Playa Campanario Hotel La Serena

... coffee with milk, but forgot. Even if you ask for just coffee and no milk, you´re still most likely gonna get NesCafé unless it is a place advertising espresso. So, we stirred the granules into the hot milk and made the best of it. It wasn´t too bad, just rich in a wierd way.<br><br>We bought wine for cheap at the store and brought dinner back to the hostal. They laughed at me for eating cereal for dinner while drinking wine. Yes, it ...

... bodega de vin que l'on peut visiter. Deux avocats chiliens en vacances nous ramenent a Vicuna ou nous dejeunons. Nous rentrons ensuite a La Serena en bus. Journee tres agreable loin de l'agitation de la cote, ca repose et ca apaise. Le soir retour a Coquimbo pour retrouver la serveuse toujours pas la... Je passe la soiree avec Lucie a aller de concert en concert dans le Barrio Ingles. Nous rentrons en collectivos (taxis partage, a trajet fixe) tard a l'auberge.

... of dudes! I had swiped a copy of the magazine that American Airlines publishes for its passengers on our Dallas-Santiago flight, because it had articles in both Spanish and English - perfect for practice! There was an article about Finnish Saunas, and how there is an annual competition to see who can last the longest inside one. In a 110 degree Celsius sauna, somebody managed to last almost 9 minutes! How is this humanly possible?!!!!?!?? The ...

... like to put it the "little north" of Chile. The ride was a straight shot on the Pan American Highway with beautiful mountain views. Around 3PM we made it to La Serena and stopped for lunch since they have incredible seafood there. The food was absolutely delicious! We ordered an appetizer called machas parmesanas which are razor clams covered in Parmesan cheese. Yum! Pisco Valley After lunch we started heading towards ...

... Venus i el Planeta Júpiter, varis tipus d'estrelles i conjunt d'estrelles més o menys disperses, varis clasters... També veiem la Galaxies, Oreó i algunes constel·lacions... Després a baix on ens fan una explicació de com es formen les estrelles i galaxies... i sortim al pati on hi ha un altre telescopi. És impressionant! excepcional! El cel està superclar! Tot ple de estrelles... Arribem a l'hostal pels volts de les 2am. Demà toca el despertador a les 5am. Serà dur...

... hour journey north ahead of us ...and no Royal Suite max, just the semi-cama for us (think economy class rather than first class!) but hopefully we'll reach our destination - San Pedro de Atacama in no time, where we'll be visiting the driest desert on Earth apparently which are home to a particular hardy breed of Penguins...yes not just pointless rambles on our transport adventures, some cold hard (although admittedly vague) facts the discovery ...

... to solve some water difficulties, and to provide hydroelectric power. They had to flood a few villages to do this, the occupants of which were not too pleased. They got a couple of replacement villages built for them, so probably stopped grumbling. Just by the dam was a strange wind harp sculpture thingy, which was the source of a weird, weird sound. After visiting the ...

... rato alli, admirando las formas y las tonalidades de azules y blancos que tiene el hielo junto con el rojizo del otoño en el monte, liiindo, como dicen acá. A veces se caia un cacho pequeño de hielo, otras un poco mas grande, con un ruido espectacular al caer al agua. No vimos caer ningun cacho de los mas grandes, dicen que eso es la leche, pero nos vale con lo visto, y mucho. Un dia mas en El Calafate y dedimos bajar hasta Puerto Natales. No sabemos exactamente como ...

... to the city center. I had another room earlier on, even closer to the center but I had to run away from there as it was infested with fleas and I was getting bitten to pieces.<br><br>I stayed in La Serena for two months, over the peak high season during South American summer.<br><br>The Christmas Holidays<br>As I arrived there in late December, I was going to spend Christmas and New Years there. I really hate it every time when I'm travelling and have to pass the holidays abroad - I ...

... bus from Pisco to La Serena. Luckily I managed to control my urges.<br><br>The girls left back to Antofagasta and I kept on celebrating. On 20th September I went partying for the last time with my friends from there. I didn't know when I'd see them again. I've got some wonderful memories from La Serena, all due to it's people. They're so fun, laid back and friendly, know how to live life, very easy going and accepted me and my occationally nutty behaviour. That's more ...