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Tue, 19 Sep 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [1180]

today was the chilean 'fiesta patria', or patriot day for chile, marking the start of the independence process back in 1810. i'm getting into the festive mood, and love seeing the little flags on cars as they fly down the seemingly speed-limitless ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 | By willlou | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 Sep 2006 | By willlou | Views [2462]

This week we crossed the Andes twice, going from Mendoza in Argentina to Santiago in Chile and back again. The snow covered mountains dominate the views in both cites and the route between them is one of the most spectacular in the world. The road ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [719]
to tell the truth, i really don't know. but today marked my 3-month anniversary here in Santiago, and i thought i'd pop open a groupmail to celebrate. (and this particular groupmail is more interactive than usual - yay for you!) walking home from work ... Read more >
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Mon, 26 Jun 2006 | By cambo | Views [494]

We´re here!! After 3 flights, 2 days and more bad food than you can throw at a Swedish muppet chef, we finally landed in a foggy and chilly Chile. (i wonder how many times that pun has been used...) We were pretty exhausted after the bumpy flight and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [1138]
(I dedicate the first part of this entry to my high-school bus-buddy, with whom I shared many laughs talking about old people and how entertaining they are.) as some of you remember from my last groupmail, I recently went on a trip to the south of Chile ... Read more >
Tags: People
Tue, 30 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1337] | Comments [1]
staying in the neighborhood of Bellavista, a nice old house, high celing hostal. Charlie, the resident all around worker goes out of his way to make you, well to make me feel welcome. Second night we drank wine and ate cazuela together, a typical chilean ... Read more >
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Thu, 25 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1112]
Well aside from the comfortable, well organized buses, there are many new things about chile that I am noticing... the bread is awesome and crusty. they serve real butter (not the maragarine that most people didnt´know wasnt butter in ecu, peru y bolivia), ... Read more >
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Thu, 25 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1301]
Arrive in San Pedro, not really having any idea what to expect. It´s def not bolivia, or peru. but upon first encounter feels more like santa fe, 20 years ago, or tulluide co back in it´s early years ¨(i would guess). it´s dusty, mud brick walls, meager ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 14 May 2006 | By stowaway | Views [9296] | Comments [3]

The sun is out today, after another night of torrential rain. Ive been visiting the local markets & doing some souvineer shopping. Pretty much every single building sells tourist things of one shape or another. Hanga Roa is a small, sleepy town of ... Read more >
Tags: chile, easter island, moai, sightseeing
Thu, 11 May 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [584]
Chile has, on average, one of the longest working
weeks in the world, with 12-hour working days being
quite common. It also has, on average, one of the
lowest productivity rates in the world, or so Steph
told me while flicking through a magazine ... Read more >
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Tue, 9 May 2006 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery
Rapanui - The Navel of the World
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Tags: ahu, birdman cult, chile, crater, easter island, hanga roa, moai, navel of the world, rapa nui, volcano
Tue, 9 May 2006 | By stowaway | Views [7729] | Comments [12]

Well if you can land the space shuttle on the runway here, it must have pretty good brakes! Running from one side of the narrowest part of the almost triangular Easter island, the airport is wedged between 2 volcanoes at its sides and the sea at each ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, chile, easter island, moai, motorscooter, rano kau, rapa nui, space shuttle, stowaway, volcanoes
Sun, 7 May 2006 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery
Heave 'er up and away we'll go, heave away, Santiago.
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Sat, 6 May 2006 | By stowaway | Views [6623] | Comments [7]

Hiya all, Well here i am in Santiago, smog capital of Chile. The smog is so thick you can only really see about 5 blocks. Santiago is right next to the Andes mountains to the west, (which you can just make out some of the top outline of it, if you ... Read more >
Tags: chile, on the road, santiago, smog
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