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SweetCaroline - Paige Brown

Its time to venture off into the exciting world again! Please join me on my adventure through South America! I will be:

January - Santiago, Chile: Studying at Pontifica Universidad Catolica MBA program
February - Patagonia, Bariloche, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Tierra del Fuego, Buenos Aires, Lima
March - Lima, Cusco, Inca Trail, Machu Pichu, Santiago (with the fam)

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Also, please enjoy my past blogs in the "European Adventures" group! My year in Germany is still one of my favorite life experiences, and I treasure those memories.

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By SweetCaroline
February 2nd 2010

Couchsurfing Adventures, Volcanos, and Rapids! South America » Chile » Araucanía » Pucón

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We are officially on the road. After a ridiculous hectic day finishing up everything on Thursday in Santiago, we hopped on an overnight bus to Pucon to meet up with about 40 other Couchsurfers for a camping weekend outside of Pucon, the adventure capital of Chile! Rita and I decided to upgrade for the overnight bus and got Cama tickets (which means, bed). This was about as first class as I have ever seen a bus get, hope someday I can try the "premium" category. We got some sleep overnight in our luxurious bus seats and were a bit drowsy when [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
January 29th 2010

Enjoying the Outdoors South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

Goat Cheese

Off we go. Rita and I depart Santiago tonight for our grand trip south, east, and north. We are really looking forward to the adventures ahead but there has been so much to do this week to prepare. I will be sad to leave my new friends in Santiago. It is a city I have come to love and enjoy. There are so many areas of the city to discover and explore and my only hope is that I can come back later on to visit all the places that our new writers here in Santiago will review. We finished our [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
January 24th 2010

Poets, Funiculars, and Casinos - Of Course! South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

View of the Harbor

After a weekend in Santiago and regaining a little bit of sleep, we decided it was time to head west to the popular destinations of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. Only a quick hour bus ride from Santiago (about $7 US) this was an easy overnight trip. Right next to each other on the coast, these two cities couldn't be any more different. Valparaiso is a harbor town, bustling with people, markets, and is also a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Vina del Mar, the beach town next door takes a completely different pace to life. Its clean streets and beautiful [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
January 21st 2010

Elections and Vineyards South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

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Well, its been quite the busy week here in Santiago, hence the fact that I haven’t had the chance to write to you all. In addition, it seems now I only have one week left in Santiago, and this makes me very sad. I have really enjoyed getting to know the city and I am very jealous of the other students who will stay here until June. But, back to today. Last week was the final week of our intensive language classes. We worked very hard and all managed to pass our tests! My Spanish is improving VERY quickly and I [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
January 11th 2010

Surfs up! South America » Chile » O Higgins » Pichilemu

Our Room

So yet another week has flown by down here in Chile. I am still very much enjoying the weather, the sun always shines here. I have continued to make new friends and check out the city. With a four hour language class every morning and a 3 hour MBA class 3 evenings a week, I am very glad I chose to drop my other MBA class. This last week was pretty exhausting, but I really learned a lot! My Spanish is improving quickly, I am getting around just fine now with the language. I absolutely love my Negotiations class through the [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
January 4th 2010

Feliz Año Nuevo! South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

NYE Fireworks

Hola Amigos! So I have been in Santiago for a week now and it feels like I have been here forever. I absolutely LOVE this city and have had no problem adjusting, making friends, and figuring out how to get around. New Years Eve was really fantastic. I went with my flatmate to a party at the language school where I started classes today. It is all of a half a block from my apartment, so very convenient. Plus the owner is a couchsurfer, so what more can you ask for! We partied with some other students and couchsurfers and then [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
December 31st 2009

Arrival in Santiago! South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

View from the Apartment

Happy New Year from Santiago, Chile! I want to say hello again to all my friends and family that followed me on the crazy year abroad in Germany, and also welcome to all of the new kids on the block. I hope that you all enjoy sharing these travels and adventures with me as I make my way through South America. :-) I left a rainy and cold Austin, and barely made it out of the snowy Dallas area (global warming, haha right) to arrive in sunny, warm Santiago! Luckily with the new restrictions in air travel I was traveling out [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
July 4th 2008

Happy 4th of July! Europe » Albania » West » Tirana

Happy 4th of July. I am writing this now for the 2nd time because the internet connection just lost my blog entry. So here we go, I will try to recreate. I am now in Tirana, Albania and wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday. This has been quite an adventure so far and we are having a fabulous time. Here is a short and quick overview of what we have done so far. Plane from Stuttgart to Zagreb, Croaita. Few hours to see the sights and eat a large plate of meat. Watched Spain win their seat in the final [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
July 2nd 2008

Down the Coast of Montenegro Europe » Montenegro

Monastary on Island

Our departure from Dubrovnik was fairly easy. After being dropped off at the bus station, we proceeded to buy our tickets for the bus to Kotor which runs twice a day. We were glad we arrived early, by the time we got on the bus it was all sold out. There were a mix of cultures joining us, Australians, Europeans, Americans, and locals as well. The well air conditioned bus departed on time and we were off to the border. It took only about 45 minutes to reach the border stations into Montenegro. And the border crossing process was quite easy. [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
July 1st 2008

The Crown Jewel of Croatia Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik

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Our bus ride from Korcula to Dubrovnik was, well, unbelievable. I would have stopped on every turn for a good week, the landscape was absolutely gorgeous and the water a color of blue I can not describe. We came into Dubrovnik across a huge bridge and then made our way down the hill to the bus station near the new harbor. As we exited the bus, we were immediately greeted by many locals offering up private housing. We had not pre-arranged any place to sleep, so after surveying the crowd, no wait, after being maimed by locals, we went with a [View Full Entry]

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