Chile
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Wednesday, 31 Jan 2007 | Views [12715] | Comments [6]
Well - we've now had 2 whole weeks here in Chile and have had quite an experience in our travels. There are so many things we have seen, heard, tried and photographed that its difficult to come up with a round up of our experiences (on our last night), ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Tuesday, 30 Jan 2007 | Views [2211] | Comments [1]
Hola! Today we explored the "must see" museum in Santiago - Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Santiago city. It contains a collection of pre-Columbian pieces of different cultural areas selected for their beauty and cultural value; ceramics,
paintings, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tuesday, 30 Jan 2007 | Views [4629]
This restaurant, inspired by the book "Like Water for Chocolate" recreates a colourful Mexican ranch, with wrought iron railings on the balconies and plenty of wood, stone and exposed bricks to add to the mood. The solid wood tables, musical ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Monday, 29 Jan 2007 | Views [7651] | Comments [2]
Hi everyone Today we have been exploring the sites of one of the most beautiful areas within Santiago - Santa Lucia. We started the day be visiting Indigenous Chilean markets & then to the Cerro Santa Lucia. Its pretty much the biggest thing ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sunday, 28 Jan 2007 | Views [1533]
Our accomodation here in Santiago is just spectacular - we are staying at La Casa Roja in Santiago (the red house). Its a 100 bed packpackers (by far the largest we´ve stayed in) run by 2 Aussies (we havent met them yet). The property is a restored ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Saturday, 27 Jan 2007 | Views [2603] | Comments [2]
Hola Amigos & Amigas! Ang & I enjoyed our last few days in La Serena by visiting the local Archaeological museum to take in some Chilean history. After trying to buy tickets for 5 minutes we realised that on the weekends that entry is free (hey ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 26 Jan 2007 | Views [3222] | Comments [5]
We have enjoyed 3 lovely days here in La Serena, and yesterday we were humbled to hear the story of Maria - the lady that runs the hostel "Casa Maria" where we have been spending our time. Maria was married young and had 2 sons to her husband, ... Read more >
Tags: People
Thursday, 25 Jan 2007 | Views [2631]
La Playa = beach. My feet = burnt to a crisp due to the black sand here which retains heat like nothing else. I reckon we could have cooked lunch on the sand! Today we went to the local beach here in La Serena which is a 30 minute hike from our hostel, ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2007 | Views [2471] | 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
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
Some sights so far
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Tuesday, 23 Jan 2007 | Views [3102] | 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
Monday, 22 Jan 2007 | Views [1222] | 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
Monday, 22 Jan 2007 | Views [731] | 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
Sunday, 21 Jan 2007 | Views [741] | 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
Sunday, 21 Jan 2007 | Views [1157] | 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
Saturday, 20 Jan 2007 | Views [1027] | 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
Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 | Views [863]
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
Wednesday, 17 Jan 2007 | Views [1006] | 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
