Hotel San Remo Arica

... great. He didnt have any dorms available so he gave us a twin for the same price. Great, we needed to stretch out!<br><br>This town is bigger and busier then i expected but nothing super special. We had a coffee and watched the locals in the mall for a while and then headed to the port and beach. Wow the beach is nothing like home ...

... bottle popped open in my toiletry bag and everything had a sudsy goo on them. So my first trip out this morning was to the farmacia to get some soap. It was only at lunch that I realized that I had asked 3 people at the pharmacy for soup instead of soap. My Spanish sucks.<br><br>Anyway, the rest of the day went pretty well. Hiked up El Morro after lunch. El Morro is a sheer cliff that ...

... get used to these military things since my big bro will be a man in uniform starting in November. I also heard the entire crowd sing the national anthem. Made me want to bust out some Star Spangled Banner but don´t worry, i didn´t.<br><br>Next I went to the beach and watched surfers tackle some of the biggest waves I´ve seen in my short little east coast life. I climbed on these huge jacks that surrounded the small bay. That made me hungry ...

... was dancing to him on a variety show just now in the chicken joint. There seem to be lots of little people on the variety shows and there are lots of variety shows in Latin America, from what I can tell. Back to Michael, lots of the cars I pass are blasting his hits. I think the King of Pop is receiving more attention and honor abroad than at home, but hasn´t that always been the case?

... and whole onion sauteed on top. His burger barely looked like a happy meal cheeseburger compared to the 5 pound, 1ft diameter sandwich that was plopped in front of me. I ordered the Churrasco this time, unaware of the very noticeable difference between mine and Taylor's from the night before which was the 3 full pounds of tomato slices piled on top of the delicious meat and cheese. I love tomatoes, but this was ridiculous. Easily 4 or 5 whole tomatoes, I had to ...

After close to three months without being near the beach i was itching to be near sand and surf, so when my Cochabamba roomie Jason needed to do a border/visa run that coincided with my leaving town, we decided what better way to say goodbye to my new found friends than our little posse of four (Me, Jason, Barb, and Alec) taking a couple of days break from real life and going to the beach in Arica, Chile. <br><br>I was excited for days ...

... in Putre, sa vizitam un parc national (Lauca), sa vedem flamingo si sa mai admiram niste vulcani. o sa stam vreo 3-4 zile si nu cred ca avem internet acolo, deci nu o sa ne auzim ceva timp. V-am pupat si vacanta placuta de 1 Mai!! Ps. pozele din muzeu sunt fara blitz, ca nu ai voie cu.

... the 2km into town for a pound. I´m very impressed with the beach-vibe of Arica. Samba music spills from everywhere and the people are friendly and kind. My hostel again Residencia Arica is perfect, and a steal at just four pounds a night. I bought my train ticket for the Ferroaccril Arica-Tacna today which is near the pretty Parque Brasil. It´s a small train which will take me across the border into Peru tomorrow morning before I catch another night bus to Lima.

... part about flying. Oh well, we got there in a day for the same price as the bus which would have taken three days. And they fed us. We were the last people out of the airport and were thankful that one taxi driver had waited for us as there was not another soul in sight, and the town was a good 20 minutes drive away. We fell into bed as soon as we arrived at the hostel around midnight. The next day was Sunday and everything was closed ...

I bought a ticket in San Pedro for Arica and killed time in the plaza waiting for the bus, when the Spanish guy from the Salar tour passed by and invited me for a beer and asked when I was catching my bus.. I asked him the time and suddenly realised my bus was about to leave! The person who told me the time earlier had told me the incorrect time and it was an hour later than I thought.. I just made it to the bus with ...