Author: neil

Pichilemu hadn’t seemed big enough to support my theory of big-city long-weekenders being responsible for all the aggressive drivers that had sped past us on our way into town. But on our way out heading south, the road stayed down near the beach for several miles, and the whole way was lined with vacation rentals…

Our fourth consecutive ride out from Valparaiso was our fourth consecutive day with a pedaling time near four hours, which is at the higher end of what we would prefer to average. Thus, it led to a planned rest-day, with the expectation that it would be an opportunity to assess the challenges that this new…

The cute brown box we slept in was a rare AirBNB for us without a kitchen, but last night we assembled our no-cook Greek Salad, since the grocery store had feta cheese (and olives in bags, but I had to pit them manually, a task more difficult than I’d assumed). Then this morning it was…

Our accommodation was called “Bed & Wine”, and while it provided a bed, there was no wine. There was a breakfast included in place of the wine, but it would only be served at 9am, well after we would need to depart, so we just put together our own breakfast in the shared kitchen like…

When I searched for bike tourers who have passed through Valparaiso, it seemed like most of them actually rode through Santiago, and took a bus (without their bikes) back and forth to sight-see for a day or two. While that was a nice affirmation of our enjoyment of the city, it was also an implicit…