Where do we even start in an attempt to explain our experience on an Antarctic cruise?! We could likely dedicate an entire website to our experience, but we will do our best to keep it down to two posts. As Danny so eloquently reflected in […]
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Not the End of the World for Us
Last summer we excitedly booked a 10 day cruise to Antarctica, departing from the port of Ushuaia on Dec. 11. Our deadline to arrive in Ushuaia was quickly approaching, and we didn’t want to be late for such a very important date, so we booked […]
Goodbye Chile (for now), Hello Argentina
After a month and a half in Chile we crossed the border into Argentina, a whole new world of different colored money, new grocery store selections, regular hours for commercial establishments, lots of pizza, and a different kind of general personality. We noticed the change […]
Commuting through Cochrane
Stops 6 & 8 on the Carretera Austral: Cochrane Population: 2900 Both on the way to Caleta Tortel, and on our way back north after Caleta Tortel, we stopped in Cochrane. Cochrane was a necessary stop on our Carretera route due to funky rural bus […]
City Oasis on the Carretera
Stop 4 on the Carretera Austral: Coyhaique Population: 50,000 The 5 hour bus ride from Puyuhuapi to Coyhaique was an incredibly beautiful section of the Carretera for us. The sun was shining, there was blue sky and puffy white clouds, and colorful spring wildflowers filled […]
Hoppin’ through Puyuhuapi
Stop 3 on the Carretera Austral: Puyuhuapi Population: 300-500 Unfortunately the cloudy, misty weather we had in Chaitén followed us throughout the 5 hour bus ride south on the Carretera to Puyuhuapi. It was difficult to see out the bus window at times, but most […]
Follow the Lines Going South
The Carretera Austral Begins From Puerto Montt we began our road trip down Chile’s famed Carretera Austral highway, known as one of the most amazing road trip highways in the world. The Carretera Austral was built over a 20 year period, starting in 1976, under […]
We Saw a Turkey on Thanksgiving!
We’ve been traveling for just over a month now, and today is Thanksgiving back at home. We aren’t celebrating the traditional way, as we have yet to see a turkey in all of Chile, live or on the menu (it’s worth mentioning we are so […]
Quick Stop in Puerto Varas
We spent a quick few days around my birthday in a sleepy little town on Lago Llanquihue called Puerto Varas. There isn’t much to do around town except for wander the town center, which has a lot of German influence in the architecture and culture, […]
Tinquilco Tranquilo
After a few days in Pucon, we headed towards Parque Nacional Huerquehue (pronounced Where-kay-way, although Danny tends to prefer a myriad of other pronunciations) to get in some good hiking in this remote area surrounded by lakes and volcanoes. My body was pretty beat up […]
Sharing in the Moai Groove
Warning, this is a long post! We don’t intend to make all of our posts this long, but once I (Lindsey) sat down to write this, the info just started flowing out of me. I have wanted to come to Easter Island, also known as […]
Hasta La Pasta
…close enough. The last two months have been an absolute whirlwind, filled with many goodbye hugs and accompanying cocktails, although not enough cocktails to keep us from being really sad that we’re not going to see you all for so long. I’m not sure we […]