Concon, Chile Travel Blogs

Cuidad Ascensor
Apr 4, 2005 (5 photos)

Monday April 4th 2005 Made a mistake in dates thinking I had less time than I have, so booked my bus to Santiago for today - decision was vindicated though, as the blue sky has gone, to be replaced with heavy rain. Spent all day on the bus, then ...

Beach Camping!!
Feb 17, 2008 (6 photos)

Sunday we had to get up and pack up our tent since we were kind of out in the open in the campground´s soccer field.  then we headed south towards valparaíso looking for any camping.  over a sand dune we saw some tents and got real excited. ismael ...

Con Con and Renaca
Jun 15, 2008 (5 photos)

A day out or two up the coast from Vina del Mar reveals fishing villages and great seascapes along the Pacific Coast.

Valparaiso - The Petty Crime Centre of the World
Jan 20, 2006 (10 photos)

... to the coast, to a place called Valparaiso, possibly the dodgiest place ever! Its the central port for basically the whole of Chile, supplying Santiago and the surrounds. It is surrounded by 7 ´Cerros´ or Hills, covered in colorful houses, similar to ´La ...

From Vino to Vina
Feb 25, 2008 (46 photos)

... can upload our journal entries - but eventually they will all be posted.  We are really looking forward to seeing more of Chile - it is such a beautiful country - it has greatly exceeded our expectations.  Would it be too far for people to come ...

wenn man des reiten nennen kann!?
Aug 5, 2007 (5 photos)

also so der brineger war des ja nicht! wenn die pferde keine halbe stunde laufen koennen!

Where is the sun????????
Jul 1, 2007

So we headed to the coast in the hope of even more sunshine than there was in Santiago. Well we arrived and the town was covered in a thick fog which has been there ever since. So its back to wearing all the clothes I own!! The youth hostel, el Yoyo, is ...

Family Outing!
Jun 29, 2009 (101 photos)

... ; We stopped a couple of times to take pictures, and afterwards we met up with Pablo and Jenny at a seafood restaurant in Concon.  There I tried mancha (never could figure out what it is exactly), clams, muscles, shrimp, loco, and probably a couple of ...

More like the Chile I had hoped for
Apr 14, 2005 (3 photos)

Leaving the problems I came across in the north of Chile behind, the whole Chilean experience improved considerably for me at the port city of Valparaíso. It immediately struck me as somewhere that would be more interesting to visit - a bit old and rundown ...

Renaca Beach - 'What a Wonderful World'
Dec 12, 2002 (5 photos)

Drinking at Mr Egg - great nights, a beautiful beach and amazing people. Hiring a car in Chile - madman! Hours driving around trying to find a Clock and meet people.

Our first week in Concon Chile
Jul 5, 2007 (2 photos)

We have been in Concon Chile for a week now.  I started this trip from Moreno Valley, California where I live, to Oswego, Chicago where Andy lives.  We had tickets to see the stage play "Wicked" for Friday June 15, 20007.  The following ...

Visiting ConCon
Dec 15, 2009 (12 photos)

... may not make it to the blog. Mom & Les were enjoying a warm spot amongst the beautiful flowers. We decided to return to ConCon for supper. Later in the day on Sunday the town was full of people and dogs. The empandas were FANTASTIC. We couldn't have ...

Viernes Santa
Apr 8, 2007 (8 photos)

It was Good Friday and I didn't have to work, so we went out for some great seafood, wine and pisco sours for lunch, then horseback riding on the beach.  After taking a nap, we went out to dinner for a Spanish tortilla and a crepe at a place called ...

Adventures until the end....
Oct 16, 2009

Four days left in America de Sur.  I crave beach!  Pedro and Jorge drop me off at the beach in Concon just north of Vina Del Mar.  After an empanada and coffee (this is becoming a ritual) I walk on the beach, meditate, read my book and get a ...

Travel to the north of Valparaiso
Sep 19, 2008

Today I travelled along the coast to the north of Valparaiso/Vina.  The highlight was a town called Zapallar.

Breezy beachtowns of yet still chilly Chile
Dec 5, 2008 (31 photos)

... are darker in colour. All in all, Valparaiso is a vast change from the comparably clean and odour free streets of Santiago. Concon is about a 30 minute bus ride from Valparaiso. You will pass through Vina del Mar and Renaca before arriving in Concon. ...

A Radisson?
Oct 12, 2009 (5 photos)

... Radisson that I have ever seen.  All the rooms have floor to ceiling windows looking out the the Pacific coast.  Concon is a larger resort town than Zapallar, and has a wider variety of restaurants.  After 5 days of fish for lunch/dinner, ...