Author: Emily Doole
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Buenos Aires
After Patagonia we arrived in Buenos Aires for some very welcome sunshine and warm weather! We were also joined by a special guest, Jake (Em’s brother), who will be travelling with us for the next three weeks! On our first day in Buenos Aires we did a walking tour of La Boca neighbourhood. We saw…
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El Chaltén, Patagonia
Our last stop in Patagonia was on the Argentinian side in El Chalten, the hiking capital of Argentina! Despite visiting in summer, our first day was spent rugged up in our accommodation because it was below 0 and snowing outside! Thankfully, on our second day the weather improved and we went on a boat trip…
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Torres del Paine, Patagonia
Following our road trip we travelled to Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia to complete the W-Trek, a five day hike through the national park. We flew from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales in the south of Chile. To start the W trek we took a bus into the national park, and then…
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Carretera Austral, Patagonia
Our first stop in Patagonia was in the Northern part of Chilean Patagonia, with a road trip of the Carretera Austral! We spent two weeks in a campervan travelling from Puerto Montt to Cochrane and back through some of the most stunning scenery we’ve ever seen! After picking up the van (and struggling to get…
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Santiago & Valparaiso
After leaving Mendoza we crossed the border back into Chile to the capital, Santiago! We spent a few days exploring the city, followed by two days on the coast in the nearby port town of Valparaiso. We stayed in a central area of Santiago called Providencia, near the historic area. There were lots of beautiful…
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Salta & Mendoza
After San Pedro de Atacama we crossed the border into Argentina for the first time! Our first stop was the city of Salta in the North West of Argentina. The bus trip from Atacama to Salta was incredible, with amazing scenery and landscapes for the whole (very long!) journey! Our time in Salta was mostly…
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Atacama Desert
After crossing the border from Bolivia our first stop in Chile was San Pedro de Atacama. The town itself looked like something out of an old Western movie, so we enjoyed wandering around the town (though we didn’t enjoy the prices compared to our time in Bolivia!). From San Pedro de Atacama we did several…
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Uyuni
Our last stop in Bolivia was a three day tour of the Uyuni salt flats in the south of the country. We travelled to the town of Uyuni by overnight bus before starting our tour of the salt flats and surrounds. On the first day of our tour we explored the train cemetery, where old…
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La Paz
Our second stop in Bolivia was La Paz! On our first day in La Paz we did a walking tour of the city. Our guide was a local who taught us a lot about Bolivia as a country while showing us around the city. The most interesting part was a visit to the “Witches Market”,…
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Copacabana
Our first stop in Bolivia was Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. We had a couple of very slow paced days in Copacabana, both of us recovering from our trek and Jordy recovering from being unwell. The town is beautiful, and we enjoyed exploring, especially by the lake side. We also hiked up Cerro Calvario, a hill…
Jordy and Em South America Trip! 