Author Archives: Alex

This is the start of an extraordinary trip into the wild. Reserva Costera Valdiviana was our target and we planned to camp for two nights on the beach. It was a reasonably early start to the day as we had to leave enough time to firstly get to the park perimeter and secondly walk the … Continue reading »

We arrived in Valdivia by bus after approximately three hours from Pucon. There was a bus that went straight to Niebla, the location of our 3rd Couchsurfing host called Felipe. On the way out of the city centre and out towards the countryside, the scenery just got more and more beautiful. Valdivia is located next … Continue reading »

We met our first couchsurfing host Felipe at the last station of the metro line heading south, where he very kindly picked us up. We drove to his two bed house in Las Vizcachas, that was surrounded by high walls and two rather large entrances. Security is a big deal in Chile and this was no exception! … Continue reading »