With a chilling bite in the air this morning, I'm left waiting in the foyer thinking maybe I should have rethought my whole shorts idea. But before I can quickly sneak back up to my room to change, my tour guide arrives to whisk me away to Valparaiso. I jump aboard the van, and quickly find a seat. We have to pick up some more people, so I head around to all of the different hotels, and secretly weigh up where my hotel fits in the sliding scale of Santiago hot...

What a confusing morning...... This morning I got up and readied myself for what should be a good day. I enjoyed my breakfast, and thank goodness I had more to choose from than just eggs. In South America, eggs for breakfast seem to be the staple, and pretty much is offered with every single breakfast. So, as you can imagine, I'm sick of the sight of eggs. So to have a breakfast with so many more options, I was very happy. Straight after breakfast, I grabbe...

This morning was a very early start.... 2.15am in fact!! I would consider that early!! My transfer pickup time was 3.15am. By the time I got ready, squeezed the last few items in to my bag, and essentially struggle for 5 mins to zip my bag up, I go and check out and my transfer is there waiting for me!! We make it to the airport in record time, and I am escorted to the checkin counter up my guide. I am the first one in the queue, and I watch as the one guy s...

You know that feeling, you know the one that you just want to punch someone in the throat..... well I had exactly that feeling this morning. I just had to suppress it..... which took a lot of will power! Well it all started with Simon picking me up from the hotel, and driving me the short 5mins through town to the airport. He was such a brilliant driver, and helped me in with my bags. I said farewell to Simon and joined the small queue at the one and only ch...

I slept like a log last night!! The salt hotel I stayed in was amazing. I loved that a lot of the furniture was also made out of salt, include my breakfast table and the stool I sat on. It was so quiet and tranquil there!! It's exactly what I needed!!! Soon after breakfast, it was time to go. I checked out of the hotel, and after I packed my bag into the 4WD, I stood in the car park and just took in the amazing views of the town, the volcano and the salt pl...