If you want to see another country on the cheap, one of the best strategies is to make use of websites such as helpx and workaway.info. These list various places where you can work part-time in exchange for board and lodging. And so it was that I found myself heading into a remote part of Chile to find a guy called Greg and his farm. The first part of the journey involved a 10 hour overnight bus south from Santiago to Osorno. This was comfy and uneventful – just how…read more
A few particular memories from my couple of days in Santiago: Breakfast small-talk at the hostel quickly escalated into a full-blown debate on the problem of immigration and how best to solve it. Hearing perspectives from all around the world is always eye-opening and enlightening. Not a single Chilean spoke any English to me. Buying a SIM card and topping it up is a complex and unintuitive process. Apparently the pharmacy is where you have to go to top it up. Who knew?! Buying a socket adaptor is equally complex…read more
