I took the early bus on Tuesday morning and gladly left a drizzly Salta for the Atacama desert in northern Chile. As with previous journeys through Argentina and Chile some of the landscapes we drove through were absolutely staggering.. the seven coloured mountain of Purmamarca (pink, green, grey, purple, orange, brown, white) being the most notable on route out of Salta. Getting my first glimpse of the salt flats in the desert and the surrounding snow-capped v...

Following a sad farewell to Theo and Megan, I took the overnight bus from Mendoza to travel north to Salta. I was back to travelling on my lonesome again so it was time to reset and start a fresh. 18 hours later I arrived in another of Argentina's cities on what was Easter Sunday.. no chocolate eggs for me today though. I'd been told off a few people that there isn't much to see in Salta and that Cafayate would be a better place to stay, but with no direct bus...

Having said our goodbyes to Fathi the Frenchman, Theo and I caught the 8.00am bus in Valparaiso which would take us to the border with Argentina and over to our destination, Mendoza. A torturous 12 hour journey that should have taken 8, was made more tolerable by witnessing some of the most jaw dropping landscapes. The 3500m ascent over The Andes was painfully slow due to steep inclines and sheer face drops but as we cut through valleys and mountains each turn ...

Early Sunday afternoon, Theo and I made the short bus journey west from Santiago to the coastal town of Valparaiso. We got talking to a decent 'ish' lad called Will from Sydney, Australia, who was taking the same route and decided to tag along with us to see if there was any space at the hostel we were staying at. The Sunday markets made for a chaotic drive into the bus station, but the first thing you notice about Valparaiso is how steep and colourful it is. Pr...

After barely a wink of sleep, a 6.00am start on the bus and a sketchy boarding crossing, we left Argentina for Chile and arrived to a dull, rainy Pucón. Now Pucón is a popular destination for travellers due to its hot springs, rafting, kayaking, canyoning, rock climbing, sky diving etc, but the main reason being that it's home to the most active volcano in South America, Villarrica. And as part of a day tour it's possible to trek up the side of the volcano to...