HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!! Today we were mega lazy, stayed in bed till about 1 then just lazed around the hostel as we were waiting to catch my Mum on skype to wish her Happy Birthday! Also had a bit of time to catch up with others! About 4.30 we headed out absolutely starving to visited McDonalds! At least we know it's safe as Joe had a dodgy stomach from the food we had the other night (glad I didn't eat mine now!) then we took a wonder to the bus terminal to get o...

Today we got up (quite late!) and headed to the beach for the day! En route to the beack we stopped off at the supermarket to buy our supplies to try keep our costs down! Joe bought a loaf of brown bread, some cheese slices, ham, crisps and peanuts! Oh and not forgetting the sachets of mayonnaise (they love mayonnaise over here - they put it on everything!) So we walked down to the beach and decided to hire some sunbeds as that was the only way of getting any s...

Today we woke up and the lady served us breakfast on the balcony. We had half a melon with peach and a bread roll with cheese and ham! We then packed up our bags to head to Vina del Mar. A little about Vina del Mar.. It is known as the garden city, it is a city beach resort that is a holiday destination for the locals and it's lovely, reminds me a little of home! So we headed to the bus station in Valparaiso to head to Vina del Mar we had no idea now far it was...