Xmas Dinner 2008

A Christmas road trip

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December 25th 2008
After the previous night, it was probably quite lucky we'd only been able to hire a car from 2pm, as it gave myself and Rob (the named drivers) time to shake off any wool betwen the ears. By 2 though, the wool was gone, and we went to pick up our very own Christmas sleigh. Or Nissan, as this happened to be called. And there were no reindeers either in case you were wondering. The bags were l ... read more

South America » Chile » Tarapacá » Iquique

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more