We were invited to stay in Vina Del Mar by our friend Felipe who we met in Colombia. We ended up staying for 6 nights, we had such a great time. We were completely spoilt!! Felipe works for the Chilean Navy and as we arrived mid morning, he came to pick us up from the station fully suited in his white kit and hat! He had to go back to work for the rest of the day so just left us his keys and said to make ourselves at home. We were so shocked at the Chilean hospit...

Time to move on again, so we boarded another bus; this time for 22 hours…we were heading to Puerto Natales, the gateway to Torres Del Paine National Park. We arrived at 10pm to be greeted by the friendly owner Alejandro at the door who showed us to our room. The hostel was more like a private home converted into a B&B, it was really cute and homely. It was called Hostal Dos Lagunas. Alejandro was great; he had converted the dining room into an information...