Day 503 / 68561km / San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Hasta luego Argentina y Chile! Once again, I'm going to wax lyrical about my trip around the remaining parts of Argentina and Chile before I begin my journey through Bolivia. This episode will feature both Argentina and Chile as I ziggity-zag between both places before finally ending up in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, to make a 3D2N trip into the renowned Salar de Uyuni (Salt Flats of Uyuni). For you good people listening, I'm going to put up links and what-not about things that I talked about during the episode. For those who are the TL;DR sort, fear not! Just skim through this post and you'll get the gist of the podcast. But why would you want to miss out on my sweet voice? BarilocheCircuito Chico - First you need a SUBE card, which is like an Oyster Card (London) or EzLink card (Singapore) where you put some credits into the card and use it for public transport. This card is good for both Bariloche and Buenos Aires, and you can recharge it at almost every convenience store. Check with your hostel where and which bus to take to the beginning of the loop. I took Bus 20, westbound towards the circuit. The bicycle shops will give you an itinerary on where to stop along the loop. Technically you're not allowed to ride on the trails, but it's a lot more fun cycling through them and I didn't have any problems when returning the bikes. I would recommend leaving for the circuit early and come prepared with food because there are several places with great viewpoints and you can spend some time relaxing and enjoy the view. One memorable spot is at panoramic spot with a detour from Villa Tacul. Siete Lagos - The road to Seven Lakes. Car rentals are about ARS1,000 a day. I've heard people renting it for as low as ARS800 a day. I think ARS1,000 would be a good gauge when renting a car, just go shopping along the main roads of Bariloche and there are heaps of car rental companies. There's also free kilometers on the car from the company I chose. I would advise to go prepared with all the lakes on your GoogleMaps or Maps.me as some lakes are not as obvious. Nonetheless, there are plenty of places to stop and enjoy the lakes on the road. Last piece of advice is if you head double backing like I do, take a detour into Villa Traful back to Bariloche. That's the eighth lake, although it's not part of Siete Lagos. But take note that the roads are not paved and you're going to need more time to drive through the gravel roads. Alain de Botton - Here's a plug for his book that I would recommend to everyone, regardless if you enjoy travelling or not. The Art of Travel. I think there's even a video commentary on YouTube for you lazy f***s.
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