Checking out of our AirBnB apartment in Santiago we hailed a taxi to the bus station where we would be boarding an Andersmar coach to Mendoza, Argentina. The taxi driver was very chatty, and we realised…
A Short Trip to Valparaiso
Following Dads trip to Rapa Nui while Mum had issues with the kids in Santiago we felt we needed a short break and had our minds set on a trip to Valparaiso. Since we had the…
Stressed Out in Santiago
We agreed that while Dad went to Rapa Nui for four nights, Mum would look after the kids in Santiago. We had been to Chile’s capital city before and knew it well enough to plan an…
Normans Running Wild – A Family Travel Adventure
The cold wind bit at our faces and hands as, exhausted we took the last few steps toward the pile of rocks and prayer flags that marked our goal, Everest Base Camp. It was April 2017…
Visiting the Moai Statues on Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui, commonly known as Easter Island, had been on Dad’s wish-list for a long time. There was something about the mysterious statue heads on the remote Pacific Island and the mystery that surrounds them that…
Weather Made a Relaxing Week in Pucón
As we left Valdivia on the coach for our next destination, Pucón, we were excited. Situated on the banks of Lake Villarrica, Pucón is a tourist town in the Chilean Lake District overlooked by the impressive…
Our Top 10 Accessories for Family Travel
Having survived thirteen months backpacking around the world with our children we have now returned to the UK. However, while away we were grateful for having these top 10 accessories for family travel. Without them our…
4 Days in Valdivia
Our coach picked us up on time in Puerto Varas and we were soon on our way to the university town of Valdivia. In 1960 Valdivia was hit by a huge earthquake (the strongest recorded earthquake…
Puerto Varas and the Osorno Volcano
A bus took us from the Navimag ferry to Puerto Montt bus station. We needed to get a bus to Puerto Varas where we would be staying for six nights. The bus station was easily navigated…
Sailing Through the Patagonian Fjords
After our short visit to El Chalten to view the Mount Fitzroy range we had to get back to Puerto Natales to travel to the Chilean lake district through the Patagonian fjords on the Navimag Ferry. …