Destination: Chile

Photos: Volcano's and "Leaps"

Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

San Pedro de Atacama

Sun, 4 Apr 2010 | By shanewl | Views [472]

San Pedro was a stop on the trip' at the insistence of friends. It was something of a cultural and colonial heritage point of chile on the border of Bolivia with something of an indigenous presence in the area. It was our first real ecounter with the ... Read more >

Tags: bike riding the atacama desert

Chañaral

Sun, 4 Apr 2010 | By shanewl | Views [644]

Chañaral was an uexpected delight and ansolute highlight f our trip in Chile. Part of our travel plans was to catch buses at night to minimise our down time in hotels. However the trip direct to San Pedro from Viña was simply too long. Ww stopped in ... Read more >

Tags: exploring a seaside town

Valparaiso

Sun, 4 Apr 2010 | By shanewl | Views [468]

Part of the trip to the Chilean coast and Viña del Mar included jumpng on the train to the neighbouring city of Valparaiso. Viña is modern but Valpo has absolutely exquisite tiny little streets with the hills kissing the ocean and quickly retreating ... Read more >

Tags: partying and relaxing in valparaiso

Photos: 2010-04-03, Pucón

Sat, 3 Apr 2010 | By mandybr | Photo Gallery

Photos: Navimag

Fri, 2 Apr 2010 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Navimag and Fiordland

Fri, 2 Apr 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [477]

It's Friday morning and I've just got off the boat from Puerta Natales. (I thought the local paper has a wonderful name!) We left Tuesday morning at 7 and arrived here at 7 so we've been on the boat for just 72 hours. We have travelled north about 900 ... Read more >

ESTHERS MARRIED!!! ....the secret that wasnt kept....

Fri, 2 Apr 2010 | By esther_schultink | Views [475] | Comments [3]

ESTHERS MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!! the secret that wasnt kept..............   im sure theres a few of yas out there curious bout just how this all came about! ;) thanks for the wishes of happiness etc. nice to hear. well, where should i start? where i was born? ... Read more >

Photos: Punta Aranas to Puerto Natales

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Towers and lakes

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [359]

The journey north has brought me to the picturess port of Peurto Natales. This is some 200 kms north of Punta Aranus but a million miles away in Character. The town nestles on the plain between the southern Andes and the sea, well inlets, from the south ... Read more >

Viña del Mar

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 | By shanewl | Views [572]

Caught the bus from Santiago to Viña del Mar, basically the Chilean equivalent of the Gold Coast in Australia. Lots of tall buildings, rich people, casinos, cafes, restaurants etc. Stayed in Hotel Hispana, nothing spectacular but the breakfasts were ... Read more >

Tags: tsunami!!!!

Photos: 2010-03-28, FIDAE

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By mandybr | Photo Gallery

Santiago

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 | By shanewl | Views [439]

Not sure where I left off and am writing this two weeks late lol but will back track and write about each of our stays in order. Finally got to Santoago after three days in Buenos Aires. Aeroliñeas Argentinas put us up in The Savoy which was lovely. ... Read more >

Tags: city and urban life

Moving North to the warmth!

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [651] | Comments [1]

My time at the end of the world has come to an end. The journey on El tren del fin del mundo was a bit of a disapointment. True it was steam hauled but it was at a speed where I could walk faster and the scenary was to say the least a bit of a let down, ... Read more >

Yes, it's Chilly in Chile!

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2022]

Punta Arenas was our first stop in Chile but luckily, with the country being over 4000km long we were very far south of the earthquake damaged region. The town sits on the Magellan Strait in Chilean Patagonia, and the winds and temperature ... Read more >

Tags: puerto natales, punta arenas, torres del paine, trekking