First thing this morning, I wanted to check out a bookshop in Valparaiso before we left. It was closed on sunday and I hoped it would be open at 9am on monday. It was an easy walk down the hill…
The Streets of Valparaiso
The girls wanted to check out the beachside town of Vina del Mar. I skipped that because well, we have plenty of beaches back home and they rarely differ that much from all the ones I’ve been to around the…
Down South to Valparaiso
This morning was a early rise and transfer to Calama airport about an hour or so drive away from San Pedro. Calama airport itself was tiny, but a new terminal is being built next door, presumably to allow international flights…
Chilling in San Pedro
I’ve got to admit, I’ve done very little since leaving the desert and salt flats of Bolivia and arriving in San Pedro. The girls have done lots of shopping, I’ve just kind of done nothing but go to cafes and…
A Pueblo called San Pedro
So we decided yesterday to leave the place 700m out of town, to somewhere nearer in town. The one bathroom with no mirror just didn’t make the cut and the walk to town, while short was often hot and not…
Steamy Geysers
We had an early 5am wakeup. I felt like berating the staff as breakfast wasn’t ready til 5:10am, but couldn’t be bothered. I’m sure there was a rule I wasn’t aware of allowing them to sleep in. At least we…
Lagunarama
So the second day of the tour and word on the street was its not as good as the first day. I’m going to say it completely different. Brerakfast though was a complete let down. A hot water thermos and…
Rust and Salt
I was not really sad to see the back of Uyuni. There really is not much here other than it being a dusty frontier town. Still even Uyuni has some charm, just not enough to keep anyone here for more…
Dusty old Uyuni
We left the Hostel Eucalyptus, which we found out was named after eucalyptus leaves because thats what koalas eat, similar to the miners who chew on coco leaves.We caught the 10am bus to Uyuni, to ensure we had time to…