Chile Travel Blogs - Page 4

Map and some photos of my second trip around South America. Blogs coming soon! Argentina - Uruguay - Paraguay - Bolivia - Chile - Patagonia

Simon's Birthday!!! Much colder today as we head down to the dockside to catch a boat, followed by Peloosa, our hostel dog. Simon's choice of birthday treat is to sail on the Beagle Channel so this is what we do! Hop on board a little sailing boat with 8 others (including the captain and our …

One big adventure I'm looking forward to! Once the booking process starts, every trip is getting closer and more real. Many thanks to innotech(Mike) who gave me his agent name to book my Antarctica cruise and to all travbuddies for taking the time to detail their Patagonia trips!(kramerdude especially)

Nobody expects to be accosted by a clown when sitting in a restaurat waiting for the meal to arrive.  A group of awful local musicians playing predictable traditional music - sure, just tell them ín English, with a smile, that they are ´dreadful´, watch them not understa…

This is the blog about my travels around Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile!

A journey all around the continent, visiting some of the less travelled routes (if such routes still exist and I think them worth trying). The journey ends outside South America, the finish in western Canada.

Did very little today, Noel was really unwell so we ended up paying the extortionate sum of US$82 to keep our room until we left on the nightbus so that he could try and sleep off his sinus/eye infection.  It worked, because he was looking much better thi evening!  Melissa wandered around…

This should be Sydney for location, but the map will look better if I keep it as Santiago   Get home, after skipping Saturday   FRIDAY     QANTAS AIRWAYS                 FLIGHT QF 322&n…

We had a so-so buffet breakfast at the InterContinental, then Jaime picked us up for OUR FIRST DAY OF FLYING! We were excited beyond words. I kindly volunteered LISA to fly first -- she's used to the Cessna, after all. I am a low wing gal. I was hoping to watch and learn something before actually h…

A minibreak in Easter Island, the most remote place on earth ... with a stopover in Tahiti, possibly the most idyllic place on earth!

Sorry to anyone who thinks I fell of the map, life has been ridiculously busy lately. I finally got an internship! I am working with the Diplomatic Academy, creating sort of a cheat sheet on Chilean free trade agreement history for the diplomats in training. So my job description mainly involves si…

Santiago is the capital of Chile, and the center of greater Santiago. It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m. Although Santiago is the capital, legislative bodies meet in nearby Valparaíso.   Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth…

I arrived in Santiago. Immediately after I left the baggage claim, there were people trying to take my bags and "help me" to the shared Taxi. They look official, they are dressed in suits and have name tags, but they want tips. I didn't have any small bills because I just got money out of the ATM. …

When you arrive at the Mataveri airport on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui in polynesian, you will be met by a "welcoming committee". The locals show up with a big sign each offering accommodation. Hotels are fairly expensive, so it is very common to stay with a private family. The people of Easter Isla…

Some of my favorite photos from my time in Chile