Apologies in advance if this entry is somewhat succinct - I am tired today, details to follow. We are in Valparaiso, two hours west of Santiago. I love it. Up until now, Chile´s ramshackle, slightly rundown tin houses have done very little for me. However, tuck them into tiny winding streets on some really steep hills; paint them bright colours and decorate them with murals; intersperse with some arty cafes and all of a sudden you have a spectacular city and a UNESCO world heritage site. Result. We decided to spend a week here. It feels as though we haven´t really stopped for the last couple of weeks and, after nearly six weeks away, it is beginning to dawn on us that we´re not short of time and that we don´t need to be permanently rushing
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