So I didn't end up leaving Chile on Monday. Forgetting the the world shuts down on Sunday, I was not able to go and buy an airline ticket. Given my short amount of time in South America, I decided to forego the 40+ hour bus ride to Bolivia and splash out on a flight. Anyhow, normally I would book online but my supposed cash passport that can work as a debit card doesn't work for online payments and I really just didn't have it in me to call Travelex to sort it ou...

The joys of the South American bus system continue. I had my earliest start yet, having to get up at 7 this morning so I could pack up, eat breakfast and walk to the bus station. Erring on the side of caution, I arrive half an hour before we're due to depart. An hour and a half later, I still have not seen a bus. Brillo. I am informed by the bus company that the bus came and went, and there are no more buses to Valparaíso today. How I missed a bus, I'll never kn...

I'm drunk. I'm sitting in La Cantina, this really cute restaurant and I am honestly too f***ed to get up and keep on my personal walking tour or even walk back to the hostel. It's hardly surprising though. I took an overnight bus ride and was sat next to an overweight guy who kept muscling into my space and waking me up, so I am "un poco cansada". And it's bloody hot here. Every time someone asks how I am, all I can say is "tengo calor". As a person who is terrib...

This is a long one. Don't say I didn't warn you! It's also been written over many, many days so at this point the tenses are totally out of whack. Getting To Córdoba The start of my bus trip to Córdoba was interesting. Trying to be sensible, I got to the bus station forty-five minutes before the bus was due to leave. Departure time came and went with no bus. To say I was worried, nervous and freaking out a little, would be an understatement. Obviously I thou...

I am an idiot. Why I thought it was a good idea to take a stroll along the beach with no sunscreen on, I'll never know. And then why did I stop for a quick lay out on the beach? It was so pleasant, not too hot, that it just didn't seem possible to get so burnt. I truly believed that I'd been out for not even an hour. Not so much. Mmm, well three hours later my skin was paying the price. Not anticipating to get sunburnt, I did not bring after sun treatment. Tha...