Destination: Chile

Things i love so far about Chile

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [2889] | Comments [2]

The best things Their supermercardos (supermarkets) sell the most amazing array of breads, fresh pastries, cakes & they have 2 whole aisles just for wine. The Chileans sure have their shopping sorted! Everywhere we go, they are playing 1980´s hits ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Photos: Chile

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By lani | Photo Gallery

Day 7 - Viña del Mar

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [3281] | Comments [1]

Today we really started to feel like we were on holidays as we finally hit the beach! We travelled with our new buddies (Liz from Holland & Adrian from Birmingham) from Valparaiso to the neighbouring town of Viña which is like the Gold Coast i guess.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Day 6 - Unknown meats in Valpa

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [1344] | Comments [2]

Buenos Dias everyone, We had a great day yesterday in Valpa once again, although we didnt realise that for the Chileans Monday is an extention of the weekend so lots of shops etc were closed. Its hard to know whether shops are closed or whether the ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

We feel like locals

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [854] | Comments [2]

Ang and i have noticed that everywhere we go, its obvious who the touristas are - we often play spotto when we see a pack of yanks wearing bum bags and t-shirts with the American flag on them. This doesnt happen so much to us, as we are both shorter ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Tale from above

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [879] | Comments [2]

Just wanted to say that the thing I love most about the Chileans is that they are all my height! Walking the streets here I feel like Andre the Giant - which never happens back in Oz. Just thought you would all like to know! From Lani "the tallest ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Day 5 - Hillside trains in Valapariso

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [1302] | Comments [3]

Hola everyone! Today has been another great day in the port of Valparaiso. We had a great experiene for dinner last night - after wandering the cobblestone streets of our local area we stumbled upon a wonderful place called the "Colour Cafe."... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Days 3 & 4 - Valparaiso

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [1143] | Comments [1]

Hola amigos! We have arrived in the coastal town of Valparaiso which is absolutely beautiful. We were initally on the "wrong side" of town in a hostel called El YoYo (i nicknamed it El Crappo) which wasnt the best. It was more of an inlet ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Day 2 - Sin Gas in Santiatgo

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [975]

Hi everyone Its now 5pm here and Ang & i have had a pretty good day. We started early by catching the metro into the city and started exploring. Santiago central is one massive mall that runs down the main street, lined with shops like mobile phone ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Day 1 - Santiago

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [1135] | Comments [1]

Hi everyone Well - we've now had a bit of time to settle down & found a way to access the 3 essentials - money (Chilean pesos), bottled water & food. We are still working on getting a calling card / mobile phone solution sorted out, but until ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Gallery: Chile

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By lou | Photo Gallery

Walking, heavy packs and flavoured rice

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 | By chrisandrosie | Views [487]

Arrived in Puerto Natales and found a good place to live with a really helpful guy who also rented out equipment...equipment for doing a multi-day trek...ooh scary stuff. So the next day we got our gear together and booked all the bus tickets ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Christmas and New Years

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 | By chrisandrosie | Views [489]

Arrived in Santiago on Christmas Eve after travelling for about 18 hours so pretty tired. After wandering around Bella Vista for the third time we thought everything was going to be closed but the supermarket was open. Yay! We ended up buying bread and ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Valparaiso

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By coreynw | Views [623]

So I just posted photos from Valpo, but I dont know how to include captions on any of them so youll have to just guess at what youre seeing. Most of the pictures are from our day on the beach, then up in the hills above the city where some of the nice ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Valparaiso

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By coreynw | Photo Gallery