In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Chile Country Round-Up
Statistics Days: 10. Arrived in Chile on January 3. Left Chile on January 13. Cities: 3. Arica, La Serena, and Valparaiso. Apartment Rentals: 0. Hotels/Hostels: 3. We stayed at: Sunny Days in Arica, Cristobal Colon in La Serena, and Casa…
The Colorful City of Cerros
Cerro means ‘hill’ in Spanish. If you ask anyone in Valparaiso how many cerros there are, you’ll probably get a different answer from each person. The number seems to range between 40 to 50, although the number that we heard…
An Unexpected and Relaxing Visit to La Serena
Our first proper stop in Chile (aside from the day we spent in Arica waiting for our bus) was La Serena. I had never heard of this city before we got to Arica, but decided on visiting after our plans…
Travel Day: Arequipa, Peru to Arica, Chile (January 3, 2017)
When it was time to leave Peru, we had two options of paths that we could take which would lead us to Argentina – through Bolivia or through Chile. After researching both, we quickly decided upon Chile since Bolivia costs…