Hotel Pirigallo Chillan

... and heating the house, and is fueled by wood. The smell and the warmth of burning pine (Pino in Spanish &#8211; Sounds like pee-no) seems to wrap the home in a cozy country quilt. Next, Punchie shows me his cat Simon. The peculiar thing about this crazy kitty is he has two different color eyes. The left is blue and the right is green. I had never seen that before in a cat and it just added to Simon&#8217;s charm.<br><br>Punchie and Jaun give ...

... i thought about before but decided against it due to runours on the gringo trail of rough journeys and non stop vomiting! however this slipped my mind and i held a romantic notion of travelling by sea! What i actually got was massive glaciers, stunning views, a young crowd of like minded travellers, bingo in the evening and red wine and pisco sours all around... i have just got off the boat now and ...

I´m still having a great time with Ana in Chile! I´ve spent the last few days in an around conception which is one ugly city! It was completely destroyed by an earthquake and was rebuilt out of gray concrete. The lack of pretty building (the best building i think is the university's main lecture theater which looks like a flying saucer) however leaves much more time for exciting things like trips to the hairdresser ...

... late on a winter´s night. Actually, I am sure - none (in my defence, though, I wouldn´t mind betting that there are far fewer crack dealers in Chillan than in Shepherds Bush). We reached Chillan easily the next morning and having organised ourselves we set off for the mountain. The problem was that The Man (Nevadoes de Chillan Corporation) owns the mountain at Chillan and unless you stay at The Man´s hotel and casino complex you cannot stay within 7k of the ...

... in the groin first. Anyway, we found this pleasant cafe with WiFi, so we decided to come and play, and have tea and cake (not death). This may well be my last entry from Chile, at least I hope so. I have a couple of meetings tomorrow, then fly home (with any luck) on Wednesday to lovely George and the beasties. Ready to go now, I must say. Next blog will probably be from the Dolomites in June. TTFN!

... dressed. The pavements are also in better condition, with high heels in evidence again. It´s also a big contrast to see the efforts of the Chilean government to look after the population - there are lots of adds on TV about smoking harming children, gun amnesties and food safety. The bus we travelled in had a little screen telling you in real time how fast the bus was travelling, and informing us that it had GPS installed and the ministry of ...

... girls and ugly old men -felt welcomed by the friendly Chileans and found similarities between our two nations. (They say they live at the end of the world. We do too. They are reserved and serious. So are we.) -enjoyed the exotic fruits. I love mangoes. -missed cozy Sunday afternoons in Cowbridge -wondered why Latin Americans pierce their baby girls´ears -loved and hated the exotic smells, cultures, customs and people -felt proud to be Finnish ...

... Tarja Halonen participó en el encuentro con los familiares de las víctimas, pero no quiso comentar sobre las leyes de armas. "Hay que analizar lo que pasó más tarde". La pena ronda en el aire que respira cada finlandés. ¿QUIÉN TIENE LA CULPA? Me parece que todos los medios están buscando un culpable de los asesinatos. El periodista Roger Boyes del diario Británico The Times cree que Finlandia es un país tan avanzado que los jóvenes ya no ven a sus ...

... an amazing wisdom and kindness you rarely encounter. The nature here is truly amazing and I am trying to organise the Antarctica trip with marines for December, when it is a little warmer. Kuten Wanhalle Isalle mainitsin, on tama hauska kokemus - kaiken maailman tyypit pysayttelevat kadulla, tuntevat apinan. Yliopiston rehtori tai mika se nyt onkaan tuli vahan aikaa sitten juttelemaan, ja kysyi, olenko ma "se ...

... all my clothes on as the house is fridge temperature and cold water here means freezing. I guess it wakes you up in the morning. On my first day at work (after the maid, Carmen set the table for my breakfast; warm milk and toasted bun with marmelade) I got the chance to go to the amazing Andes with photographer Juan and journalist Rene. I got to interview this French alpine skier who, I later found out, was gold medalist in the ...