Valparaíso, Chile

Today I headed west to the colourful seaside port of Valparaiso. This meant my first ride on a Chilean bus (so much better than National Express!) and first time getting a collective (shared taxi). It has all gone relatively smoothly, with the use of the amazing google translate I even booked the bus back on Saturday. First impressions are good, lots of colourful houses, funicular railways and hills. The best bit is that it is at least 5 degrees cooler than Santiago!