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CHILE | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [2657] | Comments [1]
Embracing my American ties on a Chilean 4th of July My planned three weeks in Chile, split up by time in Bolivia ended up being a solid month and a half thanks to my ankle´s decision to stop working. While I hadn´t planned to have so much time ... Read more >
Tags: chile, leaving, on the road again, pisco sours
CHILE | Wednesday, 3 Aug 2011 | Views [2498]
Anyone who talked to me in the six months or so before I left on my travels will know I was fanatically obsessed with the fact that I was going to Easter Island and that I spent a considerable amount of time going on about it - to the point that my ... Read more >
Tags: camping, chile, easter island, isla de pascua, moai, rapa nui, tongariki
CHILE | Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 | Views [1894]
The ship´s map system, informing us we´d reached the Glacier I realise I haven´t properly explained what the whole Navimag shebang really is, so here is a quick explanation: As Lonely Planet was at pains to point out repeatedly, the Navimag is ... Read more >
Tags: chile, glacier, laguna san rafael, navimag, puerto montt
CHILE | Sunday, 17 Jul 2011 | Views [8174]
Chiloé, Chile - the second largest island in South America, home of one of the most distinct architectural styles in Chile and famous for its wooden churches and permanently overcast weather. Having read two seperate guidebooks talking it up as ... Read more >
Tags: castro, chile, chiloe, quinchao, solo travel
CHILE | Saturday, 16 Jul 2011 | Views [2479]
Saying hello in Chile can sometimes descend into farcialness. Although a seemingly simple cultural concept, my month and a bit in Chile has made me realise how difficult it can be. Like many other places in the world (sometimes it feels like New Zealand ... Read more >
Tags: chile, cultural customs, kissing, santiago
CHILE | Wednesday, 6 Jul 2011 | Views [2571]
"I know what you´re doing in Chile. You´re learning Spanish and you´re partying" - So said my seemingly simple brother when I accused him of not properly following my overseas adventures. Out of the mouth of babes. The fact that my last ... Read more >
Tags: chile, la serena, mamalluca, pisco
CHILE | Saturday, 25 Jun 2011 | Views [1960]
Observation One: It must be difficult to be a newly single person in Santiago. (No, I didn't take these photos. Even I, photo taker extreme, draw the line at taking photos of strangers in intimate positions)
With my reluctant ... Read more >
Tags: chile, plans, santiago
CHILE | Saturday, 18 Jun 2011 | Views [2720]
Ahh, what a difference a split second can make to one's life/plans/emotions... ...but more on that later. On Wednesday, I went to my new favourite city in Chile - Valparaíso. Known popularly as 'Valpo' in Chile, its a coastal city known ... Read more >
Tags: chile, disappointment, sprained ankle, valparaiso, valpo
CHILE | Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 | Views [1165]
HOLA FROM CHILE! I've been here for 5 or so days now, and so far am super enjoying it. One of my very good friends from Texas, Katie, moved to Santiago a year ago after graduating from college, and has spent the last year working ... Read more >
Tags: bolivian buses, chile, santiago, spanish
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