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Entering Santiago
Feb 9, 2008
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"Panorama image from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org (Click on the image to enlarge) The air is Antarctic clean compared to the oft diesel entrapped fumes of Buenos Aires. Not ..."
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The Andes - so near but yet so far
Nov 19, 2007
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"Day 31 (Rio and away) November 19 Get up and head down to brekkie. This time we get a table right against the window looking across to the beach. The day is goin ..."
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aussiepanda
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Saludos from Santiago, Chile!
Aug 27, 2007
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"6,300 miles later and I'm now in the beautiful city of Santiago, Chile! I arrived last night and words cannot describe how excited I am to be here. This trip is not just a site-see ..."
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semi-backpacker
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Santiago... while I was trying to get to Mendoza??
Mar 22, 2008
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"After 36h of bus, going from Iguazu Falls to Mendoza, I eventually arrived in Mendoza around 10pm. On my way, I called 6 hostels to find out that none of them had any vacancy ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
erriuc
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chile con carne + andes mints
Oct 27, 2005
(54 photos)
"Maybe I should start by correcting everyone on the pronunciation of "Chile". It's not like chili that you eat. It's pronounced more like "chee'lay". So when I get home no one bette ..."
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twittg
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Visitors
Oct 28, 2006
"I am in Santiago now, picking up my parents at the airport tomorrow morning after which we will head south in our 4x4 towards the lake district... the begining of PATAGONIA! By the ..."
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esbjorn
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Santiago
Mar 2, 2007
"Alex: We only spent one night in Santiago as we are going to "do" it properly later. Mum and dad dropped us off at about mid day and our original plan had been to jump straight on ..."
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alexndean
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Over-indulgence to the max!
Jan 18, 2007
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"In front of us lay the longest bus journey of our travels yet...........24 hours of joyeous arse sitting!! Which wouldnt have been so bad if it hadnt been for the chilean bus drive ..."
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neilandamy
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Splendid Santiago
Apr 12, 1992
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"We went to Santiago for several days simply to catch our breath a bit, and wait for a bus to take us to Argentina. The town itself is nice, clean, safe, you can walk around, nice p ..."
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laorfamily
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Rendezvous in Santiago... and plenty of good wine!
Nov 30, 2005
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"Having spent a boring day in grim, depressing Puerto Montt (after being rained out of the Chilean Lakes), we flew to Santiago on Saturday 26 November. We arrived in the mid-afterno ..."
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idarich
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Arrived in Santiago
Oct 6, 2006
"Iīve decided to hang around here in Santiago until I find the energy to travel again... whether thatīs 1, 2 or 3 weeks. Iīm kind of over travel now and desperately want to relax, d ..."
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shanewilson
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Still the longest day of our life
Jun 7, 2006
"Flight left at about 17.00 and as we were crossing the international date line (first time ever!) we actually arrived at Santiago at midday the same day. Flight was good esp the en ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
emanddave
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South American Sophistication
Jun 10, 2007
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"He Said: In our travels this past year we have been to a LOT of cities. Most have been dirty, corrupt and plainly unlivable. Santiago is far from all of that. Although other than a ..."
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globedecker
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Smuggling Tetley Tea and Jaffa Cakes
Nov 17, 2006
(29 photos)
"I don't see what every ones problem is with Santiago, lots of travellers have written the place off, but for me I have been to worst places. Yes its not as striking as Rio or BA, b ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
hodge
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Dear Paul
Oct 1, 2006
"Dear Paul, We would like to thank you for finding us at the airport today. Obviously we looked a little lost and you took it upon yourself to offer assistance in finding a place to ..."
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eatdessertfirst
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Back in civilisation
Nov 17, 2006
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"Still with the tour we spent two nights in San Pedro de Atacama before flying to the capital Santiago. San Pedro served its purpose - a place to recover after our journey across th ..."
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easties
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Yawn : - O
Feb 4, 2002
"Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday, I watched the game at the hostel lounge with a few other guys there, while Juliette chatted with other girls at the hostel. It was her first experi ..."
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panf007
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Santiago and Beyond
Jan 22, 2007
"Alive and well... with a few more stories, none involving the police or robberies Lazy days in Valparaiso living like a local, returning to Mr Egg and enjoying one of the be ..."
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catters
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Slowly getting settled
Feb 18, 2006
"After a full day and a full night on Delta airlines, I landed here in Chile on Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. local time (two hours more than east coast time). The next two days we ..."
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arichardson
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Santiago
Jan 18, 2006
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"Finally left Mendoza with Murry and came through customs at 3am, only for the unfriendly customs staff to confiscate are new Mateī cups (Mateī is a herbal tea that is huge in Argen ..."
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jag
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Fatal Mistake
Dec 17, 2005
"The tiny screen in front of me was my lifeline. Set on GPS, it showed my location as if I were looking from the cockpit, with the jagged peaks of the Andes on my left. Other screen ..."
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burtonll
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Living the same day twice
Feb 4, 2006
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"We board Lan Chile flight LA800 from Auckland to Santiago at about 6pm on the 4th of Feb. As we fly east night falls quickly, and we canīt sleep in the cramped conditions and gener ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
rachel_john
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The Eagle has Landed...
Jan 18, 2006
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"We are on the ground, safe and sound in Chile. Getting here was a bit trickier than expected. Our flight on Sunday was delayed as the crack SFO security team decided that one of ou ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
midlifecrisis
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Going to the Island
Nov 6, 2005
(2 photos)
"Just a very quick entry to share my excitement and general gob-smackedness at some very exciting news.......on Tuesday, I am heading to Easter Island! Just yesterday found a specia ..."
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sarah_s_america
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Crossing the Dateline
Nov 23, 2005
"Time to cross the international dateline. Goodbye New Zealand Hello Chile Goodbye 23rd of November Hello, errr, 23rd of November Goodbye early nights Hello jet lag Goodbye English ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
irax
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Habla Ingles??
Apr 21, 2006
"Hola!!! First impressions of Santiago? Well, lets just say first impressions don't last, at least not in this part of the world. We thought it was noisy, smelly and thick with smog ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
meercatvinny
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Back to the City.....
Jan 27, 2005
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"Arrived in Santiago chiles capital today.... what a great City!! Very westernised but still unmistakable south american vibe. We were staying downtown and in the evenings travelled ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
steveanderson
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South America!!! Hola everyone!
Jun 6, 2005
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"Back on the plane again and many more films & glasses of Chilean wine later (well..you've got to try the local produce!), we both woke up to amazing views of the snow-capped Andes ..."
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dawn_smedley
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Killing Time
Mar 30, 2005
"With eight hours to go before our next bus left we decided to look up Madeline and Mike our new Irish buddies from pucon, who are teaching English in Santiago. On checking our emai ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
jodifer
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The Photogenic Capital City
Feb 23, 2007
(15 photos)
"Arriving in Santiago, I discovered a city that is organized, modern, and architecturally photogenic. And just a few kilometers away sits the second highest mountain range in ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
jeffsadventures
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While my panpipes gently weep
Sep 28, 2004
"I made it over the border to the small, dusty and touristy town of San Pedro de Atacama. Chile is the thirteenth country on my trip, and I didn't start off with the best of luck. S ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
dazzla
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Spring time in Chile!
Sep 14, 2004
(20 photos)
"I know, I know, it has been a little while since I have updated my diary and suddenly here I am in Chile. The good news is I am alive and well now...although I have had a bit of a ..."
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sarahwalsh
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The land of free wine and champagne!
Jun 1, 2005
"We managed to escape Bolivia - hoorah!! As things didnīt seem to be getting any better we decided to cut our losses and go. On Friday we went to the travel agents and asked for the ..."
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lizand_rich
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Chile
Dec 27, 2003
(5 photos)
"Atacama Desert, San Pedro, La Serena, Santiago, Pucon Chile, strange Christmas and 22 days before I come home. How am I feeling? Christmas was incredibly different as you will read ..."
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tinytraveller
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Itīs even got supermarkets!
Sep 9, 2005
(3 photos)
"San Pedro was the border town where we changed buses and spent a few hours. A cute white-washed little town absolutely full of package tourists and western style restaurants - quit ..."
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caznjasonescape
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Adios South America
Sep 26, 2004
(3 photos)
"Our last port of call in South America, one part of our journey over already. The hostel here in Santiago is actually really nice, though a "Big Brother syndrome" seems to exist - ..."
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andy_jillian
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Wasn't that a Starbucks?
May 8, 2005
(4 photos)
"Not that I am getting homesick or anything, but if you want a slice of the so-called "American lifestyle" while out travelling, the trick is to head to a big city (preferably a cap ..."
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stevefn
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Just a quick one!
May 19, 2004
"I'm back in Santiago for one night only, and making the most of the free broadband internet at my Chilean second home, Hostal Bellavista! The reason I had to come back here was tha ..."
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helsbells
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Spanish Eyes
Mar 16, 2005
(4 photos)
"Wednesday March 16th 2005 So arrived at 12.20pm, Wednesday 16th March - ie before I left, which is slightly bizarre, but due to me crossing the international date line, so I get We ..."
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shaunduvall
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Restless
Dec 13, 2004
"Santiago wasn`t as terrible as I had been told by some people. But I was still restless, needing to keep the wheels moving. Casa Roja After running into Darren in Valparaėso I trie ..."
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camille
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A brief stop in Chile
Sep 21, 2004
"Hello everyone, Sorry we couldn't think of a more inspiring title for this update but quite honestly there's been little here to inspire us! We didn't actually plan on coming here ..."
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kevandsian
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PDA Central
Jan 20, 2004
(4 photos)
"I arrived into Santiago and was really impressed with how easy it was to get from the airport into the city. They have this bus called the Centropuerto which took me only blocks aw ..."
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whereshegoes
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Auckland - Santiago
Sep 18, 2003
"Day 227 - Auckland - Santiago The longest day of my life. Literally. Officially the day (8 September) began at midnight in Auckland (or 1pm on 7 Sept in the UK) and ended at midnig ..."
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kandg
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Thermos and Santiago
Mar 14, 2003
"Before making our way to Santiago, we took time out to visit the 'Thermas de Rulan' or hot-springs. We needed to soak our bums in some hot water after the horseride! Getting there ..."
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roel_e
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Santiago: Enter Crazy Parents
Feb 15, 2008
(11 photos)
"Santiago!! Who was kidding who when they said this was a 3rd World country!?!? This is a place that Canada can really learn something from, it was just awesome! Among m ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
nikolassarah
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Santiago, Chile
Oct 17, 2005
(10 photos)
"17/10: Arrived at 3.00am on the 18th after flying in from Lima. Nice hostel in the city centre. 18/10: Went out to explore the city of Santiago, its huge. About 5 mil inhabitants, ..."
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celiabarclay
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Santiago, Valpariso and Vina Del Mar
Apr 16, 2007
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"Monday - Took the 9.15am bus from Pucon to Santiago with Amanda - still feeling quite tired from the volcano so slept quite a lot of the way. We arrived at around 8pm and jumped in ..."
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cat2222
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Santiago
Apr 7, 2005
(13 photos)
"We rushed out of Pucón to make it to Santiago in time to see our friends, Brock, Ross and Hector, who were working at a shipyard in Chile and had a few days left at their leisure. ..."
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krisandmarilyn
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The 2nd Leg
Mar 10, 2007
(8 photos)
"Well Hello!!! Or should I say Beunos Dias Amigos!! Iīve finally kicked off the 2nd leg of this trip by landing into Chile. However what a strange experience it was to have flown ac ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
bigjim
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Ceviche
Apr 17, 2006
"Santiago is a big, bustling, smog-filled, modern city of 5 million-plus situated at the feet of the Andes, or so I'm told. Actually, yes, I am here, and was able to see the Andes f ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
murdock
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To South America!
Jul 7, 2007
"Well, I know I haven{t updated all my NZ stuff but shall skip forward to Chile before I forget what I{ve been doing here! Saturday was officially the longest 7th July ever, we had ..."
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rachellocke
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A relaxing stay in Santiago
Jan 29, 2008
(8 photos)
"What a great feeling to be like at home while travelling and have the opportunity to see some familiar faces! It has been really wonderful to meet up with Esmeralda at her mot ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
benjamine
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Santiago
Jun 30, 2006
(11 photos)
"Hola from our first stop in South America... The flight over was fine from Auckland, it took about 12 hours to reach Santiago, the capital of Chile. We left Auckland at 7.00pm on t ..."
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thephibbles
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1200 Kilometer Road Trip in Our New Bus
Nov 1, 2006
(15 photos)
"Thatīs right, we bought a bus! This 1979 VW bus is actually Brazilian made but serves us just as well as a German one would. Two friends, david and Dean, and I decided that one way ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
peterhealy
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Santiago
Feb 28, 2008
(10 photos)
"This is the start of our South American adventure and we certainly feel as if we are in a foreign country. Our flight in from New Zealand was the first time we had flown with LAN a ..."
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lizdavid
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Red wine weather (or) itīs chilly in Chile
May 13, 2007
"Itīs Autumn here, all the trees are changing and itīs a nice refreshing change from the heat of the north which I was getting a bit flustered from in the end, with no airconditioni ..."
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jillsy
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Santiago
Apr 2, 2006
(3 photos)
"Whilst researching for our trip, we came across many sites on the internet and spoke to people on the different destinations we were visiting, etc. We were very surprised about the ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
jorgen_anne
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Santiago
Dec 21, 2006
(3 photos)
"Santiago - Final day in South America, just a little time to do some last minute shopping and to enjoy the plastic christmas tree in the central plaza. ..."
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jon_lyall
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Santiago, Christmas, Susan Held Up
Dec 31, 2006
(3 photos)
"We arrived in Santiago by plane from Ushuaia, Argentina. We decided to miss all of southern Chile, moving onward to stay close to our 6 month target. So we stayed for about a week ..."
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puncturethief
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Red hot Chile poopers
Dec 27, 2007
(9 photos)
"Happy days! Back to normality, well by South American standards anyway. Boy are we glad to say goodbye to our creepy crawly friends. In Spanish they are called cucurachas and ..."
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bigusredus
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Chilly in Chile in 18 Hours
Jul 9, 2007
(2 photos)
"Despite all the last minute plastering of walls and rushing in Sydney we made the flights with plenty of time to spare. As predicted Liz balled her eyes ..."
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muppetsaway
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In Santiago
Feb 11, 2008
(19 photos)
"On our final day in Pucon we hired bikes. There was a 40km round trip recommended to us which involved 20km generally uphill offroad to see some waterfalls and then 20km generally ..."
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matnkat
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The Rest of Chile
Nov 9, 2007
"So because updating a blog is a serious ownerous task I have decided to cut back.What I will do is a quick update of each place I visited. I will give one positive thing one n ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
conor_m
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Santiago, Chile!
Apr 12, 2008
(38 photos)
"Weīd arrived at the terminal 3hours early hoping that weīd be able to get one of the exit seats with a bit of leg room, but unfortunately we werenīt the only ones with that idea an ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
felicityb
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The Flight from Bogota to Santiago
Sep 4, 2006
(5 photos)
" The flight from Bogota,Colombia to Santiago de Chile was a surprisingly quick 7 hours, because of the amazing views out of the window at the World 36 ..."
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sara_minx
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Hola Chile
Sep 3, 2007
(6 photos)
"We arrived safely at Santiago airport with it still being the 3rd September, we had time travelled as we landed before we took off, who needs a tardis. We managed to negotiat ..."
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sarahandaimee
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We made it!
Feb 3, 2004
(9 photos)
"Our original plan was to spend a couple of days here, but thanks to my hospital stay and delayed departure we only spent a day. So to cram as much as we could into the day we just ..."
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gypsymichelle
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Hello Santiago
Dec 31, 2006
(22 photos)
"Santiago is a large, extremely hot city I found out. In the days, temperatures are around the mid to late 30īs, and the only time it lessens is at five in the morning, for an ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
emmaireland
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Santiago, Chile
Aug 7, 2006
(3 photos)
"So my budget was going pretty well until I got to Santiago. I'm not sure if it is the fact that I've been staring at bare shelves in Cuba for a couple weeks, but being in Santiago' ..."
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domkop
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