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Isla Negra
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Valpariso
This is a top pick! Alex: Valpo was another great impromptu stop. It is right next to Viña del Mar and Dean and I had considered coming here instead of Viña but it didn't sound wonderful in the guidebook, either showing how subjective these things are or how out of ...
Isla Negra, Chile
This is a top pick! ... tell the others. She then DID tell the others and that is how it got published in that l'il ol' rickety bus-vagen de Isla Negra. (Actually a Mercedes, just in case the tour company is reading this.) I have included it in the penultimate log page. AND A ...
Pablo Neruda
This is a top pick! Born Ricardo Neftalí Reyes Basoalto July 12, 1904(1904-07-12 ) Parral, Chile Died September 23, 1973 (aged 69) Santiago, Chile Occupation Poet, Diplomat, Political figure Notable award(s) Nobel Prize for Literature ...
camping
... trees. However I think my definition of dream beach was redefined if at least for the moment of the coast line around Isla Negra. Like Northern California the coast is lined with rocky cliffs with inlets of sand. The color of the ocean was ...
Neruda and Valpo
Day trip to Valparaiso and Isla Negra, which in fact is not an island,. its just where Pablo Neruda has his favourite house and where he is laid to rest with his third wife, Matilde. The bus rides were so beautifully senic, it was fantastic. The time ...
Isla Negra
I don't see any reason to hang around so I go to Isla Negra to tour the primary house of Pablo Naruda. It is 90 minutes away from Valparaiso and from Santiago. It is set on the coast, excellent views with an interesting architecture. The house is designed ...
Isla Negra, House of Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda had three houses but the one at Isla Negra is by far the best. His poetry and architecture are melded here. It isn't clear which inspires which. All Chilenos will be familiar with his poems but, for English speakers deprived of these, I ...
From Santiago de Chile to Isla Negra
... cannot take pictures inside the house :(( It was drizzling and the forecast indicated more drizzling so I came back to Santiago instead of going to Valparaiso ... From Santiago to Isla Negra: Bus Costa Central SA (Alameda Terminal) CL $ ...
An axe through the head??!!!!!!!!
... nice to us. Once we arrived and got settled we headed out for a tour of the area and saw some of the beautiful coastline of Chile (south of Valparaiso). We then headed to a friend of their's bakery to get some fresh empanadas for dinner. On the way home ...
mittagessen!
letzter sonntag in der familie und was haben wir gemacht? wir waren mittagessen! war ja klar! sonst nix aber was soll man auch erwarten! ich muss allerdings sagen dass es ziemlich gut geschmeckt hat! schwertfisch mit pommes! isst man ja nicht alle tage! ...
Isla Negra & leaving Valparaiso....
... to leave them - it has been great to chat in Spanish so much. The learning curve has been HUGE!! Today, I went to Isla Negra (south of Valparaiso), which is one of the three houses that the Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, lived in (I visited La ...
The Isla that's not
... , travelling entrepreneur and journalistic extraordinaire...or something like that. Keeping in the spirit of being behind schedule, I'll cover Isla Negra today, the island that actually isn't an island but is still incredibly worth visiting. As for a ...
hippies and graveyards
well, i have completed my second week in chile, and it is still as wonderful as the first day. the weather has also been cooperating more, so that is a definite plus. took another walking tour through the hills of valpo, it is quite a different world up ...
Pablo Neruda and Empanadas
... of Chile, having published many poems and books and even wining the Nobel Prize. He actually had several houses throughout Chile, but the one at Isla Negra is supposed to be the biggest and the best. It was interesting, but very weird. We weren't allowed ...
Landschaft
Ich moechte ein bisschen ueber die Landschaft hier erzaehlen: Es ist recht bergig hier. Ungefaehr so wie im Schwarzwald. Allerdings werden die Berge sehr viel schneller hoeher..Die Haeuser in Viña bedecken selbst die steilsten Haenge. Manche scheinen ...
avocadopfluecker
das hat bestimmt noch keienr gemacht! die familie hier hat naemlich eine avocadoplantage und da waren wir zum ...
first views of chile...
... here for about a week now, went out with some folks for the fourth, we celebrated an american holiday in a mexican restaurant in chile... i love the irony. also got to participate in some world cup action at one of the local bars, cafe journal, it was a ...
Neruda Isla Negra
I went to visit the house of Neruda: the Isla Negra which is on the Isla Negra (not an Island but a quarter near the ocean) which is at 80km from Valparaiso. I took a tour when I arrived with a group of Chileans. I would have like to show some pictures of ...
haze clearing
... we eventually got out of there and continued on (aperramos) to find a bar. Today the whole IES group went to the coast town of Isla Negra where one of three of Pablo Neruda's houses are. This one is supposodly the best and I'd believe it because it was ...
Vina Del Mar
... like rubbing alcohol! Next, we went to the beach, which is also only about an hour outside of Santiago...gotta love Chile. We enjoyed several typical long and leisurely South American style lunches and were able to do some shopping. This area (and ...
Last one for SA!
After a windy night in the tent, it was time to say goodbye, and head back to dreary Santiago. After a night there, and another Maccers salad (every meal we have eaten in Santiago has been a maccers salad, as 2 eat anything else is instant cardiac ...
Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar on the Pacific Coast
... family from within 200 miles had come to shop at the same time as us. It needs to be mentioned here that people from Chile work their trollies in exactly the same way that they drive! Yes you guessed it... there was some serious trolley rage! and ...
Día perdido con mis cameras
Journée perdue avec mes appareils photos Lost day with my cameras ---------- Malgré toutes les fresques et maisons incroyables qu'il y a à Valparaíso, et bien parfois j'avais envie d'aller voir autre chose que des fresques ou des maisons. Par chance ...
Isla Negra
Today we went to Isla Negra. Its a beach town about 2 hours from Santiago very close to Vina del Mar and Valparaiso. Its the town where Pablo Neruda has one of his 3 houses. Pablo Neruda was also a Noble Prize-winning poet and writer. He traveled the ...
Santiago/Isla Negra
My last trip was to Pablo Neruda's favorite home in Isla Negra, a hull-shaped seashore cottage personally designed in homage to maritime culture and international kitsch. As his home in nearby Valparaiso, it is filled with native African and American ...
more meat, pebble sounds and relaxation
After meeting up with Pedro I spent two days with him and his friends at a cabaña in a quiet spot with it's own beach. There were humming birds and butterflies in the flowers, a beach with large rolling waves crashing up it and plenty of food. Pedro's ...
Travel to the south of Valparaiso
Today I travelled to various cities along the coast south of Valparaiso. The highlight was Isla Negra, which is where Pablo Neruda´s most famous house is located. Pablo Neruda is the Chilean poet that won the Nobel Prize in ...
Isla Negra - Nerudas zweites Haus.
Nach einem Stadtrundgang und einer Rundfahrt durch den Hafen von Valparaiso fuhren wir am Nachmittag nach Isla Negra, dem zweiten Wohnsitz von Pablo Neruda. In seinem dortigen Haus hat Neruda am meisten gelebt und so sind auch seine Sammlungen von ...
Trip to El Campos and Isla Negra
... hung out and tried to recover from our ¨headaches¨. lol. But on Sunday Kristen, Trish, Marcello, Coca, and I all went to Ilsa Negra to go to another one of Pablo Nerudas houses. It was amazing. Once again we couldn´t get pictures from inside but we ...
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