On my way back to Santiago I stopped off for an afternoon at Valdivia. It's a town close to the sea side famous for its seals that hang around the fish market waiting for the fisher men to throw them some fish leftovers. I took a video of that which I uploaded. Anyway, it was Sunday and this town was quite dead, but there was an organised boat tour that I went on. Initially fearing I was the only one on the boat, I was joined by about 30 men all ages. It wa...

I left Pucon using a cheaper bus company and as of course I had to realise the savings I made when, suddenly the bus caught fire. Smoke came from the backseats filling the whole bus just about two hours into the journey. Their evacuation procedure was optional as you could decide for yourself if you like to inhale the smoke or stand outside in the rain until they sorted out the problem. After a while we all boarded again and changed bus in the next town. This I g...

The Lake District - Pucon Travelling with the Gap tour group I actually arrived a week early in Santiago as my flight to New Zealand wasn't until Monday 14th. So I decided to visit the Lake District about 1000km south of Santiago. My first stop was Pucon, a small town that was right on a lake and very pretty. A soon as I arrived with the night bus I checked into a hostel and met instantly some new people. That made me feel like a real backpacker again and actu...

Santiago and the disappointing visit to a winery As soon as we arrived I felt the vibe of that city and liked it immediately. It somehow reminded me of Berlin, because of the wide roads I think, but I really felt how much I missed London. It's just as busy and full of things to do and explore. After we checked into the hotel, the Irish woman, Yvonne, and I went for a walk around the city centre. We started in a park which entrance was an old colonial staircase...

La Serena is a town close to the sea. So I was looking forward to eat some good seafood, well it wasn't great. I had a better hotdog off the roadside, than the fish they served me here and the Fajitas at a Mexican place we went to one day. I don't understand how you can make Fajitas that badly! Maybe it's because the Mexican woman was making the terribly sweet cocktails and the Chilean man was cooking the Mexican food! Anyhow, that hotdog was actually quite spe...