Valparaiso - Day 2

Lorena and Rapheal arrived at the hostel looking like Zombies from their overnight bus ride.
With our group reformed we decided to take a private boat around the bay to check out the port. AfterЧитать далее
Lorena and Rapheal arrived at the hostel looking like Zombies from their overnight bus ride.
With our group reformed we decided to take a private boat around the bay to check out the port. AfterЧитать далее
We adopted a stray dog today.. or "independent dog" as they like to call them here. We named him "Perro" ("dog" in Spanish :-) ).
Perro was sitting outside the train station when we arrived in VinaЧитать далее
We spent our second last day in Santiago checking out the last of the sights, wandered through the mall and Plaza De Armas, where there were a few street performances and chess competitions going.Читать далее
Hola Miami! (where strangely enough quite a few people still speak Spanish.. maybe we've just never noticed before!)
Arriving in the early morning from our red eye flight we were in a bit of a daze.Читать далее
We arrive into San Jose airport and are immediately confronted by hourds of locals outside hustling to give you a ride into town. It wasn't too bad though, they were still surprisingly friendly aboutЧитать далее
Staying at the hostel here is cheap! We pay about $24/night for a private room with a delicious breakfast in the morning. The hostel is run by a small family who are very helpful when trying to planЧитать далее
It was a long drive today. 110km from Monteverde to La Fortuna, 30km of which was on unpaved gravel road.. in "Bumpy", our "not a 4WD" Corolla. So relieved when we got to the paved road!
FortunatelyЧитать далее
Early start today as we set off on the challenging hike up Cerro Chato - the water volcano!
At 1600m elevation the hike is a 6km round trip- doesn't sound like much, but we had been forewarned thatЧитать далее
3 hour drive back to San Jose to drop off car. Lesson learnt: No more driving in Costa Rica unless you like very narrow roads, heavy rain, windy bends and drivers who stop anywhere and do whateverЧитать далее
On route to Nicaragua! First stop 4 hour bus trip to Liberia... Travelling with the locals!
Check in to hostel and meet Kris, a nice Danish lady who runs a restaurant in Nicaragua, in the exact townЧитать далее
Amie Abela
Cool shot :-)