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Santiago, Valpariso and Vina Del Mar
Apr 16, 2007
(96 photos)
"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 ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
cat2222
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arrived!
Mar 3, 2006
(10 photos)
"After a long flight I finally arrived at Santiago. I took a transfer to the Bus terminal and there I left for Mendoza, cutting through the great Andes! The views are incredible. Hi ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
muns_sj
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It is chilly isn´t it??
Jun 10, 2007
(7 photos)
"We decided to leave Mendoza a couple days early as the crossing of the Andes into Chile can sometimes be a but iffy due to bad weather. The last thing we wanted was to be str ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
wendyjane
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The Long Good Friday
Apr 14, 2006
"A new country, a new continent, a new language, an old friend. The day before I flew to Chile Neil (The Simple Scotsman, see prvious entries) e-mailed me to say he was still in San ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
benihnio
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Back to Santiago
Jan 2, 2008
(13 photos)
"Before arriving to Santiago, we had heard that it was just another typical capital city and wasn´t deserving of much more than a brief look. Knowing this, we booked our bus tickets ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
epijuarez
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Santiago
Feb 3, 2007
"An easy start to South America, Santiago is a cross between London (concrete, dense, dirty) and Madrid (vibrant, noisey, lots of traffic) so we felt quite at home. Found some ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
bigsiandbertos
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Stopover in Santiago
Feb 4, 2008
(7 photos)
"The past weekend here I have been in Chile´s capital, Santiago. After spending a couple of 'muey tranquillo' semañas a Playa Ritoque, it´s quite the cultu ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
amyleigh
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Santiago
Dec 2, 2007
"Updates when I find a quicker internet connection ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
polvo10
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Another day, another country
May 19, 2006
(15 photos)
"The Journey Having decided to leave Mendoza, we werent too keen on doing the 8 hour trip during the daytime, but since all journey's to Santiago were during the day / what chouce s ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
stokenmait
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Chilly Chile
Sep 2, 2006
"Wey hey, eventually I arrived safe and sound in Santiago, and Rose was there to meet me having already booked us a hostel, gotten comfortable with Santiago public transport and mad ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
sheppard
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Santiago
Feb 17, 2006
"Sea level at last! It feels so different to be back down at sea level - we have so much more energy here and no longer feel out of breath climbing a flight of stairs or walking dow ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
countryroads
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Well, we're here
Jun 4, 2006
(7 photos)
"I will probably have to add to this later but: We left DC at 1pm Saturday and arrived into Santiago, Chile at approximately 8am on Sunday. That was some long traveling. Luckily, my ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
jimmy_q
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La Serena to Santiago
Dec 10, 2006
"We had a cooked breakfast and shot off to the Train station by 10am. Unfortunately the only bus we could find was an express at 2:30pm so am waiting for that to take us in 5. ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
blobby
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Quick one....
May 13, 2005
(2 photos)
"Yes indeed, a very quick one, just to say I have spent the whole day in the internet cafe updating you all, and me on the trip so far an am now off to sample some local food after ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
hottubtour
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Santiago de Chile
Dec 15, 2007
(6 photos)
"Hello there! After a 14 hour flight we arrived happy in Santiago de Chile at 9.20 on Saturday morning. The flight aver the Andes was breathtaking, so wonderful view over this long ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
veromarcos
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A trifecta of disappointment
Nov 13, 2005
(5 photos)
"Santiago held all the promise of a sophisticated urban South American capital, and we had looked forward to it for weeks, not only for the sights and tastes of another big city, bu ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
stevecori
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bye bye argentina
Mar 24, 2007
(8 photos)
"After a short flight, we landed in Santiago airport. Whilst walking through customs and into the arrivals area, we noticed that there were loads of people wearing Pet Shop Boys Tsh ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
weaselsontour
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Going Largo, Down in Santiago
Oct 15, 2005
"The flight down was comfortable enough, but the early arrival - 4am saw us waiting bleary eyed in an airport café till sunrise. We got talking to an English girl called Miranda, wh ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
teamrees
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Bienvenido a Chile!
May 23, 2007
(8 photos)
"Well that's some journey - we flew from Auckland to Santiago, Chile, and it took just under 12 hours. However due to the 15 hours time difference, we arrived a few hours before we ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
drpymm
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Chile (Santiago-Easter Island-Santiago)
Jul 23, 2004
(5 photos)
"17th July 2004 Santiago to Easter Island Caught bus ok, early rise (6.00am), the airport was great and flight was five hours to Easter Island, Mick had an immodium moment (ha shoul ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
mick_and_rach
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First Stop - Santiago, Chile
Jan 24, 2006
"Santiago is the capital and the largest city of Chile. It is also my point of entry to South America in this trip. As the largest city and capital, almost one third of Chileans liv ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
whk2006
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Zapallar & Environs and on to Santiago
Jan 16, 2008
(19 photos)
"Yesterday we drove south to Vina del Mar and Valparaiso. These are respectively, the main seaside resort for Santiagans and the main port of Chile. Vina is a sprawling city of high ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
johnmyers2
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Arrival
Feb 26, 2008
(3 photos)
"MH: After a 10.5 hour flight on Lan Chile with a whole selection of straight to video movies we made it in to Santiago, negotiated our way into downtown Santiago via a shuttle ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
markandbecs
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Santiago
Sep 15, 2007
"I made the briefest of stops in Santiago, Chile, after a couple of days doing nothing in Lima. I'd heard that Santiago was a dump, but I thought I'g go and have a look round ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
sam180
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Why, it's not Chilly here at all!
Mar 2, 2007
"Imagine my surprise when I discovered that my bag hadn't accompanied Cierra and I to Santiago. Hers was waiting patiently for us there, having arrived 2 hours ahead of us, bu ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
tabonyhl
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Knackered in Chile
Oct 24, 2005
(1 photo)
"The flight from Auckland wasn't as bad as I expected, moved seats for more space and watched 'Hitch','Madagascar' and most of 'Mr and Mrs Smith', had to close my eyes eventually th ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
shaggers
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Life on the road can be hard
Dec 10, 2005
(2 photos)
"We flew from Lima to Santiago and hoped to make a flight change with our Oneworld carrier LAN so that we could enter Argentina from farther south in Chile rather than through Bueno ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
mattamyhuey
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Nice powder
Aug 25, 2004
(3 photos)
"The skiing at La Parva is excellent, above the tree-line, and uncrowded. They just got a foot of fresh snow the day before we arrived, so the fresh powder was a real treat. My son ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
crashdot
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Santiago
Jan 3, 2007
"Well, we´re here and the adventure has begun. A bit of a delayed adventure, as it turned out because our plane had broken and we had to wait at Auckland airport for around four hou ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
mattandsasha
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Final City and New Year
Dec 31, 2005
(6 photos)
"Final Destination in my South America adventure was Santiago. The city resides in the shadow of the Andes, however due to the smog haze generated you don't get a great view of the ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
david_acraman
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Leave for Chile
Sep 8, 2006
"Arrived in a new continent...Chile was marvellous with colour, friendliness and bustle. Santiago was very European looking, which surprised us, as we were expecting something a lit ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
damash
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Wilderness, trails and snow
Dec 17, 2005
(17 photos)
"We are back in Chile! After waiting for 3 hours at the border, getting our passports stamped (again!), filling out forms (again!) and getting ALL the luggage x-rayed (again!), we w ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
gittisean
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Overnight in Santiago
May 17, 2005
"Rain still actually exists in the world! Except for one night in Cuba, this is the first time I´ve encountered rain. Probably because of that Santiago reminds me of a dreary Octobe ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
maryfahey
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Santiago Seconds
Jul 23, 2007
(4 photos)
"I was lucky enough to be here three years ago on a short trip visiting my brother who was teaching English to the penguins of Punta Arenas at that time. Actually that`s not r ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
timreis
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Santiago
Mar 15, 2007
(2 photos)
"Never seem so many truscks snaking there way across the mountain. Pass by the highest mountain in the Americas - Aconcague (6959m) and the pass reaches a height of around 320 ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
captss955
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Back in Time
May 30, 2006
"From Auckland, I had an 11 hour flight to Santiago, Chile. The flight was ok except for some bastxxxx, who couldn't stop passing wind; he stank and every time I tried to get to sle ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
euromaverick
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Santiago after a very long day
Nov 6, 2007
"Vancouver - Dallas - Santiago When is Canadanot Canada not the US but apperently the US? This isn't a trick question. It never ceases to amaze me that 200 steps from the chec ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
marybc
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Day 219: Santiago, Chile
Mar 1, 2007
"My flight passes through sunset, night, then sunrise from the day before, so I arrive before I leave. Confusing, huh? After 12-odd flights it was bound to happen. My luggage failed ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
williampotter
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Arrival in Santiago
Apr 10, 2008
(15 photos)
"I arrive in the evening in Santiago and on the way to my hotel I saw a show in the street to keep the memory of 119 people who were tortured and killed: not the most funny arrival ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
worldtaste
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The Hotel of Doom
Sep 4, 2005
"Our flight eventually makes it to Santiago, with two stops first. We take a bus then the underground to the what we thought was the required part of the city. Due to a map reading ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
davidbowmaker
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Santiago
May 4, 2007
(6 photos)
"Arrived in Sanatiago to meet up with Spencer from home. As I got out of the Metro station and tried to find my way to Casa Roja, the hostel I was staying at, I was surprised to see ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
zargarf
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Time Travel...
Jan 22, 2007
"We left Aukland at 5pm on monday, and arrived in Santiago at 12pm on monday, after 12 hours on a plane (during which we saw the comet over NZ). Time travel is possible, I tell ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
harriets
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Finally, Santiago
Oct 31, 2005
(2 photos)
"Finally, after passing through it 3 times previously, we stop to take in Santiago for two days. It`s nestled in next to the mountains. We are blessed with two days of sunshine so t ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
thewhelans
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Starting out in the capital of Chile
Feb 22, 2006
(12 photos)
"Robbed within 3 hours... nice start. Started in Santiago. We wandered around the city and then decided to chill in a nice park. Within three hours of being there we were robbed by ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
mattandast
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Leaving South America
Dec 13, 2003
"We survived our last long bus journey yesterday and arrived in Santiago following a 24 hour bus journey down from northern Chile. As per usual the bus broke down a couple of times ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
katy
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A pleasant day in Santiago
Dec 28, 2006
(10 photos)
"We all slept until 12. Didn't here the 3 other people in the room leaving this morning. We were all out for the count. A lovely English girl called Emma was also in the room and wo ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
steveod
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Voodoo Chile (slight return)
Aug 3, 2005
(3 photos)
"The flight over the Andes to Santiago is quite spectacular. You see Aconcagua, and some lakes only visble from the air. But unfortunately when we flew it was both dark and snowing. ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
mullets
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Last plane to Rio....
Dec 28, 2006
"Our seven hour bus journey from Mendoza to Santiago quickly turned into a nine hour pain in the ass due to the awkward customs situation at the Argentina - Chile border. This was t ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
bosco
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Santiago, Chile
May 10, 2005
(2 photos)
"Olah Everyone. It is our last night in Chile and we had a tiring day of exploring the city today. We walked around the city and saw the Plaza de Armas and some parks, museums and c ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
johnandcandice
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Three nights in Santiago
Oct 8, 2004
(8 photos)
"After 6 fantastically lazy days (we did nothing but veg by the pool and raid the hotel´s book exchange) in Arequipa, we headed off to Santiago. We had a bit of a monster day of tra ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
liz_hawkins
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Last stop!
Dec 8, 2004
(6 photos)
"For those of you, namely Colin and Ollie who think Liam isn't contributing to the travelpod, you are wrong he does his fair share. However he isn't capable of seeing the screen at ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
liammichelle
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Olivia
Mar 31, 2008
"Stayed with Carolina, one of the Chilean girls, we met in Rio. We were made feel at home and were treated extremely well. We met the family, enjoyed a barbecue, went to the holiday ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
0234303
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Santiago de Chile
Jan 28, 2007
"Am Sonntag nachmittag sind wir in Santiago angekommen und mit der Metro zum Hotel beim Plaza Londres gefahren. Dieses Hotel befindet sich an einer zentralen und ruhigen Lage. ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
maas
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Santiago
Feb 25, 2008
"25th Feb 2008 Hola I know, its the same date as the last entry in Auckland but since I have crossed the International Date Line, I have gained a day! After a 12 hour flight across ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
duncanm
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Hay alguien que hable ingles?
Jul 1, 2007
"Hi All So i'm pretty sure the entry title for this blog is self explanatory....does anyone speak English? I finally arrived in Santiago on Wednesday, the 12 hour flight passed by s ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
vicandgiggs
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Communication Issues
Feb 17, 2005
"Thoughts..........damn it is so hard to understand what is going on over here; even though we are only doing basic things like eating out and ordering bus tickets it really is very ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
nic
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Chilean stopovers
Nov 16, 2005
"HOla, My last STh american stop. Unfortuately spent too much time going to football in random countries to be able to spend time here. Really expensive but beautiful city. Caught 6 ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
kyliestravels
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Llegó a Santiago
Dec 7, 2005
(2 photos)
"Arrived in Santiago yesterday, having had my head shaved to a #3 by Megan just before leaving. I'll post a photo soon enough. Flight was long but fine. Watched Cinderella Man. Ate ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
tcorrea
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SANTIAGO
Mar 25, 2006
"GREETINGS FROM SANTIAGO, After A 15 hour flight from Sydney Via Auckland we´re here. We´re staying at the marriott. Nice rooms. The flight was comfortable with 14 Channels of Video ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
brett75
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Gettin Chile in here
Dec 23, 2004
"By the time I arrived at the Bellavista hostel in the Bellavista (surprise!) area of Santiago, it was after 4am. I rang the bell and awoke a very drowsy Alex, who checked me in a s ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
steinmd
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Debajo de la Niebla
Jul 31, 2006
"Santiago, the capital of Chile, would be a nicer place if it wasn't for the thick petro-chemical smog that descends on the city choking its inhabitants every day. Before you worry ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
paul_lawston
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Arrived in Santiago
May 22, 2008
"ola! Left York yesterday to travel via train to kings cross, where we went straight to Heathrow, well, after a pint in a local pub, to get on a flight to paris and then a flight di ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
wjh88
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City lights.
Sep 29, 2007
"We left the campground today to check into the hotel a day before our friends arrive. Our hotel is in the historical center where we are close to many tourist attractions, cafes, r ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
ddgfraser
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I'm Told It's Striking
Feb 7, 2007
(20 photos)
"After a long of day of travel, including an eight-hour layover in Mexico City and a two-hour delay while they fixed an engine part, Aeromexico got me to Santiago, Chile. Of c ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
cadkinsca
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Santiago part uno
Jul 10, 2008
(9 photos)
"Ich hab mich soo auf Santiago gefreut.....nach ca. 2 Monaten ohne richtig Party gemacht zu haben (glaube viele Leute die diesen Blog lesen kennen mich) dachte ich doch:" in Santiag ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
gordon13
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Surprise! Welcome to Chile!
Jan 18, 2006
"I think I mentioned that I needed to focus on being patient, right? As I was boarding my flight to Bueons Aires from Chicago (via Toronto), I learned it was going to make stop in S ..."
A travel blog entry from Santiago by
jdzaroor
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