A quick hour bus ride from Calama and we knew we were increasing in altitude as our ears were popping. San Pedro is at a higher altitude so we knew we needed a few days to get used to this before trying any physical activities. Too bad, we got much more of a work out […]
Chile (2009)
Chile Part 5 (Calama) – March 2009
Heading north to the Atacama desert was something I have been looking forward to. Don`t know why, but there`s something about a desert, activities and dry heat that was calling me. So first stop was Calama as that was the city we flew to. Colin and I decided a 2 hour flight was much better […]
Chile Part 4 (Valparaiso, Casablanca Wine, Vina del Mar and more Santiago) – March 2009
-After a very early start leaving Easter Island (3:30am wake up for a 4:00am airport arrival), we were flying back from Easter Island. Colin and I decided to just make this a total travel day and once we landed in Santiago, we made our way on a public bus to the main bus station and then […]
Chile Part 3 – Easter Island – March 2009
[jetpack_subscription_form] -I have always wanted to go to Easter Island to see the Moai statues. I heard it was expensive…but really didn´t realize it until we looked at flights. It was outrageously expensive…but the economist in me had to do a little price/benefit analysis plus weigh the opportunity costs. Even though I haven´t worked in […]
Chile Part 2 (Santiago) – March 2009
-Colin and I took the overnight bus from Pucon to Santiago and after 10 hours, we arrived at 7am. It wasn´t as bad as I would have expected…but it was a long bus. We made it to our hostel after a little trouble in a cab. It was hard to find the street numbers and […]
Chile Part 1 (Pucon and the Volcano)
-Leaving San Martin do los Andes at 6:00 in the morning is never a fun start to a day, but the best way to maximize our time in the next city. So six hours later and crossing two border control points, where they seriously took away all food items and levied fines on one woman […]