I woke up early this morning and bought some charcoal from the supermarket. I sat in the Plaza Brasil and soaked up some rays drinking water as I felt a little dehydrated. I returned to my hostel stopping off at an internet cafe on the way. Me and James then had a barbeque in the building site behind the hostel where they are currently building a swimming pool. We put our hunk of shoulder steak and pork on the barby and chilled out with a few glasses of red...

I was quite hungover but headed into the city centre with James. We went to an internet cafe and then walked towards the San Cristobel mountain. It is easy to reach the summit, by funicular railway. We sat at the summit and looked down on the spectacular views of Santiago and the Andes which are just over to the left when you are sitting on the summit. There is a statue of the Virgin Mary which towers over the city. We walked through a dodgy area on the way back ...

Today I got up early and discovered the Schizo German has been ejected as he was going cold turkey from his heroin and is now back on the streets. Everyone in my dorm is pretty relieved about that. Me and James walked around downtown Santiago and chilled in Barrio Brasil near the Universidad de Republica. I start my Spanish lessons today with Jesus (my Peruvian Spanish teacher) it's 4 hours a day, intensive but hey it's worth it in the long run as I'll be a...

Hola todos! I have arrived in Santiago after an exhausting 12 hour flight. I had to wait a long time to get through Customs and Immigration. I walked into the arrival hall and was pounced upon by taxi drivers. I asked one guy how much to La Casa Roja in Barrio Brasil (where I'm staying for a week) he said: "40 pesos". That is dirt cheap like 40p so if I hadn't been so tired I would have smelled a rat but anyway got in taxi. Half-way there he says: "Esta 40,000 pe...