Located just around the bay from Valparaiso is the town of Vina del Mar. Among other things, Vina del Mar is home to a giant Flower Clock built when Vina del Mar was one of the host cities for the 1962 World Cup. for a quick look around we met up with Tours-4-Tips again. Though... Continue Reading →
When deciding how to spend the few days around Christmas during our trip, we took a cue from our trip to South Africa and booked a couple of nights in Colchagua, one of Chile’s wine regions. Potski Reserve 2016 Another great idea we brought from our trip to South Africa was the winery picnic. After... Continue Reading →
When I started writing this post, I thought we had recently visited the world’s largest swimming pool at San Alfonso del Mar. It turns out this might not be entirely true... How does one mistakenly think they’ve visited the world’s biggest swimming pool? Well, I mean look at it, it’s pretty damn big, isn’t it?... Continue Reading →
White water rafting has always intrigued me. We had a taste while canoeing on the Belize River back in 2009. At the time, I certainly didn’t think the next time I went down a rapid (even a lowly class II) it would just be me and a three year old in the boat. When we... Continue Reading →
I’m a big city kid, but when we’re travelling I find that unless you have a local to show you around, despite their differences, big cities all feel like big cities. My favourite parts of our travels have always been when we are active, which makes Pucon a great place. With Ella we’re a bit... Continue Reading →
After a few days of rain on Easter Island followed by hours of travel, it was great to arrive in Pucon and find the sun shining. With 4 days in Pucon we have the luxury of spreading out our itinerary a little. After dropping our stuff off at the apartment, we headed out for a... Continue Reading →
Before we arrived, Easter Island was one of those places that part of me found hard to believe was real. The images of the massive Moai are familiar to many, but to see them in person is something different. It’s hard to fathom just how remote this place is. There is something about taking a... Continue Reading →
As our third and final Santiago bike tour with La Bicicleta Verda started, we were quickly joined by our third ‘unofficial’ guide Rojo. 1.5 million friendly dogs As one of Santiago’s 1.5MM stray dogs, Rojo seems to have become an official mascot for the tour. He met us soon after we started and followed us... Continue Reading →
Drinking and biking don’t typically mix all that well, but when done in the safe confines of a vineyard on a beautiful sunny day, it’s hard to see a downside. After a day exploring the city, we took the subway about an hour from downtown where a short taxi ride got us to Vina Cousino... Continue Reading →
Up next on our Santiago itinerary, Latin America’s tallest tower, a bus and a bike ride around town. As seems to have become our custom, we decided the best way to have a look around town and get to the tower was a ride on Santiago’s hop-on hop-off bus. For some reason the local HOHO... Continue Reading →
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