I am here safe and feeling slightly better.
My flight was okay except for drunken idiots chanting, “hurry up pilot” throughout the flight and for major turbulence. I’ve been on a lot of rocky rides but this one made the whole plane scream because it felt as if we were free falling in the midst of a major storm at one point. Even the air hostesses looked super worried!
Before arriving, I’ve was told a few horror stories of taxis robbing foreigners or holding bags hostage until they’ve been given a ridiculous amount of money. To avoid that, I asked the hotel to arrange for a car to pick me up. Sure enough, it never came. I avoided everyone begging me to get into their taxis and got in to a shared car ride called Transvip. It cost CHF 5500 (about USD $ 10) to get to the center of Santiago and the ride was smooth. The hotel where I’m staying is super cheap and in a pretty good location. However, it looks like the mattresses are 20 years old, the sink is leaking water, it’s so cold, and it’s super noisy. It looks like I’m going to have to get used to crappy, crowded, or/and uncomfortable accommodation but I know it’ll be worth all the great adventures to come.
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