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Mich haben viele vor der Reise gefragt, ob ich diese Reise wirklich alleine machen wolle und ob ich keine Angst hätte. Der eine oder andere glaubt vielleicht gar nicht, dass ich...

The last two days were a relaxing sail. On the way to Puerto Natales, I also visited Cuevas de Milidon (caves). The main cave was very crowded, but no one wanted to walk the 1.3...

Today was a very calm day. There was the usual 11 am check out and 3:00 pm check in gap, but I was able to use the waiting time and climb the Mirador Pehoe Lake (approximately 1...

Today was the only day I had available here in the park without any movements, etc., and the plan was to hike to Mirador del tres Torres. A total of 20 km round trip with 750...

This morning another hotel change was scheduled and the drive to the national park. The days when hotel changes are scheduled do not allow for bigger plans. Check out and check...

After the bingo that went on a little longer the night before, which I found quite funny, the weather cleared up in the morning, and a few whales appeared, but I couldn't...

The second day was also very relaxed and initially unspectacular, especially since the Golfo de Penas "Gulf of Sorrows" was as calm as it has not been in years, as the captain...

After sleeping very well in my 4-bed cabin (surprisingly, the boat is only occupied up to 50%, probably too expensive for many), the first day at sea started very relaxed. It...

The disadvantage of travel planning is due to the enormous north-south expanse of the country, which cannot be avoided. Traveling, and not as a round trip but back and forth....

After it didn't work out yesterday, the circumnavigation of the lake took place clockwise today in slightly worse weather. The first approximately 50 km were unspectacular, as...

The German influence in the area is unmistakable. The first settlers arrived here around 1850, and the German school in Puerto Varas has been around since 1857. Everywhere you...

This morning, after sleeping for almost 12 hours, I looked out the window and the weather god made up for the bad weather in Putre. Bright sunshine with a view of the lake....

Early in the morning, we went to Puerto Montt and then straight to Puerto Varas. 2,500 km further south than Arica. Since the flight went via Santiago with a 5-hour wait for the...

The day today was quite uneventful, Arica doesn't have much to offer, even on weekdays. The hotel is located directly in the pedestrian zone 21 Mayo, so I spent the whole day...

Last night, there was a power outage in Putre and it was not restored until morning. Flavio managed to get the lights back on with a generator, but the room was freezing because...

Last night it rained heavily all night, which didn't bode well. In addition, 2 more of the 5 rooms were occupied. The one next to me with an obviously lung sick tourist and...

It rained heavily all night, but this morning it was slightly better even though the landscape showed the effects of the rain. This morning at breakfast, I asked Flavio for 10...

Gestern Abend habe ich gedacht ich gehe mal in das Restaurant das immer gut besucht ist. War es auch. Ca. 20 Chilenen meist Bauarbeiter waren dort am essen. Ich fragte nach...

I am often asked why there are no food pictures, when in Germany every bratwurst is distributed via WhatsApp. Essentially because there is not much to report. South American...

'Autobahn rest stop'

Earthquake danger is omnipresent here on the Pacific. In the hotel, there were advice notices on what to do in the event of an earthquake (Terramoto) followed by a tsunami...

The city of Iquique is considered one of the most beautiful in Chile, which I can partly confirm. The main street, Calle Baquedano, is already spruced up with a tram and the...

The power outlets here are three-pronged. The regular flat plugs from Europe fit, but the larger ones only with an adapter, which supposedly can be bought everywhere. I haven't...

The actual plan was to drop off the car at the Hertz city office today at 17:00 and then take the night bus around 23:00 for about 5 hours to the north to Iquique. Somehow, I...

Content The people here live outside Santiago in the countryside almost exclusively in shacks, and I wonder how they endure the cold winter months. Jorge, the owner of the...

The absolute tourist attraction here is visiting the geysers at Tatio. To do this, you leave at 04:30 in freezing cold for about 3 hours, and then watch the geysers with many...

Today I drove south along the Great Salt Lake and then towards Argentina to the two blue lagoons (Miscanti and Miniques). In total, it was a fantastic 300 KM on lonely roads...

In fact, it looks like the moon there, allegedly NASA shot a few movies in 1969….. Jokes aside, the view, sunset, and colors were spectacular, so here are a few pictures….

Today I thought about driving west to the high plateau towards Bolivia and Argentina. The travel guide said that besides a spectacular road, there was nothing to see and only...

San Pedro de Atacama is located in the driest desert in the world, they say, but today rain clouds were spotted on the drive here with my monster Toyota Hilux, which looks like...