Hotel Vegas Santiago

We had one last day in Quito before we took an overnight flight to Santiago, Chile. I learned on that flight that it is very difficult to sleep through pan flute music. So we arrived, tired and cranky at 5:30 in the morning, and the wonderful people at our hotel let us check in right then and didn't even charge us for it! After a long nap, we wandered around Santiago. The buildings aren't much to look at, but we found a beautiful park winding its way up a hill, with gorgeous views of the snow...

Santigo, Chile

All, This is a bit late but the Peru blog will follow immediately after. The 29th April was officially the longest day of my life and I will always be 1 day older than I should be. My flight from Fiji to Auckland landed at 11.30am and then I had 3 hours to kill before I could check in for my flight to Santiago. The flight from Auckland to Santiago left at 5.30pm but I arrived in Santiago at midday on the same day so after travelling for 11 hours, I`d gone back in time by 5 hours which was all...

Well here Erin and I are in Santiago..we have had a great day today doing a bus ride around the <city...I think the prices were a¨little bit more for us tourists...but a great way to see all around the city.It´s quite an amzing city with lots of cool architecture,and it is a city surrounded by mountains...some still having a bit of snow.
We are off out tonight for a few Cerveza´s(beer) we found the area that is good for food and drinks...the night clubs look and sound a little noisy for...

Santiago. thats it.

The flight into Santiago from Sao Paulo is spectacular. You cross the Andes from the Argentinian side in the East and then drop into a valley with the Andes to your left and the Chilean Coastal Mountain range to your right.

About 6,000,000 people live here, which is around a third of the entire population of Chile. The city lies in the center of a large bowl-shaped valley surrounded by mountains, the highest of which is the Tupungato volcano at 21,500 feet (6,570 Metres). Because of i...

Back in Santiago to get ready for my flight to Bolivia tomorrow. A few random bits and bobs, and stuff I forgot, before I leave: The car hire man was cool - he even apologised for the behaviour of his countrymen (although I agree with Andy K - it was probably Scousers). $25 covered the damage - result! Goodbye to Chile - it´s been nice here, and I´d love to come back. I didn´t even get to the main attractions: Easter Island, Torres Del Paine (Patagonia), and Atacama (the driest place on the p...

Kom hit grytidleg fredags morgon og var på 4 timars byrundtur allereie kl 09. Pen og velordna storby med eit effektivt metrosystem som dekker det meste av byen. Fredags kveld i Barrio Bellavista som er området for uteliv her i byen. Laurdag tok eg bussen (1t40m) til Valparaiso/Viñja del Mar som er parlaments- og feriebyane ute ved kysten. Grunna kald havstraum frå Antarktis låg det lave skoddeskyer over kysten til kl 14, så eg hoppa like godt på ein ny 6 timars by/kystrundtur der vi fekk sjå ...