Holiday Inn Express Concepcion Chile

... and re creating a homely feel i think we were all very put out when other people arrived at óur´ hostel! I had heard rumours of an amazing empanada (almost like a cornish pasty) that was 6 km away at another beach, so did i push bike run for everyone on an undersided bike, with again no gears, along to get this infamous pasties (They didnt live up to the hype but the scenery was amazing!).. the crew that had ...

We verlaten het merengebied en gaan verder met onze tocht naar het noorden, via de rio Bio Bio naar Concepcion, de tweede grootste stad van Chile waar we een afspraak hebben met Dania, een weerzien voor Constanza 18 jaar later. Een kort bezoek aan de stad, enorm druk. Daarna samen met Dania haar familie een gezellige avond met lekker (en veel) eten - BBQ met heel lekker vlees.

... football, it was a good game, but amazingly Chile beat Argentina 1 - 0 . It was the first time that they had ever beaten them in a competitve match, so understandbly the crowd went wild, people were honking there car horns as they drove around the streets outisde. Result for Chile against the Argentina, who have a team full of stars, such as Lionel Messi etc. We had some beers and a salad, and then we went to another pub, where we had a jug of Kunstmann ...

With just a little trepidation I looked out over the waiting crowd for Ricardo. Would he be very different after 20 years? No. Just the same. My short hair caused a moment of hesitation from the other side of the glass but no more than that. Where do you start after being out of contact with one of the most important people of your university years for so long. Well, 'You look just the same' is probably not original but it was what I said.

... pronounce my name which was amusing and some people took to calling me Maria. There a lots of little tiny lizard everywhere, which i find very exciting (I´ve never seen a lizard in the wild before). So, yep, I´m having a great time, I back in Conception now and I´m going to the university today. I will try and upload some pictures later as the lake really was very beautiful. Hope your all good.

... anhupen wenn man auf der Strasse laeuft... als waere ich nicht in der Lage ein Taxi zu rufen oder wuerde meine Meinung aendern wenn ich eins sehe... und ich bins Leid so angestarrt zu werden. Es ist nicht so ein verwundertes Starren sondern so ein richtig langes freches. Und ich werde zum Vegetarier hier das Fleisch sieht einfach eklig aus. Und ich will jetzt an den Strand!

... jetzt beim Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo. Ich erstelle heir jetzt thematische Karten der Region. Und wenn der Computer richtig laeuft, dann klappt das sogar alles schon ganz gut. Jetzt sind es aber auch nur noch 5 Wochen und dann geht die grosse Reise los. Ein bisschen wurde hier auch schon gereist. Wir waren letzten Monat fuer 5 Tage in Bariloche, Argentinien wandern und letzten Wochenende in Pucon Vulkan bestiegen. Zwar auch ein aktiver Vulkan ...

... next two and a half weeks, and then head to Santiago for the last week and a half. I'm thinking about spending one week in a language school, and taking a few days to explore Vina del Mar and Valparaiso. As always, I love hearing from everyone. It makes me feel like I'm not on the other side of the world J And I promise I'll try to get in another 2 or 3 entries before this is all said and done...maybe. :)

Arriving in Chile we immediatly headed for the smallest coastal town we could find to spend a few days on our own before going to the farm. On our first night in Buchupureo a Chilean couple joined us and after talking for a bit they asked if we would like to travel with them for a few days since we were going in the same direction. We were a bit unsure about this ...

... his shoulders and began tensly squeezing them. Linz didn't know what to do so he just let it happen. Finally Colo Colo scored an equaliser and I threw my arms up with the rest of the crowd. I turn to Linz and the guy behind him has grabbed his arms and was throwing them around the place like they weren't attatched to any shoulders. It wasn't a win but it was enough that they'll 95%ensure they win the comp so the crowd went home a very happy crowd.