Destination: Chile

Gallery: Valdivia

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Villarrica

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Valdivia

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [939]

Hola All, Caught the south american express again. Picked up just about every man and his dog along the way. Only a short trip of about 3hrs. Checked into the Aires Buenas hostel, all ours tonight, then down to the river to spot the sealions. They ... Read more >

Villarrica

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [1013]

Hola All, Slummed in on the bus again. Full cama armchairs and the whole cabin to ourselves. We are at Villarrica which is about 30km from Pucon. Staying on the second floor of a swiss chalet (well in principal) and we have an amazing view of the snow ... Read more >

Finally in South america

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 | By paul_magdalena | Views [300] | Comments [2]

We have stopped being lazy and ive decided to take the first step to start a travel blog. dont know how long we'll keep it up but we'll try. We have been in santiago for about 6 days, its been great, the first view of the city was from my aunty's flat ... Read more >

To the Moon and Back

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By forgettable_blue | Views [724]

Buenos Dias from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Last I wrote, I was in Salta, Argentina, where although we only planned on staying for a short two days, ended up making the small colonial town our home for a solid five.  Originally we elongated the ... Read more >

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 [1895]

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 [443]

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 [2999] | 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 >