Destination: Chile

Beautiful (chilly) Pucon

Thu, 10 May 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [871] | Comments [1]

Hola all!  I´m in beautiful Pucon, south of Santiago... the night bus was the most comfortable trip yet and lasted about 8 hours.  I did manage some sleep but the moon is always very distracting... nice to look at and think. The countryside is so beautiful ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Isla Negra

Tue, 8 May 2007 | By homersmuse | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Valparaíso

Tue, 8 May 2007 | By homersmuse | Photo Gallery

Merryn Vs Santiago Metro

Tue, 8 May 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [994] | Comments [2]

Yes... Merryn has attempted Santiago Metro and yes, survived!  I departed for my grand adventure, aware I hadn´t attempted non-buslike city public transport in a Very Long Time (didn´t see any trams).  But my goal was sure... another chiropractic appointment ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Chiloé

Tue, 8 May 2007 | By homersmuse | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Santiago

Mon, 7 May 2007 | By homersmuse | Photo Gallery

A Briefing from La Presidenta de la SNP.

Mon, 7 May 2007 | By homersmuse | Views [1487]

It's true. I have been elected as the president of a secret society within Casa Holanda: La Sociedad No Panameña (Non-Panamanian Society). As you may or may not remember from my last update, I am living in a house with 75 people, 50 of whom are Panamanian.... Read more >

Tags: chile, people

Pisco wine at La Serena

Sat, 5 May 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [1118] | Comments [1]

Ok, I only had a little taste... it reminded me of lemon flavoured throat lozengers... that was the mango tasting one.  A couple of us went on another tour of the La Serena region.  We saw various valleys growing custard apples, Chilean pawpaws... very ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Salt anybody?

Thu, 3 May 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [725]

Hola! From Potosi we travelled by a private van to another small town near the Salar de Uyuni... (I forget the name of the town).  The only highlight there (the hotel was really nice, comfy homey rooms) was this Israeli run restaurant that was so slow.... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Patagonia

Wed, 2 May 2007 | By shannon-andy | Photo Gallery

Patagonia adventure

Tue, 1 May 2007 | By shannon-andy | Views [635] | Comments [6]

We got a plane from Santiago to Punta Arenas in the south of Chile, from there it was a 3 hour bus ride to Puerto Natales where our tour started. We were stoked that our hostel was nice and we had a tv and own bathroom. The owner looked like a hilbilly ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Chile

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 | By aptyson | Views [649]

Spent four days in Chile, three of which were in Santiago and 1 on the coast at Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar. Santiago would have to rival Bangkok as the most polluted city I've ever been to, but there's quite a bit to see around the place. Kano likened ... Read more >

Tags: Chile

Torres Del Paine National Park (PI)

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By justinzani | Views [1832]

We arrived in Puerto Natales after a 6 hour bus journey from El Calafate, of which 3 hours were spent at the border going through first the Argentine and then the Chilean customs (and sweating about the food in our bags).  Puerto Natales was nowhere ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Torres Del Paine National Park (PII)

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By justinzani | Views [806]

Everyone but Mauro and Herman arrived back at the hut at some point, and most of us decided the next day to head back the way we came and skip the pass. Alison and I decided to do a really long day all the way back to our first campsite at Serron. ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Our first destination

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By shannon-andy | Views [692] | Comments [3]

Santiago is a huge city that is surrounded by the Andes so it is in a troph of a big basin. There is heaps of smog from pollution like any big city i suppose. We had a walk around the town the first day, the hostel was nice. Second day we saw a few ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing