Mendoza

Oct 20, 2018

I arrived in Mendoza in the evening after taking the bus from Santiago and got the keys for the apartment I had rented for the month. It was probably just an effect of being tired from the week in Chile and travel but my initial impressions of Mendoza were not totally positive and I wondered to myself if I had made a mistake in choosing Mendoza. It is a commitment to chose one place to spend the majority of the trip without any prior knowledge and after feeling so comfortable in Santiago, I

Santiago to Mendoza

Oct 15, 2018

From Santiago I headed to my next stop, Mendoza Argentina. Travelling to Mendoza from Santiago is an 8-hour bus ride crossing the Andes. Although an 8 hour bus ride would typically fall somewhere below a dentist appointment or doing my taxes on a list of preferred activities, I was actually really looking forward to this trip for the chance to view the Andes up close. Maybe because of the sheer length, how they practically rise straight out of the sea or their location in the Americas, but for

Chile

Oct 14, 2018

I arrived in Santiago to kick off a seven week trip in Chile and Argentina. My flight arrived in the morning and after clearing immigration and getting something to eat, I still had plenty of time before I could check in to the apartment I had rented so I was in no rush and planned to take the bus into the city.  I found the bus stop and bought a ticket and got in line. One bus arrived and filled up before I got to the front of the line so I could see that the bus would be crowded. I ended up