TravBuddy.com: kini74's Chilean Summer 2005 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/16874 Never thought about traveling to Chile until my best friends asked me to go to visit family with them...had the time of my life! My trip ranged from staying with family in Santiago, to chillin in the mellow beach town of Iqueque with our newly found surfer boy-friends. We lived in people's homes, in dirty dirty hostels, didn't shower for some days, and "bummed it", according to some, but had the absolute best time! Check out some of my pics- en-us Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:51:10 PST Surf Lessons? http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Iquique-Chile-9 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:51:10 PST Surf Lessons? Iquique, Chile, Jan 30, 2007

If you're looking to learn how to surf or just want to find someone fun to paddle out with, check out Vertical Surf Shop in Iquique. All of the guys …

]]> Iquique http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Iquique-6 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:18:45 PST Iquique Iquique, Chile, Feb 03, 2005

I completely have my days mixed up as to when we visited this surft town...but it's okay. We flew in from Santiago, to Iquique. We stayed here for a …

]]> Cerro San Cristobal http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Santiago-Chile-5 Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:34:52 PST Cerro San Cristobal Santiago, Chile, Feb 01, 2005

If you have a half day or so, visit Cerro San Cristobal. You can take a rad funicular up multiple stops of the mountain. Visit a zoo, go swimming at …

]]> Valparaiso http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Valparaiso-4 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:19:22 PST Valparaiso Valparaiso, Chile, Jan 30, 2005

We visited the coastal town of Valparaiso for the day. It was a short drive from Santiago and definitely worth the visit. We nearly had the beach to …

]]> Pica http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Pica-Pica-3 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:01:29 PST Pica Pica, Chile, Jan 30, 2005

We drove about 4 hours to the middle of the desert from Iqueque to a little charming town called Pica. Probably one of the funniest days we had while…

]]> Santiago http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Santiago-2 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:35:55 PST Santiago Santiago, Chile, Jan 23, 2005

I arrived into Chile through the hustle and bustle, known as Santiago. We spent a couple of days here... I took to it immediately. It was like any ot…

]]> Salar de Atacama http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/16874/Salar-de-Atacama-1 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:24:27 PST Salar de Atacama San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Jan 20, 2005

This place was amazing. Unlike any place I've ever seen before. A short drive from San Pedro de Atacama...Chris and I decided to visit Laguna Chaxa o…

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