The overnight bus was not too bad actually, but with about 70km to go, we had to get off the bus for half an hour while they refuelled... we got to San Pedro at about 9am, it is a really small, dusty desert town, and the hostel was pretty much a little shack, but it was cool! That day us and the Irish couple went on a valley of the moon tour, it was some pretty stunning scenery, lots of rocks, salt flats, and desert. We had only booked one night there and unfor...

Santiago was great, the hostel we were staying in was probably one of the best hostels we have ever stayed in. It was full of really nice people and it was really clean. We had it recommended to us by one of the girls from Chile who we met in Uruguay. There isnt a great deal to do here, but the city itself is really nice. While we were there we did a free walking tour which showed us all of the historical buildings, and explained a lot about Santiago. We wen...