- Valdivia
After a scenic drive around the Lakes district, we arrived in Valdivia mid-afternoon and went out for lunch. The town is inland, not far from the coast and surrounded by 7 rivers so you can get really nice and Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Jan 17, 2008
- Pucon
After long bus drive we arrived in Pucon in the evening. Its a small town in the Lakes District region of Chile and is popular with Chilean and foreign tourists as there are so many different activities to Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Jan 17, 2008
- Torres Del Paine
´Time may change me, but I can´t change time´Changes by David Bowie
Hola everyone
We´re in Patagonia in Southern Chile and late last night we returned from 4 days trekking in the absolutely stunning Torres Del Paine National Park. It was a Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Jan 15, 2008
- Crossing the Andes
Leaving Bariloche was a bit of a sad day as we really enjoyed our time there but heck, there are heaps more places to visit. The day we left it was lashing with rain so that eased the pain. Posted by tricky in The Adventures of the Morrisons | Jan 13, 2008
- Surfing with Elvis
On Sunday I joined a tour bus to start travelling down to the far south of the country. We spent the morning on the bus, with a couple of stops at a village where they make traditional craft things Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Jan 8, 2008
- New Year's in Valparaiso
In spite of my two week Rotary Tour in the north of Chile and a "vacation" for Christmas to the US, I decided that the return to Valparaiso for New Years constitutes the official start to Posted by m.therrien in Travel broadens the mind... | Jan 1, 2008
- Pucon and climbing Villarrica Volcano
´Life is just a precious minute baby, open up your eyes and see it baby, give yourself a better a chance because time wiill pass you, right on by´Time Will Pass You By by TobI Legend
Hola everyone
I can´t remember if Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Jan 6, 2008
- Menos Perdida que el Teniente Bello
So. . . for those of you who haven{t heard, our Hurtigruten January 2nd sailing to Antarctica on the MS Fram was CANCELED. Apparently on the sailing just before ours, the ship{s energy abruptly turned off for two hours, and Posted by KKS in Por La Razón o La Fuerza | Jan 5, 2008
- Estoy en Chile
So, I arrived in Santiago yesterday after a very long day. I spent the morning in Auckland getting myself organised for flying again, had my last vaccination that I should need for a while, did a bit of shopping Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Jan 5, 2008
- Quick update - Chile
´Sending signals to outer space, hoping sometime we´ll see your smiling face´Speak To Me by Futuristic Retro Champions
Hola everyone
Happy New Year.
Just a quick update to say that we have not been affected by the volcano that erupted in S Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Jan 3, 2008
- Fiji, time travel and arrival in Chile
´Maybe I just wanna fly, wanna live but don´t wanna die´ Live Forever by Oasis
Hello from Santiago in Chile. I´ve just logged on to update the blog and I went to check the football scores to find that Motherwell captain Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Dec 30, 2007
- Sueño Sureño: Feliz Pascua!
´Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even a . . .
Well, actually, there were guanacos, condors, horses, flies, horses, gauchos, twins toddlers on a new pair of bikes...
In other words... my mo Posted by KKS in Por La Razón o La Fuerza | Dec 27, 2007
- Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine
Well, here it is Christmas Eve (Feliz Navidad everyone) and we are at our B&B after 5 days of trekking in Torres del Paine National Park.
It is with fondness at this time that we reflect on our family and friends Posted by G-H Kerr in South America | Dec 24, 2007
- They lost my luggage... thank god
The first three legs of my trip to Argentina were smooth... flights were on time and connections made, no problem. Then I arrived in Santiago, Chile.
With a two and a half-hour layove Posted by suehandel in Off and Running in Argentina | Dec 17, 2007
- Patagonia, Penguins and the End of my Trip
Well I finished up school on the 13th and flew down to Patagonia the next morning for a week of hiking in Parque Nacional Torres Del Paine. Things worked out great because Aldo and Paola from the exchange program Posted by sgoolsbey in South America '07 | Dec 22, 2007
- Patagonia
I figured on a year of Summer for my trip and technically this is summer in Patagonia but it can get a little chilly nonetheless. Penguins live down here in their millions so you get the idea. To be fair Posted by lidster in The Americas - Out of sorts | Dec 19, 2007
- Talca
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- The sea and Homer Simpson
From Valparaiso, we hopped on a new train (very modern and clean I must say) 15 minutes along the Coast, to VIÑA DEL MAR (also known as the GARDEN CITY). It is a city beach resort but a great Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Dec 6, 2007
- Sueño Sureño: Agua Agua Agua
I have just arrived in Pucón, which will be the last stop of my trip! I got here today, Wednesday, and will leave Saturday morning, hopefully via the train from Chillán - Santiago (except that you have to reserve 4 Posted by KKS in Por La Razón o La Fuerza | Dec 19, 2007
- Valpo... c'est dans les details PO!
Oh la la, j'essaie de me rattraper sur toutes les entrees en retard mais pas facile. C'est qu'on avance a une allure completement dingue. On cours, on vole (facon de parler), on en voit de toutes les couleurs. Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Dec 6, 2007
- Santiago, CHILI
Et oui on a finallement atterrit, a un moment donne, a Santiago, et meme dans les bras de la tante de Brel!!! Moment tant espere et 3 pays traverses pour arriver jusqu'a la.
Ici, je pense devoir ceder Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Dec 6, 2007
- Le chili c'est chic
Ca fait longtemps... je suis desolee.
Je dois vous avouer que notre entree au Chili fut assez choquante... des qu'on a pose un premier pied du cote de cette frontiere, tout semblait etre different. TOUT A CHANGE! Impression d'avoir quitte Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Dec 1, 2007
- Sueño Sureño : Capítulo Los Lagos
Just to let you know, this update is costing $500 Chilean pesos per hour to write. That’s about $1 USD… And the “s” on this keyboard doesn’t really work, so my apologies in advance. Also, Posted by KKS in Por La Razón o La Fuerza | Dec 15, 2007
- Cajon Del Maipo and Final Exams
In about an hour I am going to take what I hope to be my last exam ever. Last week was the final week of classes for me and everything went pretty well. I had to give a Posted by sgoolsbey in South America '07 | Dec 13, 2007
- Sueño Sureño : Capítulo Uno
An update from Kam´s Southern adventures!
I left my beloved Viña del Mar last Monday night on a "semi-cama" cush bus bound for the South. I somehow managed to pack 20 days of life into Posted by KKS in Por La Razón o La Fuerza | Dec 10, 2007