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My next stop was Coyhaique on the Carretera Austral, built in the lasts 80s by Pinochet it’s the only road that connects this region with the rest of Chile. Previous to this they were only accessible by boat or via Argentina. I’ve read a lot about this area and essentially what you keep reading is […]
I woke up feeling really tired* after two weeks of nonstop travel. This is the first day where I hadn’t planned how to get to my next destination, Ancud on Chiloé, which is a huge island with some UNESCO heritage churches and plazas. The people I’ve met on my travels have said it’s worth visiting […]
I woke up early to catch my bus to Chile. I met an Irish guy in the kitchen and we shared a taxi to the bus terminal. On the bus I was lucky to have one of the posh seats-I hadn’t paid extra this time either. I was given and exit stamp on the Argentinian […]
After returning from Gaiman on Friday I collected my bags and headed to the bus station for my first (16hr) bus journey to Bariloche. I booked the more expensive seats, which meant they nearly reclined fully turning them into beds. When I awoke the landscape had changed into grassy foothills and quickly turned evergreen and […]
My bus to Bariloche didn’t leave until 8pm Friday night so I thought I’d take some time to visit Gaiman a town built by Welsh settlers and famous for serving Welsh Tea in several tea rooms. Some people here even still speak Welsh. I jumped on the bus for Trelew (leaving Puerto Madryn every hour), […]
My next stop was Puerto Madryn in Patagonia travelling over 1500 miles on two flights. I was particularly excited as Patagonia is one of the main reasons that I came to South America. I awoke early, took a taxi to Salta airport, withdrew cash and in the process left my card in the machine. Thanks […]
I was driven to the bus station in Jujuy and I was happy when Elizabeth came with me to book the ticket to Salta. The journey was much smoother than I expected and I was soon booked into a hostel. The walk from the station nearly killed me as my bags were so heavy. I […]
On the second Sunday I was at Aldea Luna i was given the opportunity to visit some of the special places in the Jujuy Provence. Having just read Yes Man and knowing I wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity I jumped at the change. Martin was our driver for the day and I went on the […]
Keen to put the flights behind me I was happy to receive a text from Martin saying he was early to pick me up. The first stop was Jojoy (think whowhoey) a 90 minute drive where we picked up his son Mathias and nephew Juan. Aldea Luna is a further hour drive into the wild. […]
I made it to Salta after 37 hours of travelling which was an eventful journey. I spent 5 hours in Madrid recreating this blog after I realised the previous one wouldn’t let me post photos (thanks to Elliot for sorting the DNS) not essential but annoying as the point it to post more photos. I […]