Destination: Chile

Reached Bavaria, Chile?

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [2156] | Comments [6]

Pucon, Chile-it could possibly the adventurer´s dream.  The small community itself is completely surrounded by verdant mountains that jut powerfully into the sky.  More stunning however is Volcan Villarica that looms in the distance.  It smokes daily, ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: Santiago de Chile

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The freaky island of Chiloè

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Adventures in Pucòn

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Valpo, the most beautiful city in the world, and Vito, the most beautiful dog!

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Photo Gallery

Nice tribes finish last - Part II

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [789] | Comments [2]

So anyways, in Pucòn, there is a ton of stuff to do.  Despite how great it would have been to climb the smoking volcano, we opted to go for a horse trek.  The Steve McQueen in me is obsessed with horses and Meli is pretty much down with any animal big ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Nice tribes finish last - Part I

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [749] | Comments [3]

OK - a quick history lesson. The European colonization of South America began in much the same way that it did in North America - with Spanish expeditions.  In South America, a 1495 Papal declaration ceded Brazil to Portugal and all lands west of Brazil ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Links to the others' blogs

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [646]

Alex: http://pancakesandlithium.blogspot.com Charles: http://www.charlesamericalatina.blogspot.com Nadja: http://ringaringring.blogspot.com

Tags: Friends

Whoosh

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [624] | Video

Sandboarding in Atacama!

Tags: Adrenaline

San Pedro, Santiago and Valparaíso

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [2112]

Crossing the border from Bolivia to Chile, we immediately noticed how different the two countries were, even in the middle of the desert. Suddenly, our butts were treated to the comforts of a well-paved road, road signs were ones that could actually ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Valparaíso

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Photo Gallery

Vamos al paraiso

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 | By llamalovers | Views [1611] | Comments [8]

Here we are, day number 6 in Chile.  We left the capital of Santiago several days ago and arrived in Valparaiso (literally ¨"go to paradise") on Monday afternoon.  This city is definitely a place everyone should see before they die.  The city ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Santiago, Chile

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By koleta | Views [458]

Made it to Santiago Chile. The plane trip was 11 hours, short apparently compared to other long hauls but that was long enough for me. Got tingly nerves and was pretty uncomfortable. (Thanks Val for those plane socks!) But never fly LAN Akl to Santiago! ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Gallery: Chile

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery

Chile

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By simon_castles | Views [710]

After our time in Torres del Paine, and a couple of sleepy days in Puerto Natales, we decided to take the Navimag ferry for 4 days up the coast of Chile to Puerto Montt (a nice alternative to about 50hrs on a bus).  The first day was magnificent, both ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures