End of a year
Day 214 – Valparaiso, Chile I had an interesting beginning today. When I bought my bus ticket, I asked the staff member who helped me where was the bus terminal. She pointed to a metro station which I already knew was a bus terminal. So… I went directly there. With plenty of time because well,…
Seven months today
Day 213 – Santiago, Chile Seven months since I left! I’ll admit to start feeling some travel fatigue -or is it the just the heat? It is Summer here! This morning I innocently asked the staff at the hostel to help me find a bus ticket to go to Valparaiso tomorrow, the 31st. I say…
Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art
Day 212 – Santiago, Chile I was resolved to visit the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art this morning. It is roughly 200m from my hostel, so since I left 10 min before opening time, I decided to detour through the post office to buy a stamp. It so happens that the post office opens at…
Santiago
Day 210 – Santiago, Chile It’s hot out there. I arrived last night without any major fuss. I’m two hours behind Easter Island, so I only have a four-hour difference with France now. Signs at the airport advise to buy transportation before leaving the building to avoid any scam… if it’s officially signalled, I guess…
Christmas at Easter (Island)
Day 208 – Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile After having finally identified a shuttle that would take me from the town to the beach (by chance, I was passing at one of the pick-up point at the right time), I packed a swimsuit, a lunch, and my phone-camera for an afternoon at the beach. Of…
The full day tour
Day 205 – Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile For once, I was happy to be carted around in a bus all day. I was still tired, and I may have nodded off at some point or other in the bus. That said, they took us tramping down the coast and up volcanoes -even if individually…
Moai at sunrise
Day 204 – Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile I started the day with a sunrise tour at Ahu Tongariki, where 15 Moai turn their back to the sea – and the rising sun. It is obviously a favoured spot, as a few other buses and quite a few cars were also filling the parking lot.…
Hanga Roa
Day 203 – Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile Things are a lot clearer. First, I found someone to confirm the time. My calculations were right, we are 2 hours before Santiago. Then, I found an (open) ATM, and I got some money to pay my hostel and a few groceries. Finally, I got a sim…
Rapa Nui
Day 202 (I think) – Easter Island, Chile Oh, the joys of taking a plane at 3am, being served a full meal at 4am, and landing after 6 hours (or was it five?) at 1pm local time. Well, when I say 1pm, I’m not so sure, because that’s what my booking said, but my boarding…
Tahiti layover
Just a short update: I left New Zealand (snif), I landed in Papeete, Tahiti, and tomorrow -well, Tuesday early morning-, I leave for Easter Island. My pictures are up-to-date in the gallery, now I just have to write what goes with them!