We eventually arrived in San Pedro de Atacama at 3pm in the afternoon 17 hours after we boarded the bus! The whole time we were sat next to the stinky toilet. Plus i had to basically fight a man to let Tom and I sit together as the the seats we booked were separate as they were the only ones left! I woke up a few times during the journey and each time i looked out of the window there was a different landscape. We went through seaside towns, farmland, mounta...

We eventually arrived in San Pedro de Atacama at 3pm in the afternoon 17 hours after we boarded the bus! The whole time we were sat next to the stinky toilet. Plus i had to basically fight a man to let Tom and I sit together as the the seats we booked were separate as they were the only ones left! I woke up a few times during the journey and each time i looked out of the window there was a different landscape. We went through seaside towns, farmland, mountains, a...

La Serena was our next stop just a mere 7 hour journey up the coast from Valparaiso! God we are going to be doing a lot of long distance travelling out here. We arrived and made the short walk to our hostel which i had booked the previous day. However when we got there they were baffled and didnt have our reservation which was a bit strange! Anyway they took us down the road to their friends house who had room too so it all worked out well. The woman who we ar...

We left Santiago early in the morning lugging our backpacks onto the tube - all hands stayed firmly inside the carriage this time! We arrived into Valparaiso about 5 hours later. Valparaiso is known as Chile´s cultural capital and you can see why. There are multicoloured houses all the way up the hills that make the place look amazing. Theye are lots of little trams that take people up the hills as its really steep. We took a ride on one for 10p! We wan...

We left Santiago early in the morning lugging our backpacks onto the tube - all hands stayed firmly inside the carriage this time! We arrived into Valparaiso about 5 hours later. Valparaiso is known as Chile´s cultural capital and you can see why. There are multicoloured houses all the way up the hills that make the place look amazing. Theye are lots of little trams that take people up the hills as its really steep. We took a ride on one for 10p! We wan...