I jumped off the bus when I felt I had ridden far enough and close enough to where my hostel would be. I knew I had to walk up some hills to find it, so I did what I was getting pretty used to doing-- wandering around until I find what I needed. I have gotten ALOT of exercise doing this. Hehe. I eventually realized I was wandering Away from the direction I needed to go, but after about twenty minutes of walking the wrong way. And like how much of my trip has gone...

When we finally started passing through Valparaiso and onto Viña Del Mar, I started to recognize the architecture and building style that I had seen in pictures and I knew I was going to like these towns. I arrived at the bus station quite hungry and in need of a little pick-me-up, so I found a tiny cafe in the station and ordered a sandwich and cappuccino. Then, realizing I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing, with no Internet connection to rely o...

So after dropping my bags at the Hostel, I went out for a look around the city. I walked to the Bella Vista barrio, where I was told there are a lot of restaurants and kind of "touristy" things to see. I went past it and up a hill where I found a zoo. Apparently you can also walk all the way to the top (or go up by a funicular, but it was broken at the time) to see a beautiful view of the city. I didn't go all the way, however, and meandered back down towards the...

Saturday I woke up early and had a nice breakfast of bread with jam, an orange, and coffee. I had a nice hot shower before wandering about town. I found a lovely park and where I was able to sit for awhile and do some sketching. Note about Chile: if there was an award for excessive PDA, this country is the winner. Haha Later I wandered around the shopping districts and eventually back to the hostel once I oriented myself with where I was. Later I wandered out aga...

Arriving in Toronto, I looked out of the plane window to see a fantastic skyline of brilliant city lights illuminated by a burning red, orange, and purple sky. The city expanded as we flew farther towards the airport. After landing and getting off the plane into brisk Canadian evening air, I walked what seemed a ridiculously long way along the terminal to my next gate. I was able to exchange some USD for Chilean Pesos, which was recommended to me by a fellow Chil...