Santiago

I spent a week in Santiago and it's a pretty cool place with tons of things to do. I spent the first couple of days just walking around and soaking in the city. My hostel was in the bar district, surrounded by restaurants and pubs, which worked out perfectly. I ended up celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day there with some people from the hostel, drinking Guinness and green cervezas.

Honestly, I was happy to just relax. I didn’t realize how exhausted I was after driving non-stop for the last four days. I’d planned to leave a few days earlier, but getting vehicle insurance for Argentina turned out to be a bigger hassle than I expected. I couldn’t get it at the border, and online options weren’t working. Argentina has some odd rules for insurance when it comes to foreigners.

In the end, I heard about third party brokers that operate through WhatsApp. The process took a while, and at one point, a guy I met at the hostel offered to forge the insurance documents for me. Not ideal, but with time running out and hearing a rumour that customs had no way of checking if the insurance was valid, I figured I’d take the risk.

I’m leaving tomorrow morning for the border.Læs mere