Dunas Hostel Valparaiso

Sitio 03, Comunidad Rocas de Ritoque, Playa Ritoque, Quintero Valparaiso, Chile

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Very Alfred Hitchcock

A travel blog entry by rio2012

... Then I wondered through Paulo Neruda, La Sebastiana, a house high in the hils with the most amazing vista of the coast, which has been maintained "as it was" from the 1950s. Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet who won the Noble peace prize in the 70s, and had a great sence of style, and loved a drink, (even water, at dinner, had to drank from coloured glasses). Much of the interior resembles a ship, with port holes ...

Valparaíso´s Rainbow of Colour

A travel blog entry by boysontour100

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... Saturday night was had by all.

Due to us suffering Sunday was another lazy, chilled out affair. Valpo is an absolute must for anyone visiting Chile as it has such a bohemian feel to it. It is a visual treat too as the houses and buildings are all painted different colours of the rainbow. There is tonnes of art and brilliant graffiti all over the ...

Day 67 – Vineyards, Vina de Mar & Valparaiso

A travel blog entry by saseau

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... by a slightly oaked C******nay. Against all rules, we didn’t spit out the wine and downed any drink that was offered. However, we were pros at cleansing our palettes on the crackers and olive oil that was offered.

Next, we tried the reds. The next glass was a blend of some sort, by this point on our empty stomachs it was tough to keep track of much. However, the last wine was a blend of six grape varieties.

We happened to tour with ...

WOW!

A travel blog entry by sophieandhannah

Today, we left Santiago for Valparaiso, 1.5 hours from Santiago on the coast. Thursday is the day that the students protest in Santiago, so we were cautious to avoid the central area wearing our backpacks! On the way to the metro, we saw 14 year old children with paint bombs and baseball bats, lots of police and even a riot van covered in paint from previous riots. The atmosphere in the city was definitely tense. We went ...

Noche Del Vino

A travel blog entry by katiebrinton

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... him new undershirts, new socks, and I think she may have even tried to boy him new underwear as well. Moms... somethings will never change.

Outfitting Fred, wasted a sufficient amount of time, and, laden down with bags, we trotted over to the port where the wine tasting was happening. For 18,000 pesos (that's about 35 USD), the three of us, entered a large room full of wine stations. They handed you a glass (which you could keep! Yay ...