Chile Travel Stories Travel Articles

The Year of Living Differently #24: Planet of the Asados – Vina del Mar, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina

Only the Argentinians know how how to make a real asado and Trisha enjoyed several with the locals on her return to Argentina.

The Year of Living Differently #23: Trish vs. the Volcano – Castro (Chiloe Island), Chile

Trisha learns the first rule of mountaineering on the slopes of Volcano Villarrica: Never walk alone.

The Year of Living Differently #22: (Nearly) Gone With the Wind – Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine, Chile

Trisha wonders if Torres del Paine was a mis-print. It should have been Torres del PAIN after the rain, slippery rocks and incessant wind took their toll.

Puerto Natales – Puerto Montt, Chile

Nicky McLean describes the three days aboard the f

Cruising Cape Horn and the Magellan Strait – Uruguay, Argentina, Chile

Sylvia Seschel enjoyed several days in ports of ca

A Miracle in Viña – Viña del Mar, Chile

After a great encounter with a local in Chile, Ger

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #8: Counting Dead Bodies, Chewing Coca Leaves & Feasting on Llamas – Chile and Peru

Bolivia keeps proving a bust, so instead it's finishing off Chile and heading to Peru, with interesting sites all along the way.

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #6: Rapa Nui – Easter Island, Chile

Laid-back and cut-off, but the people are as generous as they are beautiful. Wee-Cheng eventually went back to Santiago, but only after much lazing and relaxing.

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #7: Moneda Palace & Thoughts about Pinochet – Chile

The modernity of Chile is incredible, but it brings up ugly questions about the Pinochet past.

Fishing Guide for Travellers – Chile

Guide for backpackers who like the idea of catchin