I'm going to admit it - I've spent most of my life taking the environment pretty much for granted. I mean, I worry about the headline-grabbers like global warming, but I can't say the daily details have really concerned me. Until now. Welcome to Santiago, where environmental problems are unavoidable. It started with the South America-aimed hole ...

The day started quite slowly as the room that I had in Santiago does not have window and that I did not see that it was a splendid day to start. As soon as I put a foot outside I knew that it would be a nice day. In the same day I went in 3 barrios de Santiago: Bellavista, Santa Lucia, and Brazil. I started the day in direction of the Parque met...

10-03-08   Chi-chi-chi, le-le-le, Chile! It's hard to believe that it's been well over a month now in this country. Though I've gotten to know many places, it feels like I'm just breaking the surface of what this country is about. A lot of things are different about this country than my native one, but I'm going to start with what is the sa...

So back here, then. Santiago. In the heat. Intense heat. Even the notorious canine gangs are suffering, dead dogs litter the streets. "Look - a dead dog!" "Where?" Technically, of course, they may not be dead. But I prefer to think of them that way. Maggot-bloated corpses putrefying in the stifling heat. This is hound hell. I caught the night bu...

Arrived in Santiago early in the afternoon, and was flying out to Ushuaia first thing, so only had a few hours to see the city so off course had to be really touristy and do the typical things such as the main plaza and a cable car ride up the hill to see the sunset.  I liked the city more than I expected, I was a bit anti cities and to be ...

One night in Santiago, no luggage! Story to come...

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 stranded in the snow for 3 days and miss our flight to the Virgin Islands!! The bus trip takes about 5 hours however, the border crossing can take up to 2 hours as the Ch...

I'm going to break with convention and say that I rather liked Santiago. Yes, it's smoggy and big and a bit grubby in places, but otherwise I found it rather charming. The arcitecture is impressive the parks are green (if filled with snogging couples, bleugh) and the art galleries are free. On my first day I managed to get caught up in a legaliz...

Well, I´ve finally made it out here :) No problems with the travel, just lacking in sleep. The descent into Santiago was over the Andes and it was a fantastic sight - it was how I imagined a lunar landscape as everything was the same colour - an even brown from the valleys to the peaks and they just stretched on for miles and miles. Briefly met ...

After a "rocky" start (a 13 yr old boy stole our digital camera in broad daylight a block and a half from our hotel), we have enjoyed a delightful 3 days touring the wine country of Chile.  Napa Valley needs to watch out - Chile is poised to catch up quickly with wines of international reknown.  We've toured 6 wineries/vineyards, ...