Chile
Travel Blogs from Chile
Sea, sand and watching the sun go down
I woke up with the sun rising at about 08:00 and got up to start uploading photgraphs before anyone else started using the campsite internet. Erica only awoke at 09:30 and we both probably had about a glass of wine too many last night. Still we got ready ...
Santiago - and back to our Bar
We arrived back in Santiago Friday morning.... and would fly out midnight Sunday...so the entry title is "Santiago - and back to our Bar"... cos that was the big plan for our last 2 nights before heading home...and we were soooooooooooooooooo ...
Hola Amigos!!!
... it is or what time it is! We have had two consecutive overnight flights with ZERO sleep. All I do know is that "Estamos aqui en Chile!!!" Woo hoo! OK, so we left Rarotonga at 1am on the 27th. Our flight was 4 hours duration and we landed at 5am on the ...
Still the longest day of our life
... we actually arrived at Santiago at midday the same day. Flight was good esp the entertainment system prob best ever had (flying with Lan Chile) with big tv screens at back of seat and loads of films, CDs and games to choose from and can start/stop them ...
Fishy business with Colchester
... of British attitudes towards the Argies during that time. So with book in hand I got on the bus towards Punta Arenas in Chile (only two border stops) where I spent one cold night before catching a cheap flight up to Puerto Montt and getting the bus ...
Sand boarding in San Pedro de Atacama
So, after arriving in San Pedro de Atacama (SPDA), Tom and I were both sick... I´m not going to go into details, but we didn´t eat for a whole day and were feeling a bit sorry for ourselves... Flippin chicken on that flippin salt flats tour!! ...
Our country cottage retreat!
... have a bit of company as Alex's parents have arranged to fly over to spend some time with us (and maybe see a bit of Chile as well!). We traveled up from Castro to the airport at Puerto Montt on Monday morning, briefly stopping in Puerto Montt in ...
Torres del Paine National Park
Back to Chile We're back over in Chile, apparently a much more expensive country than Argentina. However, down here in Patagonia, there's not that much difference, and we find ourselves paying less for accommodation in our first stop, Puerto Natales, ...
Well, it's winter. What more do you want to know?
For a moment, I considered going through this week without updating. After all, I didn't travel, I didn't do much of anything new and nothing huge is going on in the news. The student's strike ended, rather peacefully (I put up some photos for the last ...
Volcán Villarica
... to her some more and then continued up the volcano without her. He had demoniacal eyes. The view downhill was utterly impressive. Chile hasn't seen much rain, even though the current La Niña weather pattern usually stirs it up. What does crawl into ...
From Salt Planes to the Volcanoes
After saying goodbye to the rest of the guys in our tour group we crossed the border into Chile and visited the small town of San Pedro de Atacuma then went to Calama (a town about 2 hours on from there). As we wanted to head as far south as possible ...
A last look at the Pacific
... area between the cabins setup with hammocks and a fire pit. Just the way we wanted to spend our last few days in Chile. After we'd checked in we took a drive through town which had a real laidback beach atmosphere with loads of little ...
It's a little... Chile.
... you, rather, focus on the fact that you forgot to get a rabies vaccination before leaving home. The presence of manky dogs in Chile is overwhelming. Killing me. Dominating me. In fact, I have undergone a 4 day psychological battle (of the death) to regain ...
Spring time in Chile!
... together. I find myself thinking that everyday something wonderful happens, you meet awesome people everyday and everyday is different. Chile is more western than other countries, but also has its own South American flavour. The 18th is ...
Lost on a motorway
The only way out of Santiago airport was represented by a series of badly signposted motoways. Not having a clue which was for me, I consulted my compass and chose the one that seemed to most closely approximate the direction of the Andes. I was ...
Greetings from Mars!
After spending a day on the Salar (salt flat), we continued making a massive loop through the desert in our land cruiser through martian landscapes of red, yellow, green, white, and adobe, with bizarre multi-colored salt lagoons packed with ...
Patagonia landscapes
... a heavy Germanic influence here, wooden chalets, kuchen (German cake) and good beer. Alot of German and Swiss immigrants arrived in Chile and spilled over the border into Argentina creating a little Germany or Switzerland. It was here I met up again with ...
Chaiten
Alex: We left Coyhaique early for another mammoth trip over dirt road to cover the ridiculously short distance to Chaiten. The scenery was spectacular; lake filled valleys, tree covered hills, glaciers, snow capped mountains. The road was occasionally ...
Still the longest day of our lives!
Arrived at Hanga Roa at about 23.00 at the smallish airport but by no means the smallest have been to. Were met by Gonzalez from our hostel (Kona Tau - part of Hostelling International) and two flower garlands which were hesitantly put on! Were given a ...
Circuito de los Dientes de Navarino
I have to confess that one of the reasons that I wanted to come to Puerto Williams in Chile was because home (in Scotland) is right next to a little village called Port William. Both villages share the geographic honour of being very southern in their ...
Our 5th time in Chile!
... Mid afternoon we approach the bustle of Santiago where we realise we have now been several times and it is our fifth time in Chile, surprised customs didnt ask any questions! At the bus station we buy our tickets to get to the airport later on and then ...
Dear Paul
... proved that persistence pays off and eventually got our business. We were already feeling a little annoyed at the unexpected $25 USD LAN Chile tax we had be slugged on leaving Argentina on top of the "Reciprocal visa fee" of $112 USD we had just paid ...
Slowing the Pace Down a Little
The flight over to Santiago was excellent, I made a small effort on my part to free Cuba by participating in many Cuba Libres. It didn´t work but was a valiant effort and I had fun trying. I didn´t get much sleep on the plane so I was a little ...
Yet another day by the pool - so lazy!!
The decision has been made to stay in Santiago until Saturday and basically do b*gger all. It's 30-35 degrees here and clear blue skies. It's going to remain this way for the foreseeable future as well. We have a nice pool and bar area here at the ...
Having some wine then back to La Casa Roja
We got up early this morning to take a walk down to the waterfall. It's quite a vast falls, but the water flow is smaller at this time of year so they weren't as grand as they could be. There was a bit of a chill in the air and so a swim was decided ...
A walk around the city...and some cheap beers
... walk around the city. First place we came to was a Palace called "Palacio de la Moneda". It's a really grand place with all the Chile flags waving about outside. We had a walk up to the entrance and asked a guard - in Spanish - if we could get a photo ...
