NOVEMBER 4th: So here I am back in Santiago again one month after I was last here. This is simply a sandwich stop for me in between flights and I`m taking it easy today as I`ve already seen all of this city. This is a bit of a reflective blog on my 72nd and final day in South America. Its been a fantastic 2 and a bit months but I`m ready for a change of scene and looking forward to being back in an English speaking country in the shape of New Zealand. After 68 da...

So now I'm in Chile's capital and one of South America's largest and most significant cities, Santiago. It was just a 6 hour bus journey here, including a lunch stop at a nice service station, and we arrived 3 days ago at about 3pm. Joaquin took us on an orientation walking tour straight away and showed us the Chilean parliament building, Plaza des Armes and the large Catedral. The streets were buzzing with people and there were department stores and fast food re...