• Michelle Miele
  • Michelle Miele

Exploring the World

Adventures begin in Istanbul and then South America Læs mere
  • Argentina Take 1

    30. marts 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    We headed up a curvy road to the boarder of Chile and Argentina. We stopped at a small booth and they gave us a little piece of scrap paper with our license plate and the number 3 for 3 people and we kept on driving. We ate at a small place on the way. After driving for awhile we pulled up to a guy blocking the road and we gave him our little scrap paper. He explained that we needed to have stamps on it and we would have to go back 16 km to the boarder control center to get the stamps. We made our way back and got the first stamp without a problem. The second stamp we had more problems with. Even though our car was new and we had all the paperwork we needed the registration wasn’t showing up in the system yet. I went upstairs to talk to the boss lady and she said there was nothing we could do to leave so we wouldn’t be leaving Chile today. We decided to try again anyway with only 1 stamp. We got to the guard in the road and he explained that we needed more stamps and we would be arrested if we tried to pass. We turned around and decided what to do next. We headed back to Santiago to try to take care of the paperwork situation and get the car in the system.Læs mere

  • Renconada

    1. april 2024, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    We had quite a stressful day at the registry sorting our shit out and begging them to enter our car in the system. We made progress and got the document we needed to cross the boarder. We also went to the vet to make sure we had everything we needed for Esmerelda to cross. We didn’t want any reason to be denied again. Our Airbnb has a beautiful garden with tons of roses and fresh grapes, so it was nice to arrive and settle in.Læs mere

  • Hot Milk

    2. april 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    We went out for breakfast in Los Andes and the breakfast meals we ordered were huge. They came with a bunch of different things including a massive piece of lemon cake, cookies, tea, coffee, juice, eggs and bread. When we were done eating the waitress was surprised that we didn’t eat and drink every little thing. I grabbed the mango juice and finished that, but she also commented on the hot milk we ordered for the coffee. It must have been because we paid extra for it ($.49). She made us feel guilty enough that we needed to finish it all. This is the aftermath.Læs mere

  • Flaherty Wines

    2. april 2024, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    After our little hike we went to a small family owned winery. The dog was named Chewbacca and the cat was Luke Catwalker. The owner, Jen, showed us around and gave us a tour. Her husband Ed is the wine maker and they are originally from Napa. We tried 3 different red wines and bought a bottle to go.Læs mere

  • Argentina Take 2

    4. april 2024, Argentina ⋅ 🌙 -2 °C

    We started our journey early in the morning, hoping to get through the boarder smoothly this time. Most of the treacherous curves were done in the dark this time (all 29). We got all 3 stamps in under 30 minutes. They didn’t even ask for any kitty paperwork this time!

    Once getting through into Argentina we had a set of 13 tunnels to drive through. We made it to our Airbnb and went out for some lunch. After lunch, we walked around the lake at their Central Park. We stopped and smelled some roses too.
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  • Cachueta

    8. april 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    After our hike we headed to see Cachueta and the hot springs. We stopped at a place that had just ham and cheese sandwiches so that is what we ate! They did have cake and desserts too. We didn’t want to wait to get into the hot springs because it was going to be 45 minutes. We headed back to our Airbnb after taking a few photos of the view.Læs mere