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- Santiago
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Santiago
Travel Blogs from Santiago, Chile
Mental Note: "El Volcán" isn't actually a Volcano
... and I could stay in the extra room at his parents house if I wanted to come up again, so why not? I mean Salsa dancing in Santiago, Chile on a Thursday night does sound like an adventure right? I won’t be able to take that chance much longer. I am a ...
Chi Chi Chi Lay Lay Lay, Chile!
The journey Riding the bus from Mendoza, through the Andes, to Santiago is a great tourist attraction in itself. For that reason Jeremy and I took this bus during daylight hours. The mountaineos and changing scenery is just fantastic, and by the time we ...
"Chi Chi Chi, Le Le Le! Viva Chile!"
... , it really was a neat experience. After the game we came back to Viña, and shortly after I met with my friend Francisco from Santiago because he was here for the weekend. We grabbed some food and then went to La Sala (again) with “The ...
Chilean Independence Day Celebration
The special day is today, the 18th, Saturday Andi had a bunch of her church friends over for a BBQ. They were a very nice group of young people. Everyone pitched in to do the work of cooking and cleaning. On Sunday Cuqui and Mrcia´s friends and ...
Goodbye South America
It's my last day in Santiago, the final few hours in Chile after the best two months in South America. I've tried my best to keep this blog up to date with all the stories from my trip, and here is the final section. After Friday night clubbing, Saturday ...
A day of jobs and pleasant surprises
... the camera. We returned to the hostel feeling quite pleased with ourselves and now had an unexpected free afternoon in Santiago. We were staying in the Providencia district of Santiago which was a pretty nice area and decided we didn't ...
Monday...
... the city tour on a double decker bus. We stopped at the Central Market, where I tried a variety of foods specific to Chile, including wild forest berries and a crustacean that looked like a big pink woodlouse with purple stripes. They were alive ...
Don´t Cry for Me Argentina
... asked me to blog about my own experience for my brief travels into the lower hemisphere of South America. I arrived in Santiago, Chile on Saturday, May 9th with my anticipation in one hand and the nervous tactics of the Santiago airport of the US ...
Santiago- Visit with Julie & Jess
... were still in one piece. The next day we found out that it had been centered in Conception, about 200 kms. South of Santiago, and was an 8.8. From what we heard there was a lot of damage in that area. We personally saw many new cracks ...
A bit Chilly in Chile!
Santiago de Chile is the capital and economic centre of Chile. With its many museums, events, theaters, restaurants, bars and other entertainment and cultural opportunities, it is also the political and cultural center of the country. Santiago is a fast ...
A long 24 hours
... hill that offers a view of Santiago. Visibility is very poor but there is a glimpse of the Andes behind Santiago - very impressive. However there is nothing too inspiring about the view and I begin to understand why people don´t stay ...
Bonus hours
... People are very helpful. I must have looked as lost as I felt because I got offered help 4 times within my first hour in Santiago. Took the metro to an area called Bella Vista that I could remember from some web site. As it turned out all the hostels ...
The start of the trip - a reflection
... on a man's rectum. So, on the 14th of February we said our respective goodbyes to sobbing parents and boarded a plane to Santiago, Chile. I would love to say the start of our trip was a real success but, quite frankly, after 24 hours together we were ...
To South America!
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 the morning in Auckland, not really doing much as we had to get out ...
Third Time's a Charm
My third time already in Santiago and Chile's capital city seems to be getting more attractive after every visit, probably even more this time while visiting outside smog season and in charming company. After a weekend in Santiago I'm crossing the Andes ...
Prepare to be splatted
... the right balance of conscientiously helpful and big-city-I-don´t-care-who-you-are-or-why-you´re-here. After tourist-infested Patagonia, Santiago is quite refreshing, but boy is it hot, and crossing the wide streets can be rather perilous at times. We ...
Back From the Lake District
... me to learn a lot more about Chile. I had no idea there were Volcanoes here, for example. I am now back in Santiago until Valentines Day when I will fly to Punta Arenas which is the capital of Chilean Patagonia. I am extremely excited to ...
Couchsurfing
... oder zumindest die Lobbyisten der Krankenkassen mit Hochdruck daran arbeiten würden. Weiterhin sind die Preise in Santiago und wohl auch in ganz Chile nochmal ein bisschen teurer als in Argentinien. Somit muss ich weiterhin recht stark aufpassen was ich ...
Jo's adventures in Chile
Hi Guys, i'm still getting the hang off this blog thing! Well i arrived safely in Santiago. Stayed in a nice hostel called Hostal Del Sammy, the owner was Charlie from USA, he was very helpful. There are not many tourists here and no one outside the ...
Settling In...
Can you believe in 2 days I will have been here for a month already? I arrived on July 9th and this Saturday is August 9th. I can't believe how quickly time has gone by! Well, I finally moved into my apartment. Angela was really ...
Départ pour Santiago de Chili
... Mar est plus moderne et plus animée avec la mer et la plage. La route qui traverse al cordillère des Andes pour arriver à Santiago n'est pas très longue mais nécessite tout de même une nuit de voyage à cause du passage de la douane Chilienne. En ...
Wierd
Wierd - after 12 hours on a plane, I'm sitting in Santiago airport in Chile, 3 hours before I leave New Zealand - odd! From here, off to Quito, Ecuador, then flight tomorrow morning to ...
In which we get settled in Santiago
... volcano to the city in the distance. In our picture (and in many of our latest experiences) the top is covered with clouds. Santiago is a busy, cosmopolitan city. We had heard that it was very polluted, but we did not find it so, at least not ...
Back in Santiago
The journey over the border was a stunning as it had been on the way over, although this time a managed to take slightly less photos through the window. We did seem to stop at a different building for passport control, which was slightly ...
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Santiago
... followed our way along the beach. What is nice after we drove through dessert for approx 4,5 hours. From there it was another 1372km to Santiago. At least we killed some kilometers of the approx 1650 km. I tried to sleep a bit, and managed to sleep a bit, ...
Life in Santiago
... touristy things in Santiago like wine tasting and city tours and instead we're trekking through the city and countryside surrounding santiago in Andres' truck. I'm having a great time. Plus, the hotel we're staying out in Providencia (a nicer area of ...