Cap Ducal Hotel Vina del Mar

... ramadas are basically a dance hall in the middle of a carnival. Tables surrounding the dance floor and a live band. The traditional dance for this holiday is the cueca which starts with clapping and a scarf in both the women´s hands and man´s. The man and women basically chase each other around the dance floor, very fun to watch. The dancing followed with an interesting show put on by a hand full of transexuals ...

... ne smijes nikoga ni pogledat, odmah ti se zakace. ma kakvi talijani! oni su papci spram ovih! :D u zivotu ovako nesto nisam dozivjela. nema veze sto ne govoris spanjolski i sto lika 10 minuta ignoriras, on ce i dalje ustrajati. a kad odes po picze, dobijes skoro punu casu alkohola i odvojeno colu i sve to platis ca. 28kn. na kraju sam pila prejaki pisco i uz to se zurila popiti sto vise iz case kako bih mogla uliti colu :D to ...

... was very anger when they lost. After thinking the whole family was going to leave to go on a boat ride along the beach, I was told differently. I don't seem to catch on as well at night - my brain is kind of fried by the end of the day - especially after listening to them speak to each other so quickly. Anyways, Pablo, Jenny, and I ended up going to two different houses to celebrate birthdays! The first was to the house of Pablo's godson ...

... in the steep but picturesque city of Valparaiso, so that we could hop on a boat headed for the Humboldt Current (thanks Michele/mom!). This morning we made our way down to the dock before sunrise for an early boarding. 4 other participants joined us, including 2 Brits that apparently like to pay money to sit around cleaning their camera equipment. Although a lot of supposedly common species (e.g., storm ...

... wasn't all that helpful - I asked if she had any idea when it would arrive, and she responded in some Spanish that I simply could not understand. I asked if she could repeat it once more, but still had no luck. I got the impression that she had no idea what was happening, so I phrased it in such a way that she could simply answer yes or no - I said, "So you have no idea what time it will arrive?" But unfortunately, her answer was never yes or no, it ...

23/10/2008 (THU) I checked out after breakfast and went to Terminal Alameda to catch a bus to Valparaiso with Ute. Its just about 1.5hrs bus ride to Valparaiso. Upon arrival, we were approached by a lady who runs her own hostel., and we ...

Fri 29.8.08: Chile, Valparaíso: ("Paradise Valley") PERSONAL: I first came across the word "Valparaíso" when my company was participating in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) walking challenge in May this year. Little did I know that I would actually be here! More info on GCC http://www.gettheworldmoving.com/ I like Valparaíso: its modern, clean, full of history, has beautiful architecture, love the interlacing streets and hills. I ...

... surreal etc stuff. The type of stuff I love. I love standing looking at a painting filled with photos of random toys filling the frame, making up some sort of bizzare distrurbing collage. No idea whats going on, no idea what it means, no idea how to interpret it. But then again, can the artist? Does it matter? It sure beats looking at 50 ...

... de la ciudad, allí también esta el casino municipal, uno de los mayores atractivos de la ciudad y el sitio preferido de los turistas. A lo largo de la costanera se extiende los restaurantes y cafés que adornan aquel mágico lugar. La tarde empieza a caer y Viña del Mar es el lugar donde pude apreciar uno de los atardeceres más hermosos de mi vida. El contraste del mar con el sol ocultarse en la inmensidad del horizonte en las aguas frías del ...