Driving on the overnight bus to the touristy town of Pucón was so far the most luxurious moment during my journey. Whew, the spacious seats in this double-decker bus recline almost like the ones in an airplane´s First Class compartment. But how would I know about flying First Class – right… Anyhow, I made it to Pucón within ten hours after leaving Santiago. Arriving completely relaxed and with a good night’s sleep, I did set out to explore the city. Chileans love to come here and relax, hike or do some other outdoor adventure activities, ranging from hard-core kayaking to paintball shooting for nerdy couch-potatoes. It...
Now and always: Santiago, Valparais...
posted by roamingreto
In the center of the 4300 km long country of Chile is located the capital city of Santiago. Here forty percent of the country’s population do live (extend the radius to roughly 300km and the figure gives actually 90 percent of the whole population). Squeezed between the Pacific Ocean and...
Among the swells at Easter Island, ...
posted by roamingreto
Reading countless books about 16th and 17th century sea expeditions, I became inevitably drawn into the mystic and spellbinding history about one of the planet’s most isolated place: Easter Island. Visiting Rapa Nui (the Polynesian name of the island) was very high on my short list of...