My Travel Costs in South America: A Complete Budget Breakdown (with Spreadsheet)

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Note: See the end of this post to see how you can get/use my expense tracking spreadsheet (free).

Many people are interested in how much around-the-world (RTW) or other long-term travel costs, especially as a budget traveler or backpacker. As I explained in my Central America cost breakdown, before I began my multi-year Latin America journey, I created a spreadsheet to … [ Read more ]

Travel Tips: Chile Travel Guide

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I crossed the Andes from Mendoza, Argentina arriving in Santiago. I then moved on to Valparaíso, Pucón, Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas (if you count spending the night in the airport), and finally Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine.

Street Art: Santiago, Chile

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Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Chile. Again, I found a lot of good art around a university area I visited in Santiago, though the city has several universities and I forget which one this was. I also wish I had the time to visit the other university areas. I DID however, get to … [ Read more ]

Street Art: Valparaíso, Chile

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Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in the port town of Valparaíso in Chile. This has, so far in my travels, been the best single location for street art. Walking around the city over 4-5 days, I took almost 400 photos! And, I probably missed quite a few. I highly recommend a visit to this … [ Read more ]