Piero's Hotel Vina del Mar

... kao ona nasa volim te s jagodama :D u trgovini me totalno sokiralo kad sam vidjela likove kraj blagajne koji ti pakiraju stvari (tipa ona fora sto se vidi u americkim filmovima) - uzmu po dvije vrecice kako bi u njih stavili dvije litre mlijeka. na kraju su kolica bila krcata vrecicama, a meni je srce puklo kad sam to vidjela. cileanci, ocito, imaju jako izrazenu svijest za ocuvanje okolisa. prestrasno nesto!

grad (vina del mar ...

... up to the top of the hill and then began our tour. We learned a lot about the history of Valparaiso and got to see some really neat, colorful houses which have been changed into hostels, restaurants, cafes, little stores. There was also a lot of Graffiti on the stone walls. All around these hills are very steep walkways and lots of stairs. We walked all the way down to the bottom to catch the buses back to PUCV (my ...

The overnight bus was an interesting experience that exceeded my expectations....except for the toilet, which was gross. For a whopping 10 additional ARG pesos (less than $3) we upgraded ourselves to the higher "cama" class. There were big, comfy, leather reclining seats, a movie playing, and a bus attendant who handed out ham & cheese sammies and 7UP.

The bus pulled up at the scheduled time and 20 min later we were all loaded up and on our way at ...

Mauvaise nouvelle, en debarquant a Valparaiso j'apprend que ma nouvelle hote ne peut plus m'heberger, son frer debarque a la dernier minute... Elle me propose tout de meme de passer la soiree ensemble mais ne viendra finalement pas au rdv.... Je l'ai un peu mauvaise mais ne lui en veut pas, il fallait bien une mauvaise experience sur les 15 de couchsurfing. Trop tard pur trouver un autre hote, je me refugie ...

... The fireworks seemingly lasted forever and wasn't impressive for any intricately coordinated displays, but rather, for the sheer volume of fireworks. Things became even more chaotic once the grand finale came - after the fireworks finished, people started spraying their champagne and chanting some Chilean song. We hung around for a while, soaking in the atmosphere (and champagne spray), before heading down towards the port. We popped into a pub to ...

... sweeping view of some other hills in the area. The best part however, is that the price of the hostel also includes free full service laundry- yes!!! I gave them a bag full of my dirty laundry only to have them returned to me maņana maņana (or the next morning), folded and smelling amazingly fresh! now THAT i could get used to! Anyways, Viņa is a place one can feel quite comfortable being at. It is a beachtown so therefore the attitude is way more laid back than ...

... sand dunes and burned our poor little feet while doing it. The sand was scorching hot on the one side... almost unbearable but be were determined to get to the top and we did! It was well worth it. The view was amazing! After sliding down the sand dunes we decided to use our awesome rock climbing skills to get down this cliff and take pictures with the waves crashing along the rocks. I could have sat there forever! We have also been playing a lot of soccer seeing as that is ...

... Franca Hotel and dinner of course at "our" Liguria Bar. All the waiters welcomed as long lost relatives and shook Robs hand when we walked in.. let's see if they remember us in 4 weeks when we return on our home leg...ha In Chile restaurants each table has one chair with a clip to connect your handbag to due to the high theft rate, but this didnt help the poor "local as in not a dumb tourist" women who was having a party with ...

... like his work - i need to try and pick up a book or 2. I spent today on a boat tour of the pier - nice and very cheap and I bumped into my fellow model from the photoshoot I took part in in Cafayate - she is Dutch - not Danish! The family I stayed wih here were really nice and they really looked afer me but ive ran out of things to do here and the weather really could be a lot beter - im heading to Santiago.