Although I am by no means an expert, I'd say that with travel, following the initial buzz of arrival, there comes the more difficult period of settling in. As lovely as my host family are, I think after just over a month living in Coyhaique- the realisation of "oh shit I really don't know anyone here" has hit me. This, paired with a...
It seems that Cerro Castillo, a national park just a few hours drive away from Coyhaique, is known as a quiet, unspoilt paradise unknown to most tourists visiting Patagonia. Whilst the mecca of hiking in the South of Chile, Torres del Paine, is closing campsites and limiting visitors, due to the ever growing swarms of tourists, Cerro Castillo remains a hidden and untouched...
The marble caves of Puerto Tranquilo- where we were all told to look for the dog shaped rock! Today marks my third week in Chile and I can say with pride that I now don't get lost every time I leave the house and I am finally starting to look less like a tourist. Walking around in circles with google maps under my...
Lesson number one of travelling in South America; the vocabulary you've learnt from the age of 13 and 14 in school does not always set you up very well for Chile. Stepping off the plane and asking a member of staff "necesito coger mi equipaje antes de mi vuelo de conexión" may seem pretty harmless (and would be in Spain!) but my first...
