Will Be Right Back

I didn't spend all my time in Chile on a bike. I also had a chance to explore some of its cities.   Maybe it's because I was attracted to more shady parts of the cities, but somehow everywhere I went I was seeing graffiti. A lot of it. Murals everywhere. So much that when I started looking at my pictures from Santiago, Viña del Mar and Valparaíso it felt like the main theme connection all the places. Trip map courtesy of Wanderlog , a trip planner app on iOS and Android Different Christmas White Christmas? No this year. I did this many times, I spent many Christmas periods in warm places and it still feels weird to see a christmas tree in a summer setting. But Chile has some new surprises. I think it must've been quite hot with the beard on...  ... because it was more than 40 degrees! If this lady knew how hot it is she wouldn't be so happy. Chile has its own ways to get cooler on a hot day. When street vendor replied "mote con huesillos" to my question I...

No, this is not going to be a fairytale, despite the title that would suggest it. No, I'm not starting a punk rock band with a fancy name. I've just finished two weeks long cycling trip through Chile and wanted to share it here. Where the silly name comes from then? You'll have to read it to find the answer. I'll be going through four different provinces in the central-south part of this very, very long country. Some things would change along the way, weather being one of them, others will stay there all the way, like omnipresent volcanoes. Map created using Wanderlog, a vacation planner app on iOS and Android The Tree This time I'm not randomly wandering on a bike. This time I'm on a mission. So... long, long time ago, beyond seven lands, beyond seven seas I decided to go to Los Ángeles in a search of the tree. (No, not this Los Angeles. Mine was different, and I've heard this joke countless times when someone was asking where I'm coming from and w...