Destination: Chile

Chile- Santiago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By kaitlyn | Views [1468]

18 th November 2007 After KL we stopped over in South Africa in Jo-berg and Cape Town. Didn’t get to go outside but talked to lots of SA people and got lots of photos of the airport for Alex. 19 th November 2007 Arrived ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

On the road again

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By steph | Views [1032]

There's no such thing as leaving again for a long trip. My European break is over, and Antoinette and I have finally boarded a plane together. Two actually, since most flights to south-America are leaving from Madrid. After a long but quite comfortable ... Read more >

Tags: on the road, valparaiso

What´s the Point?

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [3543] | Comments [4]

OK - so here we are, thousands upon thousands of miles away from home, only hundreds of miles away from Antarctica, our senses dazzled by glaciers, condors, and impecccable Chilean vistas, and dulled by horrific Chilean food.  We came down here almost ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

The Saint of Punta Arenas

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [2814] | Comments [3]

I will begin this story with a quote from our blog ¨What´s the Point¨: ...down here, what you see everywhere, are stray dogs.  I am the first person to say that you have to help people before you help animals, but this is ridiculous.  You see animals ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Torres del Paine-TDP

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Punta Arenas and Our Animal Adventure

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ferry through Chilean Fjords

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Puerto Varas

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Southern Chile, Bariloche and Buenos Aires

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [1632]

Returning to Chile after our litte visit to Mendoza, we continued straight down from Santiago to a city called Puerto Montt. Not being the most charming city we've visited on this trip, we only stayed there for one night and then rented a car in order ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Southern Chile - Lake District & Chiloé

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By vietnamviking | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Chile

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By lizziewebber | Photo Gallery

Looked for Pudú, found some doodoo!

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [1377] | Comments [7]

You know a trip is going to be crappy when the first thing you see when you get to your destination is a toilet full of crap! And that was the first thing Meli happened upon when we got to Chiloé. Chiloé is a small island in the South of Chile. ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Chili - Vina del Mar

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By irenecabay | Views [425]

  It was time to head off to Chile for the last few days of our South American trip.  Before we could get into the country, we had to go through the insanely thorough, insanely paranoid Chilean border controls.  They are ... Read more >

Gallery: Nothing lasts forever..

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Photo Gallery

Nothing lasts forever..

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Views [737]

Santiago, Chile We spent the last week of our trip in Santiago and had a great time.  We booked ourselves into a really nice apartment complete with kitchen and balcony and did a lot of relaxing!  We went out for lunch and dinner most days and also ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing