This update may become a little complicated. We might therefore suggest moving your coffee to one side, clear some space on your desks and reach for your Michelen Latin America map. You do have a map, right? Good. If you run your finger down the backbone of the Andes you will come across a town called Puerto Montt. It is around a third of the way down from Santiago toward the bottom of Chile. This is the start and end point of this tale. Sue was reunite...

It seems a life time ago now that we left the sunny shores of Brazil for Chile. Three days in the capital, Santiago, provided us with much needed rest. We did not venture outside of the rather bohemian neighbourhood of Bellevista. From a travellers viewpoint, there is not a great deal to do in this clean, safe city. Still we amused ourselves each evening with grin enducing vino tinto. Two quid buys you extremely nice Merlot or Cabernet here. At four quid, they ar...