Tamlyns on Tour
Mate-drinking culture in Corrientes
Here we are, Fletchabus-bound for Corrientes! We’re en route to Iguazu Falls, but it’s just too far to manage in one go, so we’re breaking the journey up along the way. We never know if we’re going to get food on our long overnight bus journeys in South America, and...
Educational and exciting estancia experience
I honestly don’t know how to begin this post! We have just had THE MOST incredible experience at the wonderful Estancia El Bordo de Las Lanzas. Travelling by bus (as usual!), we were met by Agustin, our host, at the bus station in General Guemes. After just a few...
Ancient culture in Tilcara
Deciding to remain in the UNESCO world heritage site of Quebrada de Humahuaca, which had so captured our hearts, we stopped by the vibrant town of Tilcara. With traces of human habitation that date back more than 10,000 years, Tilcara is one of the oldest continuously...
Finding hidden magic in the mountains
Wanting to explore more of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, we decided to make the long bus journey to a little-known town, in the middle of nowhere, at 2,780m above sea level, called Iruya (pronounced Irusha). This involved a 1-hour taxi ride from our finca stay to Salta’s...
Argentine finca stay
We knew we wanted to stay on a working farm (called a finca in Argentina) so were delighted to come across Finca Santa Anita, a couple of hours south of Salta in the northwest. Sitting at the back of the local bus from Salta, squished between our luggage and the...
From Chile to Salta, Argentina
Catching a bus before sunrise, we were excited that our journey might reveal some breathtaking sights across the Andes, given that the last time we crossed the skies were full of mist and rain! Leaving San Pedro de Atacama, we passed towering volcanoes and reflective...
The driest desert in the world: San Pedro de Atacama
Driving back to La Serena, where we needed to drop our hire and catch an overnight bus, from the Valle del Elqui, we excitedly came across some kind of huasos (Chilean cowboys) show on the outskirts of Vicuña. Peeking though the gate, we were invited in! We had a...
Mystical Valle del Elqui
We seem to be developing an affinity with buses along our South American adventure! Our journey northwards, from Viña del Mar to La Serena, took us on a 7-hour Pullman bus. We’re fat becoming connoisseurs of these relatively luxurious transportation options! It was...
From Chilean city to coast
Our Santiago hosts offered us the opportunity to stay at their apartment in Renaca, Viña del Mar, about an hour and half out on the western coast. It’s this ability to make last minute decisions on where we travel, based on local’s advice or other traveller’s...
Chile’s cool capital
We took another overnight bus from Pucon to Santiago, feeling sad to be leaving our warm and generous hosts. Arriving a little bleary eyed at 6am, we jumped in a cab to our apartment in the Las Condes residential area of the city. Having decided that we wanted to...
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