12th January Travelling to Valparaiso We eventually woke up around 11 and had some breakfast with Ignacio which consisted of peanut butter, crackers and coffee. We spent the entire morning talking about various stuff, some of which we had discussed the previous evening and then promptly forgotten!! All too soon we found it to be 3 o'clock and we had to leave for the bus station to catch the bus to Valparaiso. With the weather baking hot today we were quite t...

11th January San Cristobal and Ignacio. We woke up at about 9.30 today but by the time we had done some stuff on the internet and packed our rucksacks for later it was gone 1pm! We headed out in haste to Bellavista where the entrance to the San Cristobal Hill is situated and after getting a map from the tourist info booth (the lady didnt bother to hang the phone up, just glanced at us and handed the map over and carried on with her conversation!) we walked p...

11th January San Cristobal and Ignacio. We woke up at about 9.30 today but by the time we had done some stuff on the internet and packed our rucksacks for later it was gone 1pm! We headed out in haste to Bellavista where the entrance to the San Cristobal Hill is situated and after getting a map from the tourist info booth (the lady didnt bother to hang the phone up, just glanced at us and handed the map over and carried on with her conversation!) we walked p...

10th January Mercado Central We left the flat at about 11 today and walked to the University of Chile metro station where there is a ticket office for the bus to Valparaiso. On the way we picked up a small glass of 'Mote con Huesillo' which we shared between us for breakfast. The queue at the ticket office was huge and we spent about 30 minutes waiting to be served, however when our turn eventually came the lady behind the desk was extremely helpful and effici...

9th January Cerro Santa Lucia We woke at about 9.30 and did some more stuff on the computer before actually getting up, then I went for a shower and we moved into the living room to continue. Alex left for a meeting at 11.30 and said he'd be back at 2 so we decided to wait for him to come back before leaving as we were not yet sure if we were going to another couch surfers or a hostel yet! We were now researching our trip a little more seriously and thinking...