Hey Gringos! The Hills Are Alive in Valparaíso, but Dust and Dryness Send Us Packing Back to Santiago for a Quiet Last Night March 8th 2007 A Disappointing Early Morning for the Gringos
It is dark when the alarm rings at 7am. We want to be out of the house in an hour in order to arrive in Valparaíso around 10. Once ready, we walk the familiar two block route to Metro Santa Lucía against the traffic of uniformed school girls. It is rush hour and the metro is more congested than usual, but luckily, we are heading in the direction o ... read more
South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso 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
No more boards. No more rotations. No more pagers. We are done with med school, and we're out to see the world. Six continents. 15 countries. 10 languages. 54,417 air miles. 2 travelers. One! We are keeping this travel blog mainly as a travel diary for ourselves, but we also want to share our trip with family and friends. It's better than an interminable slide show at the end of the trip, right? We hope the travel blog becomes a great way for you guys to keep in touch with us (and to procrastinate)!
02/13-02/21 - Salvador, Brasil
02/22-03/02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
03/02-03/09... full info