Destination: Chile

Be careful of what you get at streetside markets

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 | By aussie_gringo | Views [878] | Comments [4]

Sorry I havent written in a while. There have been too many things afoot and i have been tied up trying to create things to talk about in this journal rather than actually writing. So a lot of this is back track but its all I can manage at the moment! ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

Gallery: Chile

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Photo Gallery

Gallery: San Pedro de Atacama

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 | By aussie_gringo | Photo Gallery

It sucks to be sick in the desert

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 | By aussie_gringo | Views [865] | Comments [3]

I did know that it was coming. I knew ever since I took that first breathe of smoggy santiagan air that I was playing with fire when it came to my lungs. And so i pushed it and pushed it - having one too many beers, too little sleep and trying to lug ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Isla Del Sol and La Paz

Sat, 3 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [1020]

Since I last wrote we have returned from a four day tour of ¨the middle of nowhere at extremely high altitudes¨in Bolivia. All done with four other people plus a driver and cook and a 4X4 Toyata truck...but I¨m going to let Tyler tell that story later! ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Baby steps

Fri, 2 Dec 2005 | By aussie_gringo | Views [845] | Comments [3]

There are several things that I will blame this year´s complacency on... ok so i dont really have a leg to stand on. I probably should have started learning Spanish when I was in Australia to have made this a little easier. And if anyone has ever seen ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: Santiago

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 | By aussie_gringo | Photo Gallery

Santiago de Chile - First Impressions

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 | By aussie_gringo | Views [766] | Comments [2]

Santiago is a beautiful city. A massive metropolis of 6 million bustling inhabitants nestled between the Andes to the east and the small coastal mountains to the west. The first thing you notice besides the traffic and people are the gorgeous snow ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Damn that jetlag...

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 | By aussie_gringo | Views [1005] | Comments [1]

Well, I´d heard that jetlag was bad but I didnt realise just how bloody annoying it really was! The flight from Brisbane to Auckland was pretty uneventful - couple of whiskys, hideous airplane food but other than that it wasnt so bad. It started to ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

The driest desert in the world

Sun, 4 Apr 2004 | By matt_bianco | Views [893]

After dragging ourselves away from Bariloche (highly recommend it), we took (another) overnight bus up to Mendoza.  Mendoza is the country's largest wine producing region (about 90% of the country's wine is made there) and obviously had to visit a few ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!