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Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [462] | Comments [1]
Homestay is where you live with a local family in their house, as one of the family. You eat with the family and spend time with them. It is a really great way to get to know a little about the local culture. We stayed with a lovely couple, Monica and ... Read more >
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Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1349]
They loaded more and more bicycles on that ferry - there were two ferries and this was the cheaper version. That boat will make it, but I actually had to convince myself...it looked old, very old and creaky/cranky. Our cheerful captain kept disappearing ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By experiencemillionaire | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry
‘I’ll never forget the day that I was left stranded in Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve, Chile. Well, not just me, but a group of eager adventurers. While volunteering in Chile Chico, our group leader, Tim, decided we should explore the surrounding National ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1218]
We set out in a leisurely manner - O'Higgins (saying it out loud in a british sort of way is kind of fun....try it!). The sun was out and what looked like a drowning world only yesterday was looking new and hopeful this morning on February 7th. We reached ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [720]
Whilst in Pucon, we went on a guided climb to the top of Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes. This perfectly-shaped volcano (just how we used to draw them at school) looms over the town and despite erupting every 10 years or so, life goes ... Read more >
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Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By liferoutes | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry
I just spend the weekend in Concon, a nice beach near Viña del Mar. The weather was perfect, so I walked near the beach and breathe the sea breeze. The nature always makes me think about life in different aspects.Here we go. A couple of months I finished ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By winginitkiwi | Views [168] | Scholarship Entry
It’s 4am in the Atacama Desert, and my mate Pat and I are sitting in the back of a jeep belonging to the Carabineros, the police force of Chile. The emptiest black of night engulfs us from all sides, except for a high ridge in front which is illuminated ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 31 Mar 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [241]
A sort of grape brandy, Pisco Sours are really tasty and refreshing and a speciality of Chile so it only seemed right to try them :)
Dave and I toasted each other on Mother's Day - Dave in London and this is me in Chile having a particularly strong ... Read more >
Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [574]
Simply the most beautiful place on earth. Immense mountains, wild landscapes and weather, surrounded by views on all sides which just make you fill up with happiness. Sheer towers, bristling ice glaciers, lakes of every colour blue - mountain spectaculousness.... Read more >
Tags: torres del paine, trekking
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 | By clare-tamea | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [995]
February 6th ...... pedaling loaded with yummy, yummy bread- there were two somewhat rough, steep climbs and then smooth sailing....until O'Higgins we were told. What is a steep climb, anyways? Anything different from what I haven't done already? I hardly ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1263]
February 5th Can't really call any riding on the C. Austral smooth, BUT: We reached the ferry dock in the evening and had missed the last one at 6pm by 45 minutes (we weren't really trying..). We had ridden part way with another french couple on ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [2219]
Looking forward to rest in Cochrane, but the only camp ground was the back yard of a stingy woman. The clouds had caught up, the river Baker lost its color and all became grey around us while the pouring rain chased us into the metal shelter of a kitchen ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [960]
January 30th 2014
A big wood stove in the middle of the dining room - bedrooms upstairs with an overheated bathroom. Hot soup with chunks of meat and three smiling women serving us tea after serving us lunch. Quiet, clean and plenty to eat - feeling ... Read more >
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