Blogs from Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile, South America - page 2

Day 14 We arrived into Valdivia on the extremely efficient Chilean bus service which entertained us with the Karate Kid film (the one with Will Smith’s son) in Español. I then decided it would be good exercise to walk the 2km to our hostel in the midday sun. So with our packs on our back and front we trudged off with map firmly in hand. After finding the road we were unable to find the hostel, the number 1334 just wasn’t there. As the sun beat down on us, and Em’s frustration levels rose I started to worry. But just then a friendly taxi driver stopped and asked if we needed help. I showed him the book and address, the taxi driver confirmed he knew where the hostel was (said a 1000 pesos), pointed down the ... read more

There´s plenty we need to update between Bariloche and now, but here is a sort of news flash i suppose... We are in Chile for the 4am earthquake this morning, but we are fine. We are something like 900km south of Santiago, so where we are there's no major damage. I've never jumped out of bed so quick, but Sarah slept through the whole thing! Who knows how we'll get on travelling north over the next week, but I think we'll be OK. We'll update the rest of the blog soon!... read more

Visited Corral and a few islands. Many Spanish forts from the 1700's... read more

au retour de Pucon ,nous sommes retourné dire au revoir a Patchi et "los Patchis "ses frères jumeaux de la même "buena onda" :) mias arrivant avant midi pour ne pas la faire lever trop tot :) on es passé par le marché Mapuche ou il y'avait une représentation de stand et ..après s'être joint a une danse traditionnel avec eux..une dégustation de spécialitées culinaires ^_^ très chouette :) Quand nous somme arrivée chez Patchi elle avait une surprise..Antu! un petit kien labrador qu'elle a trouvé pleurant dans la rue ..après avoir sonné chez les voisin alentours pour savoir si c epetit chein leur appartenait et les réponses s'averant négatives.. elle l'a recueillit dans le cercle familliale de sa petite maison au grand cOeur.. un vrai bonheur d'avoir partager quelque jour chez elle et d'y revenir ... read more

Valdivia doesn't get that many foreign visitors compared to other locations in Chile but we thought it was a great spot. It is a university town and has that good vibe feel that students bring to a place. Instead of swiftly passing through as planned, we settled in for a few days, deciding to celebrate James' birthday amongst those good vibes. The thing that sets Valdivia apart from other towns with the standard church-plaza combo is its riverside fish market. Which sounds boring and smelly. It was anything but boring (although slightly smelly). Sea lions, pelicans and a whole gang of other birds hang out there, waiting to be thrown scraps of fish. As the fish are being filleted and prepared for sale, the vendors would throw the bones, skin and guts into bins behind them, ... read more