Travelogues Los Lagos Region

Day 43 and 44 We were lucky - a hotel gave us a rental car for 50 euros a day. Was there insurance? I have no idea, I don't understand Spanish. But everything went without any...

9.1. After Amelia's two-hour family meeting, we start our journey to the island of Chiloé. We cross the approximately 3 kilometer wide strait by ferry. In a few years, there...

With a flight from Punta Arenas to Puerto Montt and a short bus ride, I now go to the middle of the country (or to the small south) to Puerto Varas. Fantastic weather welcomes...

When on Isla Grande de Chiloé, you can't miss the penguins. In the north of Chiloé, in Ancud, there is a small island that the penguins have taken over. You can take a fishing...

After our ferry ride, we arrive in Puerto Montt and continue directly to Ancud. There, we quickly find a relaxed hostel to have a few beers. The next day, we start a little tour...

Now we had more of a routine with breakfast, but first we completed our next visit to the gym. Karin had her set times and I often went with her. While yoga, Pilates and other...

Shortly before 3 o'clock, the alarm clock rang and at 5.30 a.m. our plane took off from Santiago de Chile to Puerto Montt. We were now about 1,000 kilometers south of the...

31.12. The Mapuche woman takes us through her small kingdom shortly before our departure and tells us something about her culture. It's very interesting. The climbers at the...

So far we have always been fine with 'we are here now, what's next?!'. Yes, until now, north of Chaitén you can only continue by ferry, which is booked out a week in advance...

Chaitén is a city of 5,000 inhabitants located in the middle of Pumalin National Park. The trek leads over many stairs, 3 km long and 1 km high, to the Chaitén Volcano, which...

A bus just for us!

12/05/2017 Today we are going to the main attraction here in Ancud. The penguins. My hostel offers a tour, but it is too expensive for me, so I choose another agency in the city...

Unfortunately, the Argentinean part of Patagonia was also not a pleasure in terms of weather. The first few days were filled with constant rain. The only thing that helped...

10.04.26 From Puyuhuapi, we visited the Queulat National Park in the morning, famous for its hanging glacier. Then we continued heading back north, took the ferry in the evening,...

Chiloe is known for its wooden churches, shingle houses, wool sweaters, and oyster and fish farms. The island was the last Spanish bastion in the independence war of Chile. In...

We make a short stop on the second largest island in South America.

12/07/2017 We will take the bus and a ferry to Achao. The journey takes about 1 hour. The scenery is beautiful. Church - very special Achao itself is very small,...

Since our stay in Puerto Montt was unfortunately very short, we got up early to do something. It was raining again, the sky was completely covered with clouds and there was no...

4.1. Today we are driving to Puerto Varas to meet Vivi and Michel. On the way, we find out that almost all rental cars are booked and no company wants to issue Argentine papers....

Abholung um 08:30 uhr durch die örtlichen Carabineris zum Termin beim Erzbischoff von Puerto Montt. Die Kathedrale von Puerto Montt ist seit Beginn der Aufstände in Chile für...

Die Mühle / Mill

The park is the largest private nature reserve and belonged to Douglas Tompkins, the founder of The North Face. Benefiting from the laws in Chile that allow foreigners to...

In Puerto Varas, we didn't have much time because we already had a flight booked to Punta Arenas for 13.10. So we informed ourselves about the landscape and surroundings during...

On Thursday, April 6th, Emily (who is volunteering with me here at the hostel) and I had a day off, so we decided to take a trip. We went with Pati, whom I knew from Santiago...

Back in the sun, two unforgettable highlights followed.

Today's route stage 623 Km. on the Panamericana towards Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. The PanAm, as it is also called, is completely unspectacular here, it could be anywhere...

The city is truly a dream. On clear days, you have mountains and volcanoes all around that you can almost touch. Additionally, the city is located on the shores of the second...

The main thing is gravel

05.12.- 08.12.217 I found my hostel after a long walk through the city. The stairs were great too. Especially considering that after I was upstairs, I went down again.^^ ...

And I skip the half-finished post about the hostel in Castro again, because I got myself tangled up in my perfectionism... But so that I don't fall too far behind, here's...