S: so we finally arrive in Pucon at midnight after a very long two days. A random Spanish lady at the bus station had a place to stay with a good price, it turned out to be a six person lodge to ourselves. It had a kitchen, and a massive living room with a wood burner - perfect. The next day was James's birthday and he decides that he wants to chill out and for me to cook what ever he chooses. We pop to the local supermarket to buy food and some beer of course. P...

S: we arrived in La Serena after a night bus, and we found a beautiful hostel that was like a cottage in Wales. It was very quaint although very expensive but James did blag us a free breakfast. At breakfast we met Jacintha the house keeper, who was a sweet Chilean Lady who couldn't do enough for you. We had to make a couple of calls back to the UK so we said we would meet some guys we met at the beach. J: we found the redundant lighthouse on the beach and the ...

S: we got to San Pedro after going through border control, where they search your bags no matter what. We had shared a bus with some French guys and they explained they had had a rough time on the Salt flats. They had had a drunk driver who didn't get up one day and then they had a car crash. I think we were very lucky to have had a great tour and no accidents. We found a hostel and walked around the town and found the best empanadas ever. Nico and Lisi had trave...