 | 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.
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 | 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... |
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 | Airport blues...or rather red-in-the-faces
2008-02-13, Santiago, Chile. By: juliac | | I havenīt had much to update since Iīve been in Santiago, which is why Iīve been quiet. Itīs just been a blissful few days of enjoying the sun, eating nice things and wandering round museums and not m... |
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 | "and suddenly I saw the heavens unfastened..."
2008-02-07, Santiago, Chile. By: juliac | | Iīm sitting outside Pablo Nerudaīs house in Santiago, La Chascona, reading my favourite poem of his (La Poesia) having a very romantic moment. "And it was at that age, poetry came/in search of me...th... |
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 | First Impressions of Chile
2007-10-11, Santiago, Chile. By: sauntering | | Of Santiago, my Lonely Planet guide writes, Classic sidewalk cafes and fast-food outlets line the streets under glassy skyscrapers that dwarf colonial buildings. Its stately, dignified boulevards an... |
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 | Lost luggage...
2007-09-30, Santiago, Chile. By: clair2amy | | ... the journy begins... brisbane international airport 730am.. qantas check in ... when we are told that we may get deported when we arrive in chile as we dont have an onward ticket booked! great!!!!... |
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 | First Impressions
2007-08-12, Santiago, Chile. By: sloughrob | | Three days working is not long enough to form a real impression of Santiago, but that is all i ever really have! Arrived in Santiago after the worst snowstorm for 40 years, having left the UK after th... |
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 | "Itīs round here somewhere!?"
2007-06-05, Santiago, Chile. By: rossycaz | | Well, a 23hr bus journey isnīt as bad as it sounds when itīs a luxury coach with reclining seats, pillows and blankets. We both managed to sleep and I managed to eat a whole packet of biscuits in the ... |
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 | Santiago
2006-02-24, Santiago, Chile. By: Aenglish84 | | Hola,
I am in Santiago, Chile. Population = 6million. This city accounts for 1/3 of the population of the whole country.i have met some awesome people through the program. there are 30 of us gringo... |
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 | Other points
2007-05-10, Santiago, Chile. By: adsdan | | Eventhough our first impressions of this city were negative, it hs definitely grown on the both of us. Perfect weather, nice parks, humble locals and many things to see...but gee we miss Melbourne.
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| Santa Lucia Park, Central Market & Museum
2007-05-10, Santiago, Chile. By: adsdan | | Greetings all
Today we managed to get up at 8.30am and catch breakfast. Not much on offer but better than niente.
On the 9th floor of the hotel, it was so quiet, yet we still did not get to sleep un... |
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 | Hostel to Hotel
2007-05-09, Santiago, Chile. By: adsdan | | hello family and friends,
today was another day that we slept in and missed breakfast. I think we are still on melbourne time and canīt adjust our sleeping pattern.
Anyway, Dan got sick of the hos... |
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 | Funicular and Teleferico
2007-05-08, Santiago, Chile. By: adsdan | | After waking up at midday, missing breakfast, and collecting our clothes from the laundromat, we went for a walk to the statue of Madonna (not the singer papa Frank!!).
We took a cable car to the ... |
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 | Arrive Santiago
2007-05-07, Santiago, Chile. By: adsdan | | After a long flight (some 16hrs since we left Syd), the 20min drive into the heart of the city was an eye opener.
They use the same toll/etag system as Melb,. The river beside the toll way was very... |
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 | a brown and dirty day
2007-04-12, santiago, Chile. By: vorn | | april 12 will have to go down as the shittest day of my travels this year, and probably my other travelling years too.
i saw g for the last time in who knows how long; hung in the airport for 8 hour... |
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 | colo colo
2007-02-25, santiago, Chile. By: vorn | | very impressed driving into pucon to see the villarrica volcano set against a perfect blue sky, as climbing its snow covered 2847m was to be the next days mission. unfortunately when the next day came... |
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 | A taste of Argentina
2007-02-19, Santiago, Chile. By: nutanp | | I just arrived in Santiago, Chile last night and am pretty hype over the next ten days I will spend here (well, in Chile, not in Santiago). While I had wanted to head south, where my heart is at amon... |
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| Arrival into Santiago
2007-01-07, Santiago, Chile. By: kproud | | I arrived in Santiago at 9:30 AM this morning and managed to get through customs and immigration without any drama :)
Bus tour of Santiago |
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 | Concha y Toro
2006-12-30, Santiago, Chile. By: lindy | | Today my crazy spaniard friend and I decided to check out the winery, Concha y Toro. After buying pounds of fruit we found our way to the metro and after a few questions we hopped onto the subway. It... |
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 | Chile
2006-12-29, Santiago, Chile. By: lindy | | I havenīt written for awhile because to be perfectly honest, there hasnīt been much to say. Christmas was a bit insane. We were on a beach called Bahia Inglesia which was cool because it was just ou... |
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 | Coffee with Legs
2006-08-02, Santiago, Chile. By: mishiva | | Arriving in Santiago at the ongodly hour of 5.30am, we wandered around the deserted city and sat at the Plaza de Armas feeding pigeons whilst waiting for the city to wake up.
Finally at 8am, life s... |
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 | The Isern Family Comes to Visit
2004-01-03, santiago, Chile. By: hisern | | The Iserns have taken many family trips together
but none quite as diverse as the one in Chile. Be forewarned-this Isern account is LONG! I am starting to write more each time, I know, I know. For... |
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| En Santiago
2003-09-30, Santiago, Chile. By: hisern | | I am starting to get settled in Santiago. I live in Las Condes-which is hailed to be one of the nicer areas in Santiago. In fact, the Ritz Carlton is two blocks away from my apartment! However, str... |
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 | Santiago Angels
2006-07-01, Santiago, Chile. By: mishiva | | Loreto, the Chilean girl we metatMokomaeīs, was on the same flight to Santiago and we caught up as we disembarked. She got a fresh tattoo of a Moai face on her right shoulder blade.
"Hey girls! I j... |
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 | Santiago de Chile
2006-05-02, Santiago, Chile. By: adeboy | | Well here goes, The first entry of 2006.
Arrived in Santiago de Chile after a bit of a mission as far as flights were concerned. After spending a great couple of weeks with family in Perth I bega... |
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 | Right at the bottom of the world
2006-04-16, Santiago, Chile. By: hmakwana | | After 2 weeks of extreme relaxation with Sugs and Kev on the North Island (and with Sheetal trotting around New Zealands South Island with Nina) it was time for us to reunite and head into the final v... |
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 | Come fly with me
2006-02-08, Santiago, Chile. By: instamatic | | I hate flying. So the prospect of 15 hours to Santiago didnīt exactly fill me with joy. But, thanks to a few light sedatives, I had a delightful time. According to poor Rob, I spent the first 7 hours ... |
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 | Hello
2005-10-15, Santiago, Chile. By: bnj | | So weīve spent the past few days exploring. We went to the Mercado Central yesterday for lunch and had some of the best fish we have ever tasted!! Very Good. Then we walked around some more and climbe... |
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