Concepcion
Travel Blogs from Concepcion, Chile
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The immaculate Conception
... it, it was a good atmosphere, the Chileans are obviously very passionate about football, it was a good game, but amazingly Chile beat Argentina 1 - 0 . It was the first time that they had ever beaten them in a competitve match, so understandbly the crowd ...
Last days in Conce
hey, die letzte woche concepcion und damit as ende meiner zweiten reiseetappe hat begonnen. es ist noch viel zu organisieren bevor es losgeht. bei meinem praktikum muss ich eine endpraesentation halten und noch die ein oder andere arbeit einreichen. ...
Meeting a Chilean family
... ever made. They were so great, for a few days we travelled with Fifi and Patty and then they took us to their home in Concepcion, where they really made us feel part of the family. We went bowling with Patty´s son and uncle and we even made them some ...
Erster Eintrag
... aber zum Glueck nicht gerade am Ausbrechen. Ich weiss nicht, ob ihr von dem Vulkanausbruch in der Region Las Lagos hier in Chile gehoert habt. Gar nciht so weit weg von hier (fuer chilenische Verhaeltnisse). Fotos kommen noch! Hier ist schon der Herbst ...
Day Trip to the River Mouth
Just a quick 25 minute drive to this native forest reserve where the Rio Bio Bio meets the ocean and we can escape from the city life in Concepción. On this first trip to the so called Desembocadura, we witnessed a breathtaking sunset. Check it ...
Snow -> Beach -> Snow
Sunday cruise from Termas to Constitution (sick left point! with only 2 guys surfing) - black sand and summer weather - surreal. And then on the same day, back to North Andes near Santiago - 3 Valleys, 3 resorts, the best in S.America apparently. ...
This is where the Chilean escapade starts
This was where we started driving from to get to the ...
My Chilean Family
Well, here I am in Concepcion once again. How crazy it is to be here. So much is familiar and so much is unchanged. I felt comfortable here the moment I arrived. I am sleeping in the same bedroom as I did when I lived here. They have had 3 other ...
Halloween is Young in Chile but We Represented
What a night. It definitely did not compare to crazy halloween night in SB but we represented California quite well. I dressed up as "El Rey de los Huevones" also know as the king of the fools. It´s a character from a Chilean movie that I saw with my ...
First week in Concepcion...
... , we would spend half the time talking in english and half talking in spanish. So I've saved the most challenging aspect of Concepcion for last: my family. Silvia, the mom, is an accountant that works at the University and Roberto, the dad, ...
Mi Casa es Mi Casa
Hola Amigos y Familia, I have arrive unscathed to my modest home in Concepción. I am pleased with my family and the location of my dwelling. I am within walking distance of the campus and the city center while other students have to take buses to ...
Xmas in Chile
Sebastian spends Xmas in Chile and travels around a bit with family. His second visit to see his faraway ...
Down to the last month...
I can't believe that several people have actually emailed me saying that I need to do an update to the blog- I didn't know that people were actually reading this! With that being said, sorry for the lack of updates, but unfortunately, there haven't ...
¡Nos hemos bañado en el mar!
My housemate woke me up at 7am asking if I wanted to go to the beach. A few hours later we arrived at the livey city of Concepción. I finally found a sports bra in a huge department store - most Chilean ladies do not seem to wear them to the gym so ...
El desastre
Our volunteering work falls through... (for this time) Our contacts to do volunteer work in the area hit by the February earthquake fall through because this is a long weekend (día de los muertos), but we still go to have a look. Dichato we are told ...
Coming Home (in Chile)
Lota, Chile: After a 10 year absence, I finally returned to Lota - where I lived as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1995 - 1997. Chile´s poorest city, it continues to struggle but its people remain open and big-hearted. ...
Tirúa - Concepción
... sah mein bevorstehender Abend noch ganz anders aus... Die sieben Lick's sind aus Australien für drei Monate nach Chile gekommen und helfen beim Aufbau einer völlig im Jahr zuvor durch das starke Erdbeben zerstörte Kirche wieder aufzubauen. ...
La Gente
... (In fact, when I told Pedro that I was having wine sent, he asked ¨Why? We have excellent wine here in Chile. :) And the Chileans never rush. Chilean men never miss a chance to slow down to look at a pretty woman (or ...
Closure
... means "babies" in Chilean spanish)but she may just be the best babysitter I ever had. There are just a few reasons why I love Concepcion and my life for the last 3 months: 1. My Chilean dad Pedro. He has made it his goal to get me drunk at ...
The end is near
... done... Then, the week after that is going to be traveling by myself in 3 or 4 different nearby cities in the south of Chile. Somehow the concept of traveling alone doesn't scare me anymore...so that's good... Well, enough of my future plans that you ...
earthquake!!
... let u all know that me and fi are out of disaster zone and have just made it to New Zealand woohooo We had got to chile last fri afternoon to catch out flight and then that night the earthquake happened! We hadn't gone out that night (SHOCK HORROR haha) ...
Naar Concepcion
We verlaten het merengebied en gaan verder met onze tocht naar het noorden, via de rio Bio Bio naar Concepcion, de tweede grootste stad van Chile waar we een afspraak hebben met Dania, een weerzien voor Constanza 18 jaar later. Een kort bezoek aan de ...
Weekend du tremblement de Dieu
... couche sur le cote et celui d'a cote, endommage devra etre detruit! Les 2 etaient tres recents!!! I took a night bus to Concepcion from Osorno, with 'bed' i.e. with a spacious seat that can recline 65 degres. Confortable but I slept little and not very ...
Concepcion et Tomè
... appeler ici....La plage de Tome est situee dans un petit village de pecheurs, a une vigtaine de kms au sud de Concepcion,particulierement pauvre. Nous y avons mangè un des poissons les plus frais de notre existence mais toujours panè et servi avec une ...
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