Hotel Riviera Chile

... so we just had dinner and then went back to pack and stuff. The following morning we started our three day salt flats/desert crossing to Chile. The salt flats were amazing. Itīs all pure white as far as you can see, and a lovely blue sky. We spent a ...

... Chile from Bolivia, the difference between the two countries was immediately obvious, for example....tarmac on the roads in Chile (joy!), cars actually obeying traffic signals, better quality food and better quality bathrooms!  Unfortunately there is ...

Santiago is the capital of Chile. Moving around Santiago was quite challenging. While it is a surprisingly modern city with an efficient running metro system, hardly anybody there speaks a word of english! Except of course those in the tour industry. ...

... me as it was (and still is) dark and I don't plan on checking out the city until the sun is up.  Arrived at the hotel at just after 7am, and as I expected, I won't be able to check into my room until later.  The concierge was very nice.  ...

... his pen! Today we  leave for Vina del Mar and Valparaiso - twin cities on the west coast of Chile. A shuttle bus picks us up from the hotel and delivers us to our coach - a large air-conditioned bus with excellent, comfortable seats and modern ...

... . One day in Santiago, I took an all day tour to Vina del Mar, which is supposed to be the French Riviera of Chile, and Valparaiso, a colorful bohemian town very close to Vina which is built on steep hills like San Francisco and has tiny funiculars ...

... the walls was made from egg whites and lime, giving them great strength to resist the many severe earthquakes frequently occurring in Chile.  Next time I see these bottles in Tesco I will think back to this afternoon and where it all ...

... amidst a large crowd of people all gathered to watch the Christmas Parade - a gift to the people from the municipal government. Our hotel was situated just off the main street that the parade was headed down which made it a slow journey to get there, but ...

... even parts of the Vatican that he fancied. We met an interesting 89 yr old man called Dr. Wolfram Mannebach in our little Hotel- a Jew from Luxembourg & Switz.- who had owned the Star Club in Hamburg, when the Beatles were starting out. He has ...

... New Zealand as I'd become really enamoured by the place so had a really heavy heart as we boarded the twelve hour Lan Chile flight to Santiago from Auckland.  However this has been the section that Jon has been most excited about so even though he ...

... water cannons and the full boloni really! After the fish market we headed to a Colombian art museum describing the history of Chile and the various different tribes that had once run the country. The Peruvians (i.e. Incas) were very very vicious people ...

... for me! Afterwards we went for a drink in a bar that for some reason had an alien theme merged with pictures from places around Chile - a little strange! I also met up with Liz and Pascal as they had decided to take a quick visit to Chile and we went for ...

... at 17.00 and got to chile at 13.00 on the same day. We managed to get the bus to the city centre and the metro to the hotel. After that we didnīt do much as we were too tired. We are also rich! 800peso to 1 pound! Yay! Lots of love to everyone xxxxxx ...

... before!! Mini bus to the hotel with everyones fingers crossed that the rooms would be ready on arrival. Once there, very nice hotel however severely disappointed with the fact that absolutely no rooms were ready and wouldn't be until midday. Very annoying ...

... city. Photos to follow if you're lucky..... On the 4th we headed to Vina Del Mar, a coastal town just north of Valparaiso for a bit of beach and sun to end our time in Chile, and to see Kim and Paul from our tour who'd gone to the coast a few days ...

... ordered introductions to the newbies we're made. However due to a few heavy nights the oldies decided to head back to the hotel for a quite, early night. Newbies must of thought we just a tad boring however, we'd also heard the following night (Thursday ...

... of drinks. It was great to get to know everyone a bit better. Everyone seems really nice. We got back to the hotel 12.30/1ish after a fun night. We got breakfast at 9.30 (toast/bread roll/crackers anyone?) and after getting ready me, ...