Chile - anyone been?

[garlictwist]

DH and I considering going to Chile over Christmas. Has anyone ever been? Whereabouts did you go? Any recommendations or stuff to avoid? I'd like to see the Atacama Desert but also Patagonia and realise they are very far from each other.

Thank you for posting the article @HangingOver .

I’d say so - we went during Tapati festival which was fun so as well as seeing the moai and archaeological side of things we also got to see the modern celebration of their culture.

@garlictwist I have had the rabies vaccine but I got it for when I was trekking in rural Vietnam, I don’t think you need it for Chile. I didn’t really see stray dogs/cats - in some rural areas dogs are loose but they are owned by people and well looked after.

I didn’t have the rabies jab as we booked last minute so there wasn’t time. My DH already had it. We did see wild street dogs in some cities which made me a bit nervous but they left us entirely alone.