Chile
-
INFO: Border Crossing – Jama, Argentina to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
TRIP INFO BOX Route Susques, Argentina – San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (RN27) Distance 254Km Travel Time 7.5 hours Road Conditions Great Tarmac Weather Clear, Freezing Terrain Altiplano, Curvy Food and Petrol Susques…
-
Finally on the road! Crossing the Border from Chile to Mendoza, Argentina
TRIP INFO BOX Route Santiago, Chile – Mendoza, Argentina (RN57,RN60,RN7) Distance 365Km Travel Time 10 hours Road Conditions Good Tarmac Weather Freezing Cold, Very Windy Terrain Mountainous, Pass of 3175m Food and Petrol…
-
More Delays Leaving Santiago
It’s been a month in Santiago. Buying the bike, getting through the repairs saga, buying gear, getting the paperwork. Almost ready to go. But, as if all this repairs business hasn’t been enough…
-
Getting Ready to Go
Do things in life ever turn out easy, even for the deserving? I have my doubts! Repair quotes from bike mechanics suddenly all come out at about 500K Pesos. And we still haven’t…
-
INFO: Buying a Motorbike, Gear and Insurance in Santiago, Chile
For those interested, here the information that I can impart about the process of buying a bike in Chile. There is great information on other web sites, notably Horizons Unlimited (aka The HUBB),…
-
We Buy a Motorbike
We’re back in Santiago early morning and we head over to Don Santiago, “have you got any space for us?” We’re in luck, and since we’re staying for a couple of weeks Pato…
-
The Big Decision
In Chanaral, walking back to the hotel that night, a dusty chap pulls over on a motorbike. Luggage rack, scratches on the faring, a few days’ growth on his chin. He must have…
-
By Bus Through Chile: Chanaral and Pan de Azucar National Park
Next is Chanaral, a town 20km from the Pan De Azucar national park. Chanaral is nothing amazing – dusty, a bit dilapidated, but it seems friendly enough and we have a pretty good…
-
By Bus Through Chile: Bahia Inglesia
Next we bus up to Bahia Inglesia, a coastal town at the fringes of the Atacama desert. We arrive in Copiapo early morning and we have to catch a short taxi connection from…
-
By Bus Through Chile: La Serena and the Elqui Valley
La Serena Further up North is La Serena, which is nice a pretty little town with lots of hair dressers, but otherwise nothing spectacular. The beach nearby is so-so, unfortunately nothing much going…
