O'Higgins Vina del Mar
Plaza Vergara w/n Vina del Mar, Chile
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Chilly in Chile!
... 8230;..!
We got to the terminal at 6.30am and decided to walk the 12 blocks to the hostel, partly to save some money and partly to stretch our legs! The Che Largarto VDM is part of a chain of hostels that runs over South America, so we were expecting it to be half decent, but it really wasn’t that great - the whole place needs a major face-lift and personality transplant.
But although we were tired, we wanted to make the most of ...
A day in Valpo
I had heard a whole lot about gritty Valparaiso from my dear friends Warren and Katie who spent New Year 2010 there and had a blast by all accounts. They refer to it as 'Crazy Valpo' but I was expecting the crazy quotient to be significantly reduced on a sunny Wednesday in July as I waited for the bus in the early morning light. It felt strangely pleasant to be carried along by the commuter current as I entered the busy metro and headed back to the bus terminal ...
Chile
... come back from winning the national big wave competition. I saw a photo of him riding the spot called ´big búoy´. it was a five metre mountain. I was surprised when i met him. he was only a little fella.
So now we are back in Valparaiso and tomorrow we embark on a 31 hour bus journey up to san pedro de atacama. I am really excited about seeing the salt lakes, desert, volcanoes and different couloured lakes on our way ...
City of a Thousand Colours
... superb lunch at Oda Pacifica, an oasis of a restaurant in what is a relatively lowly neighbourhood. Then we work our way down the hill to explore the outdoor Museo al Cielo Abierto - a series of huge outdoor murals and wall paintings across a labyrynth of little streets and alleyways. It's intriguing that amongst the graffiti which covers much of the walls, there is none where the official "art" has ...
Viña del Mar
... do almoço saimos para conhecer Viña del Mar. O tempo estava meio encoberto. Fomos ver os leões marinhos, passamos pela Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y de recursos Naturales da Universidad de Valparaiso, vimos alguns pelicanos e barcos pesqueiros coloridos e atentamos para os detalhes dos elevadores dos prédios. Fomos jantar no restaurante Tierra de Fuego. Comi uma Lasanha de Centolla fantástica acompanhada de um Gran Reserva Taparacá (garrafinha de 375cc). ...



