Santiago de Chile
Travel Blogs from Santiago de Chile, Chile
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In the beginning, there was an airport
... , so maybe that´s why). By some miracle, all components arrived in South America intact. As I was rebuilding it in the foyer of Santiago airport, I looked up to see that I had drawn quite a crowd. Then a couple of taxi drivers tried to get a tip out of ...
Leaving the South American mainland
... so we posted them to my sisters in America instead (only 35pounds/US$65 and better than carrying them any further...). Santiago is quite a modern city and surrounded by snow-capped mountains although they are sometimes just a hazy view because of smog. ...
They come in threes...
... no buses coming around the corner... And then there's a pop from the right rear. Brilliant. Stranded. 3am. Santiago freeway. Living the dream... So, to the Top 5. Sheraton hey? I don't know if I've ...
Goodbye!
The way too short, but great, visit of my parents came to an end. Time to say goodbye and to move on to Argentina. ...
No hablo español!!!
... back home, unlike Australia and New Zealand. The first thing that's a welcome change is how cheap everything is - and apparently Chile is the most expensive country in South America! But when you translate it back to pounds, it's just ridiculous ...
Wine and movies
... was the weirdest feeling realising that when the movie was finished we wouldn't go back to Fallowfield but a room in a hostel in Santiago, Chile. Today we had planned to visit one of the wineries in Santiago but much to our disappointment there are no ...
cafe con piernas
... continent, een nieuwe stad, een nieuwe taal....Het was weer even wennen toen we aankwamen op het vliegveld van Santiago de Chili. Gelukkig hoefden we geen 140USD te betalen bij aankomst zoals Amerikanen, Canadezen, Albanezen en Australiers maar kregen we ...
Santiago de Chile
After a brief stopover in Auckland, New Zealand, we arrived here in Santiago de Chile about an hour ahead of schedule. We opted for a shuttle bus for the trip to the Marriott Hotel. The tickets are available for sale at the exit from the customs hall and ...
Andeeeeeeeeeeeees
... ) and a huge cut of excellent beef. Morris the pro surfing Chilean boyfriend of our host did a wicked job. Best beef ever. Santiago tonight before picking up Ed's colleague from the airport tomorrow. The views of the Andes are incredible here. It was very ...
Santiago de Chile
wieder mal muede (wie immer ;-)) kommen wir mitten in der nacht in chile an. per taxi gehts zum hotel. der señor redet viel und wir verstehen nur wenig. aber mit nem "si,si" und "aha" scheint er zufrieden zu ...
Visit SANTIAGO DE CHILE. February 21
... the neighborhood of Vitacura. Chilean clams, famous in the world are here delicious. You'll find more pictures of Santiago at this link. Use the Google translator top of the page: ...
Und nochmal: Ankommen ist alles!
... . Und darf da nur sitzen, wenn man die Instruktionskarte fuer den Notfall versteht. Ja, auf Sicherheit legt LAN viel Wert. Santiago de Chile. Beim letzten Mal kam ich hier sieben Mal vorbei, fast schon alte Heimat. Schnelle Immigration, schneller Zoll, ...
Santiago de Chile
... .... to taste wine! The wine that we usually drink at home is Concha Y Toro, and guess what wine is made just outside Santiago de Chile... you guessed it clever clogs... Concha Y Toro! We made our way out to the Concha y Toro Vineyard (click here for ...
Ultimos días en San Pedro y llegada a Santiago
... 's) y despedirnos de Chapulín (nuestro compañero fiel ). A las 8 y 50, en punto, salió el bus con destino Santiago de Chile, pasando antes por Antofatasta, Chañaral y Copiapó..(si no estoy mal); casi 24 horas de bus. Llegamos a Santiago el sabado ...
Uh Oh
Well here I am in Chile! It is quite a different expirence. It is much more like my trip to Mexico City. Well apart from I do not have such an excellent guide and it is not that crouded. I have discovered just how hard it is to understand NOTHING ...
Auf nach Suedamerika
Sind nach einem langen anstrengden Flug gut in Chile angekommen und erholen jetzt erst mal von unserem ...
Quito - Santiago
... on the free computers and to have a drink and a quick snack. Boarding was quick and easy. The flight from Quito to Santiago de Chile with a brief stopover in Guayaquil, was operated by LAN Ecuador. The flight was only half-full, so we had a seat between ...
And so it begins
... more times than I can count, Maggie and I get up from the table after breakfast just in time to start making lunch. * Santiago and Chile (from what I know of it) is an odd mix of developing and developed countries. It is not uncommon to see a ...
From Buenos Aires to Santiago (Chile). February 21
... , (almost all for your extension), modernity and warmth of its people. You'll find more pictures and Santiago Guide at this link. Use the Google translator top of the page: ...
Imagine
... zonder afgesproken te hebben, een Duits-Colombiaans setje tegen die we eerder aan de andere kant van de wereld in Nieuw Zeeland hadden ontmoet. Onze vlucht naar Santiago en Paaseiland vertrekt vanaf Punta Arenas in het zuiden van Patagonie en na een week ...
The trials and tribulations of learning Spanish
... such good English that the moment we attempted our carefully prepared sentences, they would immediately reply in English. In Chile it was somewhat more difficult, and our Spanish was tested a little more. Here are some of the ...
Happy Birthday Jim!
... offices--is to be opened in this long, thin country. ** Note for American, Canadian, Australian and Mexican travelers to Chile: there is a reciprocal entry tax (in other words, getting back at us for our nations' visa costs). For ...
Santiago De Chile en Transite
Our flight from Quito has just arrived it`s 5am in Santiago. we`re etting ready to go to Rio. They`ve just called the ...
plane wars
So we finally left cuba for chile, but unfortunetly for us because of our ticketing, we needed to fly havana-cancun-miami-santiago. This would have been fine if all our flights were in order, but as it seems nothing was going our way and it wasnt the ...
Back to Sara
... ser un molt bon hotel de 3 estrelles. Prou contents oi Sara? :) Ens hi estem fins dimarts, visitant Santiago i dedican-mos temps l'un a l'altre en calma, que és ja de lo que es tractava. COM T'ENYORAVA SARA!!!! Però ja ho saps, oi? "Nunca, me podré ...
Santiago de Chile
We had been prepared for a pretty unpleasant experience in Santiago, having been told by numerous travellers that the city was polluted, had few impressive sights and was generally not worthy of more than a few days at most. And so it was with some ...
Santiago
... was like a kid at Christmas. It´s nice to back out again after settling into NZ. New places, people etc etc. We flew into Santiago after leaving at 17-35 NZ time and landed 5 hours before. We crossed the dateline, which has messed my bodyclock up a ...
Ride back to Chile
Little to comment on our trip from Argentina back to Santiago apart from: - the bus was 2 hours late to pick us up - it took everyone 3 hours to pass the Argentinian - Chilean frontier - we went back chatting with Chileans and Argentinians who just ...
Topaktuell
... soll, wenn es am Schoensten ist. So nehme ich die beeindruckenden und unvergesslichen Erinnerungen von den Osterinseln via Santiago de Chile nach Lima mit. Falls ich wieder einmal eine Reise nach Suedamerika unternehme, weiss ich jetzt schon, dass ...
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