Yesterday our alarms rudely woke us from our deep alcohol-induced slumber, at 5.00am. We got up as quietly as possible, got ready and left the hostel in our pre-booked taxi, bound for Santiago Airport. When checked in we were asked if we wanted to change to an earlier flight, leaving at 7.30am, with Sarah now a little worse for wear we accepted the earlier option. After a quick look around duty free we boarded the plane soon in the air, enjoying the spectacular...

This morning we were up and ready surprisingly early! We left the hostel just after 11.00am and walk along the main road back to the funicular at the other end of the city. We only had one brief stop at a market! Luckily the funicular was open and we quickly bought tickets and boarded. We made the short journey up the hill to spectacular views of the city and the snow-capped Andes in the distance. We walked up toward the statue of the Virgin Mary and after numer...

Yesterday we were up, had breakfast and were ready to check out by mid-day. We left the hostel and walked down the street, lugging our backpacks, to catch a bus to the coach station. Once at the station we managed to secure seats back to Santiago on the 12.50pm bus. The journey was just an hour and a half and the bus was really comfy so we slept most of the way! We arrived back in Santiago shortly before 2.30pm and used the metro to try and get to Hostal de Sammy...

This morning we had a bit of a lie-in and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast before showering and leaving the hostel after mid-day (after Laura had rushed down to the laundrette, only to be told our washing wouldn´t be ready for 2 and a half days!). We walked back into Valparaiso, passing the Armada de Chile and the docks and towards our first accensor (lift). We walked along a road which had literally being dug up and left as a building site then had a brief look i...

Yesterday we had a lazy morning, having showers, getting our stuff sorted and catching up with emails. We left La Casa Roja at 12.30pm, with Bella, and set off on the 4 block walk to the tube station, where we caught the tube to the bus station, got our tickets to Valparaiso and jumped on the 1.20pm bus. The hour and a quarter bus journey wizzed by and before we knew it we were stepping off the bus in this quirky little city. We caught the local bus across t...