Santiago 19th December - 23rd December Day 290 - Day 294 Hi All, We've just spent the last five days completely relaxing before our 23 days worth of camping. I still can't believe that I actually signed up to it. We decided to treat ourselves and got an apartment for 5 days. I thoroughly enjoyed our own space and doing some cooking, even though the pans they supplied were tiny. As soon as I got in the apartment I completely emptied my backpack which felt ver...

Valpariso 13th December - 18th December Day 284 - Day 289 The journey here was very tiring, from Salta we had to get a 21 hour bus to Mendoza. Stay one night in Mendoza before catching another bus to Valpariso. Both buses took longer than expected but the real annoyance was going through passport control and customs. We had done the journey in the other direction which didn't seem too bad. However Chile is definitely stricter than Argentina. After queuing for...

Santiago 28th November - 01st December (Day 269 - Day 272) After an epic 23 hour bus journey from San Pedro de Atacama we finally reached Santiago. The bus journey was epic in terms of time but it was actually really comfortable. We had seats that folded down into full beds and a private tv to ourselves. In fact compared to some of the places we have stayed in it was Luxury, I could have stayed on there for days.We took a taxi to our hostel based in the ...

San Pedro de Atacama 24th November - 28 November (Day 265 - 269) The heat of the desert hit us in San Pedro de Atacama, dry and stifling. Coming from the Salt Flats all we wanted was a hot shower, feel clean and a comfortable bed. Initially there were lots of tours we wanted to do but after the salt flats we felt completely toured out. We spent our first couple of days here chilling out and gaining our energy back. The town has a nice feel to it though it is o...