Top Apart Hotel Santiago
Helvecia 228, Las Condes Santiago, Chile
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My last few stops...
... challenge. Googles english/spanish translation came in handy. Soon enough, the 8 or so Australians walked in who definitely wanted to use all their time to drink as much beer as they possibly could. Another hostel I wanted to exit sooner than later. A party hostel. Where was this information on the reviews?
I roamed the cobbled streets, walked up and down the very steep steps alongside many very unique cafes and boutiques. I ...
South American Hospitality and Machismo
... 30s every day so we thought we should head down to the beach.
We visited Valparaiso and Vina del Mar on the Pacific coast near Santiago and
stayed there for one night. Valparaiso is a port, a world heritage listed city
and bohemian commune. The buildings are stacked precariously high on top of
each other with lots and lots of stairs. Everything is colourful and there is
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Walking in flip-flops
... from the park rangers. So I walked around the neighborhood, had a great salad and then went up the hill to a swimming area And some gardens. Then I went down a different way and took the very busy subway home. The views were impressive at times though walking on sand paths with new sandals is not recommended! Tonight was very low key. And sadly, I leave home ...
Santiago
... was also a bit of a party hostel which we found out when we went to bed on the first night and realised that our room overlooked the patio area where everyone was sat playing music (very loudly) until the early hours. The second night we decided to join in and tried some of the hostels Caipirinias and a drink known as a terremorto (meaning earthquake), which is ice cream mixed with fernet (a spirit) and wine. It tastes far better than it sounds!
We left our hostel on ...
Bus Drivers and Rockers!
... and passed our original destination onward to Santiago, awoken in the morning by a police sniffer dog combing the aisles! We had to get off at the next stop to wait for our new seat numbers and as the coach filled up again we stood ticketless outside awaiting our seats...eventually Jose came back with the news that he only had 2 seats and one if us would have to sit with the driver! Then along came to new passengers with tickets and Jose's face turned to concern ...



