Destination: Chile

Santiago Dec 2011

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1012]

I’m back! – With an over-packed suitcase and poor Spanish grammar, here I am. And I’m loving it! Before I came, I deliberately played down the excitement to myself – I worked up until a few days before I left and purposely didn’t organise too many ... Read more >

Tags: chile, santiago, south america, travel

Photos: From Santiago Down To Puerto Veras

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By davidnbrooks | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By themiddleofnowhere | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

Off the Beaten Path: Patagonia, Chile

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [7550] | Comments [1]

Many, many avid hikers and nature lovers come to Chile to visit Patagonia. However, most of the time, their destination is the one and only Torres del Paine National Park. Flights to Punta Arenas are expensive, as are hostels and hotels in the area.... Read more >

Tags: chile, off the beaten path, patagonia, south america, travel

Photos: Salta to San Pedro

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: San Pedro

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: Santiago

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Santiago to the Lakes District

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 | By rubylucas | Views [1527]

So last time I wrote we were at the start of our time in Santiago. We were there for a total of 8 days and now we're in a town called Puerto Varas in the Lakes District in Chile. We're learning that very few things here are simple or logical and that ... Read more >

Part 1- Nu Zealund and into Santiago

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 | By rubylucas | Views [738]

So Marcello and I are here in Santiago, safe and sound- although we did think we in serious trouble when we arrived in Santiago- but i'll get to that later. New Zealand- Ruby's First Time at the Snow We weren't in New Zealand for long and we did ... Read more >

Chile: Australia with Mountains?

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 | By elis82 | Views [1476]

We flew into Santiago after a horror flight from Quito – an overnighter, where the cabin wasn’t properly pressurised, a loud French family were continuously moving and play-fighting around us, the cabin lights left on full all night, and duty free ... Read more >

Photos: Chile - the First Time

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery

Goodbye Chile!

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 | By rachelina | Views [2676] | Comments [1]

Embracing my American ties on a Chilean 4th of July My planned three weeks in Chile, split up by time in Bolivia ended up being a solid month and a half thanks to my ankle´s decision to stop working. While I hadn´t planned to have so much time ... Read more >

Tags: chile, leaving, on the road again, pisco sours

My Day of Living Dangerously: Part 2 - Impromptu Caving and No Helmet Motorbiking

Sun, 7 Aug 2011 | By rachelina | Views [1606]

By the time I had finished my horse trek of doom, I didn´t have time to make the 5 hour uphill hike to Orongo, so headed over to the Tourist Office and got them to arrange a taxi to take me up. The driver seemed nice enough and spoke Spanish slowly and ... Read more >

Tags: caving, easter island, isla de pascua, motorbikes, orongo, rapa nui

My Day of Living Dangerously: Part 1 - I Fell Off a Horse

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 | By rachelina | Views [1536]

On my third day in Easter Island, I manged to fall off a galloping horse, go caving on the spur of the moment and ride a motorcyle with no helmet. It was an action packed day. Thanks to my inability so summarise, I´ve decided to split up the entries ... Read more >

Tags: danger, easter island, falling off horse, horse riding, isla de pascua, rapa nui