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Collection of 232 travel stories from Chile. Written by your friends on the road.

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Picture from story The exodus of the Ascensor

The exodus of the Ascensor
2009-09-12, Valparaiso, Chile. By: travelalex

The fist thing you notice from the airplane when you approach Santiago is the Andes Mountains sticking up like a jagged edge all along the spine of this this country, creating one of the most beautifu...

 
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My first two days here (8/29-8/30)
2009-08-30, Vina del Mar, Chile. By: kassidyr

this is my first time ever doing one of these so i dont know how this works... but i arrived in Santiago about 7:30am. i had no idea we were even landing because it was sooo foggy outside you coul...

 
Picture from story First week in Chile

First week in Chile
2009-05-26, Arauco, Chile. By: SurAmerica

May 18 Monday: Taste of "Missionary Traveling" After one van, two planes, 3 buses, one car, and 24 hours of transit we have finally made it to Chile! Once we were dropped off by our last bus, we ...

 
Picture from story San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama
2009-05-15, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. By: rossnkaren

San Pedro was iniatially just going to be a stopover to brake the journey up to Peru but we liked it's relaxed atmosphere and ended up staying for a few days. The town is quite small with white washed...

 
Picture from story Valparaiso

Valparaiso
2009-05-10, Valparaiso, Chile. By: rossnkaren

Valparaiso appears to be just like Marmite. I loved it, Ross hated it! It's the strangest place. It's on the coast and was once a major naval base for the Spaniards. The main city consists of a couple...

 
Picture from story Easter Island

Easter Island
2009-05-03, Easter Island, Chile. By: rossnkaren

Ross: May is rainy season on Easter Island. We arrived full of excited energy, raring to go and explore the island's archaeology. Then it started raining. And it rained. And it rained and it did n...

 
Picture from story Santiago

Santiago
2009-04-30, Santiago, Chile. By: rossnkaren

The route to the Chilean border from Mendoza takes you through the Andes. It's a very cool road which twists through the mountains as they loom up in different coloured rock on both sides. We ha...

 
Picture from story Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine

Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine
2009-03-30, Puerto Natales, Chile. By: rossnkaren

The Torres del Paine National Park is just stunning. Around almost every corner there is a spectacular view containing icebergs, glaciers, mountain streams, valleys full of lakes or snow capped mount...

 
Picture from story Sentimental by the sea...

Sentimental by the sea...
2009-03-25, Valparaiso, Chile. By: Fidgi

When it comes to looking back on my trip, I have no doubt that Valparaiso, where I currently am in Chile, will be fondly recalled as one of my favourite locations. I know I keep raving about the plac...

 
Picture from story Santiago, sleeping like a baby on the bus (for once!), and Osorno - the town that time forgot...

Santiago, sleeping like a baby on the bus (for once!), and Osorno - the town that time forgot...
2009-03-23, Santiago, Chile. By: Fidgi

One of the most interesting and enjoyable things about travelling and taking in so many new destinations (although it can work for or against you) is just never knowing what the next place is really g...

 
Picture from story Over into Chile, seeking out some cheer (and some energy)...

Over into Chile, seeking out some cheer (and some energy)...
2009-03-21, Osorno, Chile. By: Fidgi

Another day another stamp in my passport… Now I’m in Chile, and will be staying here for a couple of days (in Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar) before returning to Mendoza (the most famous wine ...

 
Traveler papabeek

Parque National Payunia
2008-12-11, SanJuan,Argentina, Chile. By: papabeek

Yesterday spent the day on a tour to the Valley of the Volcanoes. There are over 800 volcanic cones in this park. It was a cloudy, sort of chilley day and most of the time the wind was ferocious. Th...

 
Traveler papabeek

Finally arrived
2008-12-09, Malargue, Argentina, Chile. By: papabeek

I have been trying to get to this town ,seems like, forever. Last friday tried to go from Talca Chile which is the closest place in Chile. The guide book said there was a bus in summer. But there is...

 
Traveler papabeek

On to Argentina again
2008-12-05, Talca, Chile, Chile. By: papabeek

I spent quite a few hours in Talca, trying to find Christian. Finally a taxi to what I think was his old address leads me to think that he has moved to Santiago. I do have a phone number and will ca...

 
Traveler papabeek

Alone again
2008-12-05, Talca, Chile, Chile. By: papabeek

It has been a busy week. Took the bus to Mendoza, Argentina, but only stayed 2 days as Carole had to leave from Santiago, Dec 4. Mendoza sits just across the Andes from Chile. It looks like su...

 
Picture from story San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama
2008-11-22, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. By: GBrownlie

Back in Chile we flew to the north to a little desert town called San Pedro de Atacama which we fell in love with! Not an industrial building in sight, they are all low rise, shack type buildings mad...

 
Traveler papabeek

On to Argentina
2008-11-30, Santiago, Chile, Chile. By: papabeek

It seems I keep so busy. Hardly any time to spend on the blog, and in Sangiago, didn,t have internet at the hotel Londres. Valley de la Luna, at San Pedro de Atacoma was a very interesting min...

 
Traveler papabeek

the geysers
2008-11-26, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. By: papabeek

The minibus picked me up at 4am and it was about a 2 1/2 hr drive to the geysers. It was cold, somewhere in the 20 degre range. I was the only English speaker and the guide was only spanish so I miss...

 
Traveler papabeek

fairwell to Peru
2008-11-26, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. By: papabeek

Guess I will back up a bit as I have been so busy, and then at times no access to internet. Lake Titicaca seems ages ago although only a week. Took a 3 day tour there from Puno. Stayed one nigh...

 
Traveler papabeek

San Pedro de Atacama, all night bus
2008-11-25, Arica, Chile. By: papabeek

Sorry for such a long time between blogs. Will update tomorrow leaving on an overnight bus in a few minutes. Have been so very busy, another sick day, and 3 days without internet so have much to te...

 
Picture from story Torres del Paines

Torres del Paines
2008-11-12, Puerto Natales, Chile. By: GBrownlie

Next on our list was Puerto Natales where we spent 2 days trekking in Torres del Paines National Park. After an afternoon of preparation from the staff at Erratic Rock hostel we were geared up and re...

 
Picture from story San Rafael Glacier

San Rafael Glacier
2008-11-08, San Rafael, Chile. By: GBrownlie

After our 5 days on the island of Chiloe we packed up and headed to Coyhaique for 3 days, where it poured the whole time so we didn´t do very much! From there we set off to Puerto Chacabuco to do a ...

 
Traveler jlavinas

Welcome to Chile
2002-04-17, Santiago, Chile. By: jlavinas

I will Add my Journal as soon as I Can

 
Picture from story Torres del Paine - Trekking Story

Torres del Paine - Trekking Story
2008-11-11, Puerto Natales, Chile. By: Kito

Hello again, first of all, thanks for all your crossed fingers! Due to them, we were very lucky to do some outstanding Trekking in the National Park "Torres del Paine" with more or less great weat...

 
Picture from story Chiloe

Chiloe
2008-10-30, Isla Chiloe, Chile. By: GBrownlie

Our next destination after Pucon, which we were sad to leave, was Valdivia which was nothing special, just a basic town, it did however have sea lions in the river! We spent 2 days there, 2 days too ...

 
Picture from story Arrival in Santiago, down to Pucon

Arrival in Santiago, down to Pucon
2008-10-25, Pucon, Chile. By: GBrownlie

After leaving Auckland at 8pm on 18 October we arrived in Santiago 10.5 hours later at 2.30pm that same day! So we actually went back in time and had Saturday twice! I have never crossed an internat...

 
Picture from story Santiago

Santiago
2008-08-10, La Paz, Chile. By: pedrofletc

Santiago’s cafes are full of subdued people wearing black, blue and brown. They sit in pairs, whisper intensely to each other and sometimes, but not often, laugh quietly. The clothes are fashionable b...

 
Traveler cbr600f

Sod it .... I'm going to Argentina !!
2008-07-23, Osorno, Chile. By: cbr600f

Another quick entry .... I arrived here in Osorno this morning after another overnight bus, sitting next to an 8 year old girl called Natalia who was probably the chattiest and most inquisitive bloody...

 
Traveler cbr600f

Another Capital City ....
2008-07-22, Santiago, Chile. By: cbr600f

Greetings from Santiago de Chile ! I left La Serena 3 days ago and got the bus down here, actually that was a weird one, I'd bought a ticket for the 10am bus and, bloody hell I managed to sleep in...

 
Picture from story Back to sea level and normal oxygen levels !

Back to sea level and normal oxygen levels !
2008-07-16, La Serena, Chile. By: cbr600f

Hola ! Well, I'm here in Chile and before I forget I have to say that the Chileńos are really nice people, very welcoming and warm. Once we arrived in San Pedro de Acatama me and Denis set out t...

 
Traveler letlozz

Atacama!
2008-05-16, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. By: letlozz

Sooo, with only a week left to go we are now in the Atacama desert! We spent the weekend in La Serena, with Alexis´s aunts family... for people who we have such a tenuous link to, they were so kind, t...

 
Traveler dan

Eating Camelids
2008-05-08, Putre, Chile. By: dan

Ate my first piece of camelid yesterday. An Alpaca steak, served with instant mash and er... doughnuts. To be honest it tasted like porky beef, but was still quite good. Oh yes, and we haven´t been bl...

 

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