Hotel El Araucano Concepcion

... and re creating a homely feel i think we were all very put out when other people arrived at óurī 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.

... to take it. As we were starving,we immediatly headed out to find something to eat, the market was not that great so we settled on a kebab shop, how random in the middle of Chile, well for Chile, it was not bad, but I donīt think it would past the test if was in London! As Chile were playing Argentina in World Cup Qualifiers tonight, we though we go to a local bar and watch it, it was a good atmosphere, the Chileans are obviously very passionate ...

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.

... is Chilean) parents are lovely, I like the way they must have fresh bread every day and they always freshly squeeze orange juice for breakfast. On the 2nd day at the lake we went to visit some family friends who had a absolutely amazing house looking over the lake and I learned a new 2 person card came that i enjoyed (I won of course) called 26 that i will export to England on my return. No one ...

... hier hoch im Kurs und bei meinem Ausflug vor 2 Wochen nach Argentinien (um mein Visum zu verlaengern), musste ich feststellen, dass auch ich schon das ein oder andere chilienische Wort nutze. Ob das jetzt gut oder schlecht ist bleibt mal dahin gestellt.... Hier in Concepsion gefaellt es mir ganz gut. Ich habe eine nette WG mit 2 Chilenen und einem Franzosen und mein Praktikum ist auch ok. Habe nach den ersten 5 Wochen mein Prakitkum gewechselt und ...

... word. And the letter "s"? Forget about it. It is either just not pronounced, or it is pronounced like "ai." For example, "Como estas?" becomes "Como estai?" You can probably imagine the problems this could cause... But even with all its quirks and difficulties, I love it. So here it is, April 9, and I will be arriving home exactly one month from today. My plan is to work really ******* my research for ...

... me. On top of that, they must think that since I am relatively young and can't speak really well, that I can't do anything on my own. It's like they don't realize that I've spent the past 6 weeks traveling by myself! The situation is challenging, to say the least. However, like all aspects of this trip, I will just need to get used to it and learn from it. So tomorrow, I think that I am going to try and find a beach for a little rest and relaxation.

We heard that Conception was the place to go out on a Sat night so we made sure we got there for the weekend. The cheapest accomodation we could find was about$17-18 a night which prob doesn't sound that bad but is a complete rip off in my mind. Didn't even have breakfast included. Tight Asses. Anyway, we go out and grab some beers for a pre drink at the hostal go back there for a quick nap cause we'd had a few beers the night before and we ...

... out of the mine. A keeled over canary was a result of deadly gas, and preceded an explosion. As we reached the bottom of the mine, some 40 metres below the sea bed, we all switched off the lights on our helmets, and held hands, as everyone was dead scared, and the minute of darkness seemed eternal. Reaching the ancient phone to call for the life back up was a huge relief.