"Always look on the bright side of life"
Member since 20th Jan 08
Citizenship: United KingdomI'm English, but I lived in France for 7 years and now I live in Hoboken, just across the river from New York. I am quitting my job and going travelling for 6 months in South America.
Hobbies:Climbing, hiking, tennis, football (soccer), travelling, chess, movies, good music.
Favourite places:The Languedoc region of France, New York, anywhere with mountains.
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Posted by Brett SA | 12th March 2008
Hi, so i'm now in Pucon, which is a really nice village in the heart of the Chilean Lake District. I have been here for three days after a couple of days at Puerto Varras and Valdiva. This is my favourite place in the Lakes, as per usual its stunning, with Villarica Volcano dominating evertything, and the town itself is very nice. The first day we climbed the volcano (2,870 meters), we had a perfect day and the view from the top was spectacular. Yesterday we went for a bike ride to another lake, again it was beautiful with view of several volcanos along the way. The Chilean Lake District was colonised by the Germans, so its got a lot of good chocolate, beer and really nice architecture (when it hasn't been destroyed by earthquakes). As Pucon is at the base of the most active volcano in Chile, everything is prepared for an eruption. A number of times a day, sirens go off. One siren means its 12pm, 2 means its a fire, and if its 3, its an eruption - you get quiet nervous when its two. I
Continued | South America 2008
05 Jul 2008 - 12 Jul 2008
A week on Los Angeles to work on the film Jen is producing for the Regulars. She will need to interview us to talk about the climb and about the causes we are supporting.
13 Feb 2008 - 12 Jul 2008
Visiting: Argentina, Chile, Argentina, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and USA.
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