Vina del Mar Travel Blogs

So happy to be at home even though it is only for a week before I meet my friend in Santiago. Feel much safer now and good chance to relax after my last few days spent in Ecuador. Also my friend Juan from Santiago came to visit for a few days so we can go out partying. To top it all Chile win in …

Leaving Viña at 5pm today...Just e-mailed my parents and figured out what is going on once i get back to the states...in terms of the snow storm and what not. I just want to be home now. We have beautiful weather today and I believe i´m heading to the beach right after this short post.Last ni…

Peru and Chile March 4-18, 2008 Under construction

An fantastic tour of of the country of Chile. From Santiago, it's capitol and the wineries including Concha y Toro to the coast and the beautiful cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. A long flight to the south to explore the Patagonias, Torres del Paines National Park and Punta Arenas de capitol of the southern region.

5 months and 5 countries... so far just a few photos with writings to come

This blog is of my trip back to Chile after having left the country a decade ago to move to the United States. During this trip we went to Santiago, Vina del Mar and La Serena (and several other cities surrounding this area).

Decided to have another coastal day today, took the bus to Viña del Mar, a town just up from Valparaiso.  Got in at about 10.30am and collected a map from the tourist information at the bus station.  Walked to the Quinta Vergara Park, which houses the Palacio Vergara and its museum of fi…

Just up the coast from Valparaiso is Vina del Mar, a clean and wealthy town with pleasant green spaces and most importantly access to the coast.  Whilst Valparaiso's coast is disappointingly industrial and inaccessible, Vina's is given over to the public to enjoy the beaches and look out for…

Spent 3 weeks enjoying the summer sun w/ the inlaw family. Becoming more and more like home every visit

Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile... ...I across South America alone with my Diary

Beautiful city, nice people, i enjoyed a lot, this was the last days with my ex-bf but i like it a lot

Trip to Chile, 2009

The last days of my trip my travel pace has slowed down considerably, starting with a visit to the thermal pools near Pucón on Thursday evening. The warm waters made sure I had a really good night’s sleep. Friday evening I had an overnight bus to Viña del Mar, but instead of making it a busy ac…

Backpacking trip in South America

The APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit of 2004 took place in Santiago, Chile with some of the events (including a gala concert) happening in the resort town of Viña del Mar.