Back in "civilization" now…after eight days and seven nights out in Torres del Paine. Our original plans were to complete a modified version of what is called "the Circuit": an eight day trek starting at the Torres, cutting across Valle del Silencio to John Gardner Pass to Glacier Grey, and then on down and around to Campamento Britanico, ending at Laguna Amarga. Unfortunately, weather was not on our side for the first two days and we c...

Almost the final installment in our marathon catch-up session! The next series of stops on our journey utilized the ¨lovely¨city of Puerto Montt as a base.Beyond the views of volcanic mountains surrounding Golfo de Ancud and being a transportation hub, the city has little to offer. Its neighboring city, Puerto Varas is much more attractive, but the downside to that is that it is, of course, very touristy and expensive. Our first journey from Puerto M...

From Valparaíso, our original plans were to travel to Talca to visit at least a part of Chilean wine country. However, en route to book a bus south, we ran into an exuberant hostel owner who decided to chat us up about all of the roads less travelled in Chile. Within moments, our already sketchy plans were tossed up a bit more, and we were sitting reconfiguring our final weeks in Chile while camped out in the Santiago bus station.Suddenly, we were no longer ...

Since we appear to be a little behind…I think we will just try and do a couple of different entries to try and break things up a bit! Valparaiso was the first "real" city that we have been to so far that we have fallen in love with. The atmosphere was lively yet relaxed at the same time. We were told that it was a painter's paradise, but what we found we never could have imagined. The city reminded me of pictures that I have seen of Curacao: a place...

Since we appear to be a little behind…I think we will just try and do a couple of different entries to try and break things up a bit!Valparaiso was the first "real" city that we have been to so far that we have fallen in love with. The atmosphere was lively yet relaxed at the same time.We were told that it was a painter's paradise, but what we found we never could have imagined.The city reminded me of pictures that I have seen of Curacao: a place that...