Destination: Chile

Ode to geriatric bliss, onomatopoeia, and meeting people from different walks of life

Fri, 2 Jun 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [1098]

(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

scattered notes from Santiago.. and the coast

Tue, 30 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1300] | 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 >

Tags: Culture

chile, very different

Thu, 25 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1077]

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 >

Tags: Culture

Arrival in Chile, san pedro de atacames

Thu, 25 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1257]

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

Hanga Roa, Easter Island

Sun, 14 May 2006 | By stowaway | Views [9215] | 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

how to be a good chilean...

Thu, 11 May 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [556]

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 >

Tags: Culture

Photos: Easter Island

Tue, 9 May 2006 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery

Tags: ahu, birdman cult, chile, crater, easter island, hanga roa, moai, navel of the world, rapa nui, volcano

Easter Island

Tue, 9 May 2006 | By stowaway | Views [7640] | 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

Photos: Santiago

Sun, 7 May 2006 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery

Santiago Smog

Sat, 6 May 2006 | By stowaway | Views [6537] | 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

if this journey were an opera...

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [562]

i would now be starting Act II. my last groupmail would´ve been the transition between Act I (traipsing through argentina) and this second act (setting up ´life´ in santiago, chile). in the 2 weeks that i´ve been in santiago, i´ve been doing ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: CHILE

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 | By ontheroadandoff | Photo Gallery

CHILE...Surprises at every turn

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 | By ontheroadandoff | Views [2436]

CHILE …SURPRISES AT EVERY TURN …Copyright by Geof Prigge geofprigge@yahoo.com.au www.geofprigge.com Pre-historic cacti, seaweed along the rocks, seagulls larger than life, surging swell, fine white sandy beaches…this ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Chile

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By simonmurnane | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Torres Del Paine

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery