La Serena Stories


Back to sea level and normal oxygen levels !

Hola ! Well, I'm here in Chile and before I forget I have to say that the Chileños are really nice people, very welcoming and warm. Once we arrived in San Pedro de Acatama me and Denis set out to find a hostel, something I have never had a problem with before but obviously down here I think I'm going to have to start booking in advance which is a ...


Just like at Grandma´s!

Bleary-eyed and half-asleep, we arrived in the cold early morning at quaint La Serena. Hardly a soul in sight, we made our way in the 4.30am pre-dawn darkness to the little street of Los Rojas in search of Casa Maria´s "Ring the bell" Once...twice...three times... "Do you think someone will answer?" "Oh, I hear someone" "Hola? Casa Maria`s?" "Si,...


lagrima de san pedro

I lost the boys today. I needed some space. And that means I´ve really had a chance to explore La Serena. When we arrivied here, I just considered it a stop over on the way to San Pedro but now that we have stayed a couple of days I like it more and more. Its so much prettier than Santiago, its more spanish and much much cleaner. There are something lik...


the tassie connection¿

I´m about to board an overnighter to San Pedro but I couldn´t wait to tell you all about the first tassie connection. At the moment we are staying with a Chilean family in La Serena, this coastal town north of Santiago.This is not a particularly popular place let me just stress, its just some random town off the map. Staying with us ,are maybe five or s...