Travelogues Chile

The air is dry, the lips are chapped, breathing is difficult, and the sun sizzles from the sky.. This is it, the driest desert in the world - the ATACAMA. Already on the way...

Villarrica is the most active volcano in all of South America, about 2800m high! You can see the smoke rising from below. The volcano is not closed off, so if you're lucky, you...

Big city & meeting lots of new and old friends!

20.05. Today we continue to Arica, the northernmost city of Chile. It is over 300 km away from Iquique. The Ruta 1 directly along the coast is replaced by the Panamericana in...

Summer, sun, sea

15.04-16.04. Valparaiso 17.04.-19.04. Santiago In Valparaiso, we stayed in a very nice hostel, listened to Cumbia, and spent a day waiting 6 hours for the police because a...

San Antonio, the large harbor in the small town, after the reconstruction of Valparaiso (after a major earthquake) now has only the small port left. However, the focus is much...

After my surfing experience in Arica, I traveled by night bus to Antofagasta. There I met my Swiss travel companion No. 2 - yay 😊. We stayed two days in Antofagasta and then...

My surf instructor 'Shorto'

The last day in the Atacama Desert and the return journey to Calama was approaching. After a good night's sleep and a late breakfast, we had to return the Hilux and finally get...

Only 131 days after we left the airport in Frankfurt and spent four wonderful weeks in Australia, the ICE spat us out at Frankfurt Airport again. This time the journey was twice...

Hello, We ended our three-week stay in Chile with a visit to Punta Arenas by cruise ship. It was a truly beautiful time in Chile. The landscapes here are breathtaking and...

Good morning, We finally find time. When it's 30 degrees you have to motivate yourself to write ;) best wishes to snowy Germany :) Day 51 We started the day relaxed. I...

The journey to La Serena took about 8 hours and led us through a relatively dry and barren landscape. Our hostel is owned by a German couple who emigrated here over 20 years...

After arriving late at night in Santiago, we drove a bit further north the next day. Our destination was the port city of Valparaíso, which means "Go to Paradise". The journey...

Our bus ride back to Chile took a good 5 hours. We left so early that we could still experience one last amazing sunrise in El Calafate and arrived in the small town of Puerto...

The year is coming to an end and so the New Year's Eve party is getting closer. We were very curious about how the Chileans celebrate New Year's Eve. The first surprise came on...

Erster Abend

28.1. Puerto Natales Ultracozy, we pack our stuff. We have decided to go back to Puerto Natales. The idea is to decide whether an antigen or PCR test would be worth it after the...

13.1. We can take the day easy and Stefi cooks breakfast for us for the second and last time. We leave behind some food that we cannot take with us and say goodbye to Stefi and...

Nach den kulturellen und künstlerischen Erlebnissen in Valparaíso haben wir unseren Weg in Richtung Norden weiter fortgesetzt. Immer an der Atlantikküste entlang ging es nach La...

My last week here was all about saying goodbye. I returned to Valdivia, mainly to pack my winter clothes, but also to say goodbye once again. It all feels very strange. Five...

Torres del Paine - Entrance That's why you haven't heard from me for so long. Last week I traveled to Patagonia to hike the W-Trail in the famous Torres del Paine National...

Wir werden wach und der Blick aus dem Fenster ist unbeschreiblich schön. Wir haben echt Glück gehabt, mit der Kabine. Die Ausstattung ist bei allen Kabinen exakt gleich , einzig...

It's Sunday now, Marte and I are a bit sad that we have to leave already.

Marte and I are taking advantage of the days off to spontaneously go to Pucón. This city is a MUST for all active backpackers.

ENGLISH 4th Stop on my Journey was Santiago de Chile. Since i choose to stay two additional nights, i managed to get a good look around in Santiago. I managed to do two 'tours...

In the middle of the mountainous desert landscape, the Rio Elqui flows through a valley, bringing a lot of greenery with it, making the Elqui Valley practically a long oasis...

My 5-bed room

The island of Chiloe shows what the weather has to offer. The short stopover in Puerto Montt is surprisingly animal-filled.