Chillan--Waterfalls & Shangri-La

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May 22nd 2012

Published: September 23rd 2012

You Get What You Need I came to little-visited Chillan in Chile's south-central, rainy Bio Bio Region to visit the Saltos del Laja, billed as a little Iguazu (very little), Mexican murals (being restored), and Chillan's ski resort (hostel closed). I was a bit disappointed, but as the philosopher Mick Jagger sings, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get... Read Full Entry

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Tara Cloud

taracloud

I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better. On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info

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23rd September 2012

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Autumn Colours
Love all of those wonderfully coloured trees in so many of your photos - definitely my favourite season of the year.

23rd September 2012

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Colored trees!
Thanks, Shane, glad you like those amazing trees, too. For me, they're especially amazing since I don't have them in central California, and maybe you don't either in Brisbane. Oh the joy of traveling!

23rd September 2012

auspicious
Michelle Duer

Which photo to comment on?
I couldn't choose between the gorgeous waterfalls and artistic clouds. Your last few blogs have had some great photos -- a lot like paint on canvas. Nature is a work of art, isn't it? Also loved one of your earlier blogs on the pup you took care of, so sweet. :)

23rd September 2012

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Waterfalls, clouds and pups
Thanks so much for the kind words, Michelle! I'm a bit of a space cadet and love staring at waterfalls and clouds. Oh, to have more than a point and shoot, so I could do clever things with them. Glad you liked me little pup, too. She's so in my heart still.

24th September 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Mick is a philosopher!
We always end up where we need to be even if it is not where we thought we were going. The vivid colors are amazing. I love hearing about the herons and the woodpecker. I'm not really a birder but after the trip to Iceland and the Faroe Islands my interest has increased.

24th September 2012

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Birds and being open
Glad you liked the heron and woodpecker! I'm not a birder either, but I think guys like this or like your puffins can open us up to possibilities. Wonder if Mick has a song about unexpected possibilities and openings?

26th September 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

YOUR SHANGRI-LA
Free as a bird...extolling the beauty around you...you'd think you were in Heaven...but no...just being Tara!

26th September 2012

taracloud
Tara Cloud

free as a bird
Thanks, so much David! Indeed, I have lived most of my life pretty free as a bird. Almost always worked only part-time, and now as a long-time traveler, I can flutter where the breeze takes me. I love being Tara!

1st April 2014

SuzyMay
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Day trips from Chillan
Hi there, thanks for the info in your blog. I just wondered if you could clarify - how easy is it to do day-trips to Shangrila and laja falls from Chillan itself? Is it just something we can just rock up in Chillan and sort out or do we need to book in advance? Thanks!

2nd April 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

easy day trips
Shangrila is a fab day trip--catch one of many the buses from near the mercado--make sure to learn when the last one is. Waterfalls trickier--bus from the terminal; I ended up staying there about 8 hours because of bus times, but i still loved it. Enjoy!

3rd April 2014

SuzyMay
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Thank you
Thanks for the info and for getting back to me so quickly!

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