Destination: Chile

Gallery: Soccer + a Fat Cow

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Everyone`s kissing in Chile

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1713]

Paris is SO last season.  There`s clearly something in the Andean air of Chile and its not just pollution. It appears that Santiago is the new place to "elope by the slopes." The snow capped mountains may be minus 40 but the temperature in ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

What a bastard

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [1076] | Comments [4]

You’d think that you would be hearing how great it is sunning ourselves on the beaches of Brazil, enjoying the culture and cuisines … well that is what you’d think.   In reality we are stuck in Santiago, Chile.   Ironic that whilst we were writing ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

In Parenthesis

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By jenosn | Views [677] | Comments [2]

As promised my entry on the meeting with Mr ****´*. I have quoted word for word from my written journal, so apologies in advance if it sounds in any way repetitive. It does however signify just how frustrated I was meeting this ´human being´... Ok..... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

What happened to Bernie Clifton?

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1429]

12 hrs on a plane and 19 hrs time difference.  Like a Time Lord, I had arrived in Santiago, Chile before I left Auckland.  At one point I passed myself on the plane.  Bizarre. I wandered around the capital in a daze on the Ascension of the Virgin (a ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Junior's B'Day + Santiago

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Santiago + Junior's B'Day

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [884] | Comments [2] | Video

The video link (once loaded, internet here is rather slow so will wait for a better connection) is our new Aussie/Kiwi mate Simon putting on a show at the Irish Pub we went to for Junior's Birthday. We all had a great night helping the young fella welcome ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Santiago

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By jiff | Photo Gallery

Santiago

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By jiff | Views [715]

On my way home I had a quick stop in Santiago before flying home to Australia. It's a nice enough city but not very exciting. I stayed in a nice area and there were lots of restaurants and bars. Everyone would sit outside to eat and drink even though ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Arica, Chile - 3 August to 7 August

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By mikko | Views [680]

Having a needle stuck in your... ...well to be politically correct let´s just say rear end at 7AM isn´t the best way to start your stop here, but as we both had a flu that had lasted for a few days we went to the hospital to get ourselves checked ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

On my way back to Santiago II

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By jenosn | Views [608] | Comments [2]

Iquique Arrived mid-afternoon in Iquique, a short drive south of Arica. Found an overpriced home-stay which turned out to be a mad house, I was so glad to get away from that family. They were simply in your face and would make the most disturbing sounds, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

On my way back to Santiago

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By jenosn | Views [498] | Comments [1]

La Paz-Arica... I Spent two nights in Arica, (the most northern town in Chile before the border of Peru) feeling quite ill having left such high altitude in La Paz and travelled on an eight hour journey down to sea level, to the town of Arica. Met three ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Last Blog From Chile

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 | By jonno-nadia | Views [934] | Comments [5]

Ok, Time for another update and we´ve been busy. This will be our last entry from Chile as we are in Arica right now at the northern tip of Chile. We enjoyed our last day today with a long walk along the coast and a fabulous seafood lunch on the beach, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

El Capinato Tortilla Strikes - 18 July to 21 July

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By mikko | Views [609]

On Time... NOT! Never fly on Spanish airlines, that´s the lesson we learned. We were supposed to fly at midnight, in the end they sent us to a hotel (well atleast if was a four star one, but still) to sleep for 3 hours before waking up and getting transported ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Heading North

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By jonno-nadia | Views [704]

After a week in and around Santiago it is time to start moving on up the coast, tommorrow we head for La Serena about 7 hours north of here and we couldn´t be more excited. Everyone talks about the smog in Santiago but with the exception of one day I ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road