Chile Handbook

Toby Green first went to Chile as an English teacher in 1992, when he spent a year working in Santiago, and travelled the country from Arica to Tierra del Fuego. He has been back several times since, whilst developing a career as a writer and editor. He has written for many of the UK national newspapers, and is the author of two works of narrative travel, Saddled with Darwin which was nominated for 2 literary prizes and translated into 5 languages, and Meeting the Invisible Man. He lives in Gloucestershire, trying his best to resist learning to drive.

A foot in the door; essentials; planning your trip; before you travel; money; getting there; touching down; where to stay; getting around; keeping in touch; food and drink; shopping entertainment and nightlife; holidays; special interest travel; health; further reading; the Santiago Region; Valparaiso and Vina del Mar; from Santiago to La Serena; north of La Serena; Antofagasta, Calama and San Pedro; Iquique, Arica and the far north; the central valley; the lake district; Chiloe; the Camino Austral; the far south; Tierra del Fuego; Chillean Pacific Islands; background; footnotes.