Real Del Mar

... and let's not forget, its beautiful Pacific beaches. Since we donīt have much time, me and my (also beautiful) boyfriend Paulo decided to stick to Santiago and take a quick trip out to Valparaiso and Viņa del Mar, and I'm sure we won't be disappointed!

... nbsp; We left Basque country and are now in the province of Cantabria. We began the drive west to our destination, Santillana Del Mar.  On the recommendation of the desk clerk, we stopped for lunch at a town called Castro-Urdiales.  There ...

... railway down the hill to the bus stop. The bus ride, took us, at great speed, along the coastal highway, through Vina del Mar and onwards to another small town. The drive reminded us very much of the French Riviera, with lots of holiday apartments and ...

A bit hung over and short of real sleep, I plunged into the Andes Mountains on my way to Chile. I got seated next to a rather chatty, elderly Mendocino women that kept calling me "mi amor". I donīt know if it is a cultural thing or what, but it put me ...

... into place. The clubs and restaurants are all open again by now, and as far as I have heard everybody has Internet back in Viņa Del Mar. Sometimes little random things happen, like they cut our hot water for the day and one day we were asked to leave the ...

We caught the 1 hour bus from Santiago to Vina Del Mar on the 30th to spend New Years on the coast. They say that Valparaiso (the next town along) has the biggest fireworks display in South America and an awesome street party for new years so we were ...

... Walking 3kms Sun 14th Dec Santiago - Vina del Mar Get 11am bus to Vina del Mar - couldn't decide between Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, so left it up to the booking clerk to choose one for us. Pass through dry hills with fertile, flat-bottomed ...

... gotten the sweetest comments from strangers who have read through my blog as a way of trying to understand the situation in Viņa Del Mar, and therefore I feel like if this information is helpful to anybody out there who feels lost and uncertain about the ...

... two chairs, I almost forgot that I was ridiculously hungover myself. After the stray dogs gave me my first memory of Viņa del Mar, it seemed only natural when they also provided the final piece of entertainment as we walked to the bus station to leave ...

... town.  But then it was enough!  Time for lunch!  The choice today was a Basque restaurant called "Delicias del Mar", run by a local chef who happens to host a cooking show.  Unfortunately, there were no Basque waitresses ...

We caught the local bus from Valparaiso along to Vina del Mar for a visit to the beach. I was a little disappointed with Vina del Mar because I'd read that it's a holiday resort for people from Santiago and it really wasn't what I pictured. It's very ...

... but I love the break too. We checked out at noon and began our drive to the last town on this journey. Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. We stopped in the port town of Valparaiso for lunch Chelsy had a Chilean pork sandwich, we shared papas frites and a ...

Hola caballeros y caballeras, Friday afternoon, October 5. I'm on a bus pulling out of Santiago. My destination? Vina del Mar...on the coast, to the west and very slightly north of the capital. I'm off to visit my cousin Juan Pablo and his family. ...

So yesterday (and into today really) was a pretty fantastic little adventure. We spent the afternoon walking around Vina Del Mar, which Fred claims is his favorite part of Chile (as far as I can tell, Fred has a lot of favorite travel destinations). It's ...

... lots of leg room, a tv and was immaculately clean. The road took us by vast vineyards and the rolling Andean foothills. Vina Del Mar is a typical pretty tourist town filled with shops and bars. The locals seemed very happy sat around with an ice-cream. ...

Today was the first day of my internship. I work for Alid Propiedades in Vina del Mar. Luckily, it is only about three blocks from my house. It is a pretty small company- probably less than ten employees. I work on the first floor with four chilean women. ...

... The rest of the morning consisted of a trip to Vina Mar, one of the wineries in Casablanca, which is the valley near Vina del Mar that is filled with vineyards. And then I finally went to the beach downtown. Which was very crowded but also very beautiful ...

-We spend the night in Santillana Del Mar, a famous, protected medieval township. -We then head to Claustro Romanico Dela Colegiata, a stone a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery. It is cold, and slightly quirky, with some modern ...

... there were not one but two piers which I spent a good bit of time exploring.  After finishing my painting I went on to Corona del Mar and stoped at the county beach where I was able to get a shower and shampoo my hair.    I ...

Vina del Mar was lovely. Having fully recovered from my night of revelry in Santiago a day and a half earlier, I pledged to myself to get up fairly early in order to make the most of my time in Vina.  I have to say, I felt immediately at home and ...