Destination: Chile

First impression of the Carretera Austral:

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [2059]

Rested and in a good mood we left Puerto Montt   in anticipation and expectation...of course- it's supposed to be one of the most beautiful roads in the world and I heard that from several sources. Notice the "supposed to be"? ... Read more >

Puerto Montt from the 10th to the 13th of January 2014

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1071]

Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt I have stared at this name many times on the map and thought: gosh, almost done when we get there......Now we are here - not almost done and yes almost done. We still got a ways to go, but the smell of the ... Read more >

We had another "date" with a family in Linares, only 51km to go..

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1867]

..... Pati's sister Gloria and her lovely big family was waiting for us to take us in- that fine first day of the year. They picked us up at the Plaza and escorted us to their house where we had dinner with the couple and their five daughters (between ... Read more >

Naked in the Catholic Church men's bathroom in Pelequen, Chile

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [4411]

and then off to Talca for New Years. On our way from Santiago to Talca - 300km in two days! The road is flat and boring, but it beats Ruta 40 (down the Argentine side) from what we have heard.  We got to spend the night on route in between ... Read more >

Photos: Back to Chile.

Sat, 28 Dec 2013 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery

Photos: Atacama

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 | By triphappens | Photo Gallery

Tags: atacama

The city of Santiago to the world´s driest desert

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 | By nickygeeee | Views [173]

Hola Amigos!!! Well, this has been a long time coming. Hopefully everyone is well and 2014 is going great so far. I was just saying today it definitely doesn’t feel like 4 months since I left! The girls (Hailey – I met in Africa, and ... Read more >

Tags: chile santiago valparaiso calama san_pedro_de_ata

San Pedro de Atacama! An Oasis in the driest desert on earth. (Sunday the third - leaving Wednesday

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1007]

San Pedro de Atacama! An Oasis in the driest desert on earth. (Sunday the third - leaving Wednesday the 6th) Never expected to find such a wonderful place in the middle of the real nowhere! Yes, it is a touristy town, yes, it is horrendously ... Read more >

So happy to see the border "town" of Avaora (Bolivia) and Ollagüe (Chile)

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [3419] | Comments [3]

.... in the distance. I had no high expectations in terms of finding food - but maybe water, I was hoping..... Interesting how the level of expertise can sink so low and to the basics. Well, there was actually a train station and a little store and ... Read more >

San Pedro de Atacama

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By southamerica | Views [386]

Finally arrived in a country where pollution matters, police are fairly honest and reliable and life is pretty easy.   The second you enter Chile at the Border you notice the difference, proper computers, bag scanners, formal office, free ... Read more >

Santiago No habla inglés hotel - where is Monica?

Thu, 7 Nov 2013 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [596]

Chile: La Parte Dos Day 3 in Chile, CTS has organised a city tour of the capital. Yesterday I had complained about the Valparaiso tour bus being late and having to wait round twiddling my thumbs for the best part of an hour, so overnight I receive ... Read more >

Photos: Chile

Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery

Your Backyard - Mother Earth

Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By pomaire | Views [955] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Motivation As filmmakers, we wanted to show that in a globalized and “developed” world, there are a lot of places in the planet, and particularly in Chile, where people connect with mother earth in a way you don’t see in many places. In Pomaire, people ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013

Roadtrip - An Irregular Day In South America

Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By lukeyd | Views [924] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Inspiration The adventure of a road-trip with new friends where we didn’t share a language and the destination was unknown. The piece had to be relatable. Feel like watching a friend’s video. I wanted to capture the film to enhance the road-trip. Brian ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013

Photos: Chile Uno

Fri, 1 Nov 2013 | By 7dayadventurer | Photo Gallery