Valparaiso, Chile Travel Blogs

Discovering Neruda
Aug 29, 2007 (19 photos)

... when this is over, surviving only on tea herbs and ice shavings!!! This trip is my first time wandering out of Santiago and on to Valparaiso, which is where Isla Negra is located. Isla Negra, by the way, is not an island. On the way to Isla Negra, I am ...

Decaying and totally charming
Jun 8, 2007 (9 photos)

... tasty and cheap ($4 for a pretty good bottle), so we made up several months of tea totaling in a few days. I enjoyed Valparaiso, but I think that was more of a function of the walking tour with our knowledgeable guide and the really nice and genuine ...

Missed the bus....again
Nov 18, 2005 (1 photos)

... I am plan-less for 5 hours whilst I wait for the bus. Hence the rambly and rather pointless entry you are now reading! Valparaiso seems alright, a coastal port with decent weather and a beach. There´s a nice old town up on the hills with lots of views ...

The City of Hills
Feb 27, 2007 (20 photos)

Valparaiso is another amazing city for taking photos.  This city is a huge U-shaped amphitheater overlooking the ocean, making it one of Chile's most important port cities and also a good place to go to the beach.  The city is also built right on ...

Searching for the Sun
Jan 14, 2007

... ... maybe some slightly less loose behaviour is needed - an apartment for the next few days atleast looks like a start.  Dashing straight for Vina Del Mar and Valparaiso, the weather is superb, sunny and hot, the beaches brilliant - all looks good.

I Love Renaca
Jan 20, 2007

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Fuera de la Tierra
Mar 13, 2006 (12 photos)

... through an "unsafe" part of town. But, he said, that was one of the few times he felt like he was in Chile. And Valparaiso is that way. Perhaps we carry a preconception of South American cities should be hectic and dirty, a web of narrow alleys that ...

Beautiful UNESCO listed Valparaiso
Aug 25, 2008 (30 photos)

... - He's main house that he loved was Isla Negra in Chile's Central zone only a few hours further down the coast from Valparaiso. Sebastiano was interesting but not amaing like the first one - but the views over the port were wonderful... He truly was an ...

It's a little... Chile.
Apr 13, 2008 (73 photos)

... of Paradise - Valparaiso in spanish - is near paradise itself. A city of 23 spectacular hills overlooking the pacific, Valparaiso layers its weatherboard houses upon each other, upon vibrant murals and street art like a spongecake of colour and brilliance ...

Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Oct 23, 2006 (11 photos)

... and Tony already had 1 so no have a pair!) Went back into town and picked up a bus to go out to the coast at Valparaiso. This was about 2 hours away and the weather was still good as we arrived. This is a huge port town but is famous for being quite ...

Colours on the hills
Oct 26, 2006 (4 photos)

... took a long walk towards Vina del mar, where the beaches are, as all of the sea front is taken in by the harbour in Valparaiso. And there I found a rich, modern, beach side town. OK, but Valparaiso is nicer to stay in I guess. At night we tasted nightlife, ...

Pearl of the Pacific
Mar 26, 2006 (7 photos)

... we are glad to jump back on the comfortable bus back to Santiago. We relax and dream about the hills of Valparaiso, remarkable for their characterful houses that seem like they are perched in heaven above the ominous darkness of the business district ...

Happy, Happy New Year!
Dec 30, 2008 (25 photos)

... legendary New Years party and one of the biggest fireworks displays in South America. The famous fireworks show runs from Valparaiso and continuous for 21km along the beach and kicks off shortly after midnight in one synchronised explosion!   We ...

Apartment Living
Jan 17, 2007

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San Pedro de Atacama and Valparaiso
Nov 13, 2006 (5 photos)

... we felt brave enough to get on another bus to Valparaiso, a resort on the Chilean coast close to the capital Santiago. Valparaiso, Chile's very own Brighton We've heard some great opinions from other travelers about Valparaiso, and although it was a ...

Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar
Jan 20, 2006 (11 photos)

... there, its time to get out! We quickly legged it out, but others weren´t so lucky and lost cameras, money and passports. Valparaiso is the home of Chiles Naval Fleet, where 6 vessels are docked (Soon to be upgraded) and is also the crime epicentre ...

Valparaiso
Sep 20, 2004

Hi Guys, You can read our update from Valparaiso in our entry from Santiago, Chile entitled 'A Brief Stop in Chile!'. Cheers, K & S

Riding the Ascensores
Dec 10, 2004

... hill, just take an old ascensor, or lifty cably cary thingy. They are loads of fun. Groovy Cafes Big flashback to Melbourne. Valparaìso is quite a bohemian, arty place, and it is full of groovy cafes and bars, especially near my hostel. I keep finding ...

Sleepless In Santiago
May 13, 2004 (16 photos)

... ! Most disappointing. I also saw more dogs in that city than I've ever seen in my life before. Yesterday I arrived in Valparaiso, Chile's second city and biggest port. It is built on a crescent of 43 hills, which are serviced by mad little funiculars ...

Feb. 5, 2006 - Viña del Mar, Reñaca, Valparaiso
Feb 5, 2006 (7 photos)

... We spotted 2 hotels, the Monte Carlo and the Piero Hotels for future reference.... Just a 20-minute ride took us to Valparaiso, Chile's 2nd largest city, and which is described by Lonely Planet as "... the single most distinctive city in Chile and one ...

Wierd museum exhibitions and a luxurious bus trip
Dec 31, 2008 (5 photos)

... still pretty bad, but I'm getting by. The bus ride was great - on time and tons of leg room. At the bus station at Valparaiso I jumped in a taxi and headed to my new home - Patiperro hostel. Its really cute here. I've only just arrived, so I need to go ...

Villarica - Chillan - Santiago - Valparaiso
Feb 15, 2005

mit einem tag zwischenstop in chillan kommen wir nach valparaiso. eine uns riesig erscheinende stadt die voll zwischen und an huegeln liegt. deshalb hat man auch viele lifte ind diese stadt gebaut und man kann mit 16 stueck fahren. die hauser sind alle ...

Part 3: Valparaiso
Mar 25, 2009 (21 photos)

... Naval Museum. Not only is it situated high up on a hill providing essential viewing out over the port and the rest of Valparaiso , but it was also fascinating to find out more about the formation of Chile as it has become today, though coverage of ...

Valparaiso, Chile
Dec 31, 2006

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Here comes the sun
Jan 12, 2007 (17 photos)

... luck but thankfully it burned off by mid-afternoon and from then onwards it was blue skies for the rest of our time there. Valparaiso is a port city with a kind of ramshackly and shabby charm. Rising up from the sea are lots of hills onto which cling wood ...

Pirate Paradise
Apr 14, 2009 (47 photos)

... was told Reñaca was the better beach, when compared to Viña del Mar, both of which are only twenty minutes or so from Valparaiso, so I spent a good portion of today getting burnt on it. Then I went in search of food and mistakeningly stepped inside a ...

Valparaiso + Vina del Mar
Oct 19, 2006 (12 photos)

... kept waking up every hour or 2) I decided against the mountain climb, and made the decision to check out Valparaiso. It was also Pauls last day in Chile (Dot left at 4am, another reason I didnt sleep well), and he also tagged along, together with another ...

Playing Robin Hood
Apr 14, 2009

... the shoulder and he turns around red in the face. "Hi." Here I smile, though I´d really like to slap him. "In Chile, they speak Spanish. Not English. Despite that, there are a shocking amount of restaurants around here that do have english on their menus ...

Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar, Chile
Jan 21, 2007

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Home Sweet Home
Feb 19, 2007 (13 photos)

     After two relaxing days in Santiago, I headed west to what will be my home for the next eleven months!  Sure enough, upon arriving at El Yoyo hostel, I run into some other guys from Chicago...one named Tim, the other Quinn ( ...