Money – how do we finance the trip or where do we get the money?

Money – where are they comming from? this is one of the most popular questions which we are asked by the people following our trip. However, the same we are questioning other long-term travellers we meet on the road. It is really an interesting topic, so we have always been talking about this openly and without any tabu. Before bringing all the details, worth to mention that we do not invest...

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Back to Argentina

heading for the first time over the Chilean-Argentinian border near Santiago de Chile. here the road fully parked with trucks which we would have to take to reach Argentina. will we ever make it? Last Tuesday the border pass between Santiago (Chile) and Mendoza (Argentina) was finally reopened after 5 days closing due to snow falls. We started hitchhiking around 10:30am, hoping to get in one of...

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Escaping the smog

a look over Santiago Two weeks ago we took a bus from Valparaiso to Santiago, where we stayed with Felizpe, whom we met in Horcon, Valle de Elqui. We had fun with his hard hearing grandmother (84), and enjoyed the beautiful tones of his flute sounds. Four days later we stayed again with CouchSurfing member Karina, who introduced us to famous Pocho, a hamster.For the necessary biomagnetism treatment...

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Postcards for terminally sick child Mateuszek

Dear friends, some time ago we received an email of Chopin, a Polish friend who hitch-hiked around the world ( www.ledbydestiny.com ) with Kinga ( www.kingafreespirit.pl ). In this email he forwarded a wish of an 8 years young Polish boy called Mateuszek Lang from Szczecin. He is a terminal sick child, and probably in his last year of life. His biggest dream is to receive as many postcardspossible...

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Better don’t escape

OUR STORY ON CoolWorks.com:http://www.coolworks.com/blogs/2008/08/better-dont-escape.asp starting point in San Pedro for our trip to Salta, Argentina After San Pedro we needed a change. We have had enough desert, and were longing for green. Since Augustas got another website project, and Argentina is definitely a cheaper place to work in Internet cafes, we decided to head to Salta. We were lucky...

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Sand dunes in Concon, arriving to Santiago

Police orienteering hike in Concon dunes Our visit to the sand dunes in Concon last Thursday was great. It was a wonderful sunny day, and once on top we felt like in Sahara. Big, yellow, wavy sand dunes. From the top of them opens wonderful view at the sea, the beautiful city of Viña del Mar, and Concon town. As if we were angels appearing at the right time, we helped the...

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