My first impressions of Peru were tainted thanks to the nightmare border crossing I had from Arica into Tacna. A long story, but to cut it short, thanks to an idiot taxi driver, I missed my bus from Tacna to Cusco by ten minutes and as a result, had to wait ten hours, in the boring town, for the next bus. Subsequently, it also meant that I was going to be on an overnight bus, which is not ideal in Peru. However, as I am writing this blog entry, it is clear that I...

From 4ft deep white snow in the south to an openess of brwon, arid desert soil in the north; the contrast is extraordinary. To know that I am still in the same country is mind-boggling! A 23-hour bus journey took me from Santiago and landed me in San Pedro de Attacama; a samll town placed randomly in the World's second driest desert. Seven hours into the journey I already noticed the changes in vegetation - bushy grasses and cacti beacme a lot more frequent. As ...

¡Buenos Dias! ¿Como estan? Yo soy estudiante del curso de español de la Escuela Bellavista por una semana. Hay cinco otras en mi classe; Phoebe, Rebecca, Monika, Oliver y Miguel. Yo tengo dos profesors. Uno hombre y una mujer. El se llama Boris y ella se llama Maria-Christina. Boris es viejo y muy aburrido pero Maris-Christina es juven y muy, muy divertia. Mi prefiero Maria-Christina a Boris. Me gusta el classe y yo apprendo un poquito. Aveces el ejercicos ...

Valparaiso, literally in spanish, Valle Paraiso (Paradise Valley), is a major coastal city in Chile. I took a day trip here; just two hours west of Santiago on the most amazing bus ever - the buses in South America have a good reputation - the bus had an attendant, pillows and reclining seats - and that´s just ´Classico´. I am very much looking forward to my 24-hour bus journey next week in the class above. Following over 24-hours of non-stop rain, the weathe...

The Pachamama Bus Tour began and with our driver Sergio, five of us headed away from Santiago, south, towards our first stop Pichilemu. I was sad to leave the comfort of Casa Newen as now, for the next seven nights, I will be staying in hostels and their dorms. After a four hour drive, and the Andes travelling alongside us, we had arrived. Pichilemu is a coastal town and is famous for it´s huge waves and so, in summer, attracts many surfers. Unexpectedly, the ...