place booked for several days. We lived with a family who had an apartment in the skyscraper which had a rooftop with a pool and grill area. Although our room itself was rather tiny then the view …
Our flight to Lima had a 24-hour layover on Bogota and for sure we did not want to spend all this time at the airport. So we booked a hostel nearby and explored the city a little bit. At first, we thought we will also visit the historic part of the city or so-called old …