We’ve been in Sydney for over a month now, so I thought I would put a few pictures online. We’ve been to quite a few tourist sites, obviously the main one was the Opera House. We did a walk from…
Chile – Santiago
The last city on our trip was the capital of Chile, Santiago. It’s a good city for walking around and has a lots of history. This is the presidential palace, Palacio de La Moneda, where the worlds only democratically elected Marxist…
Chile – Valparaiso
After the beach, we had a long journey from the sea, inland to Santiago, then back to the sea again. A nice port town called Valparaiso, about 1 hour from the capital. Lots of nice artwork on the walls and…
Chile – Pichilemu
We headed to the number one surf town of Pichilemu in Chile. It had black sandy beaches. The town had seen better days, but the place that we stayed and the beach was nice. A good relaxing few days. This…
Chile – Santa Cruz
After the beauty of the Chilean lake district we headed north into the middle of Chile. First we stopped at Chillán, which had a nice plaza. Then we caught a train to Talca, a rare treat after all the bus…
Chile – Pucón
There were three hot springs around Pucón. This was the least posh, but was beautiful. There were pools of varying temperature, this one was like a big bath. We went for a walk in Huerquehue National Park, it was beautiful.…
Chile – Puerto Varas
From Bariloche, we crossed the Andes over to Chile, through the snowy border crossing. Puerto Varas is a small town with lots of good hiking nearby. We set off for Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, near Volcán Osorno. It’s a very…
Argentina – San Carlos de Bariloche
We had our last 17 hour bus journey (big smiles and some cheering!) from sunny Mendoza to snowing Patagonia. Who knew that it would be snowing? We were quite surprised and cold. View from our room, we still could not…
Argentina – Mendoza
What happens when you are in Mendoza, Argentinas famous wine region? You hire a bike and a map of the all the vineyards in the area so that you can go tasting…… The beginning of the day, enjoying the ride to…
Argentina – Buenos Aires
After another long overnight bus, we arrived in Buenos Aires. First day we headed out to the main square, Plaza de Mayo. In the square, which is opposite the Presidential Palace, there were some protesters. The signs mention Islas Malvinas…