Destination: Chile

Gallery: Valparaiso

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Santiago

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Valparaiso

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [2016]

Hola All, Currently stuck in Valparaiso. Lovely coastal town about 1.5 hrs nw of Santiago. Stuck? yes. The buses are full and everyone in chile is in holiday mode so we won´t be leaving until 18Sep. and then heading south to Pucon. We don´t mind being ... Read more >

Gallery: Patagonia

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 | By dysfunctional | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Santiago, Chile

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 | By dysfunctional | Photo Gallery

Santiago, Chile

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By lopes_family | Views [520]

Arrived 25 August after a long and tiring flight. Great view of the Cordilleras as we came into land. Spent the afternoon getting over jet lag and exploring the city. Found it difficult to communicate due to our limited Latin American Spanish. Next day ... Read more >

Tags: santiago

Gallery: Chile

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 | By all04h | Photo Gallery

Gallery: san pedro de atacama

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 | By yu-en-me | Photo Gallery

the jekyll-hyde syndrome of San Pedro de Atacama

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 | By yu-en-me | Views [3106] | Comments [1]

This entry will be more of interest to the people who have visited San Pedro de Atacama than anyone else, but i suspect that some of my observations would probably apply to a lot of touristy places. For those of you who don´t know the town (which, ... Read more >

Arriving in Santiago

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 | By ratpackers | Views [564]

After almost 25hrs of travelling to get to Santiago and seated cramped in a spot for so long, we were tired and relived that we finally landed at the airport! The view as we were landing, crossing the Pacific Ocean and into Santiago was simply ... Read more >

Tags: accommodation, taxi

Gallery: 30.08.08 La Serena

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

La Serena

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Views [988]

After a 17 hour bus journey we were just glad to arrive in La Serena and get off the bus. The rooms at the hostel werent ready so we took off to a cafe for a while to revive ourselves. We quickly appreciated how nice it was to walk down paved streets, ... Read more >

Gallery: 28.08.08 San Pedro de Atacama

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

First days in Chile

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Views [957]

After our last morning on the Salt Plains, our jeeps took us to the border. Chile is much more modern than Bolivia and even from the border crossing it seemed to us that they try to distance themselves from the Bolivians. The Chilean boarder crossing ... Read more >

Gallery: Coyhaique-Winter Camp

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 | By jacques360 | Photo Gallery