A Chilean mountain bike vendor in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, years ago shared with me what would be an ideal trip when I some day would travel to Chile. My goal is to see the world and Chile is on my list! I had been holding onto this small piece of paper where he had drawn a map for me. It has been at least 6 – 7 years! I truly appreciated the information, yet I will be joining a tour in South America soon. Unfortunately his itinerary would be for me to wander on my own to cover all that this map details. I’ll see how it coincides with the tour. I’m not going in May, as he had recommended … follow my blog and you’ll see how the trip goes.

“”Chau” or “chao” is “bye” in Chilean Spanish. While spelled differently than “ciao” in Italian which can be used for “bye”, it is pronounced the same! Okay, learning something new every day! Chau!