Blogs from Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America - page 33

Dneska rano jsme vyrazili s moji kamaradkou Alejandrou a jednou dalsi jeji kamoskou do Valparaisa. Valparaiso je stare mesto na pobrezi Pacifiku, svou kopcovatosti silne pripomina San Francisco. Po prijezdu jsme mi koupili krem s faktorem 45, a ta zmena oproti nefunkcni dvacitce byla hned znat. Navic jsem se naucil, ze nejlepsi obleceni jsou lehky veci s dlouhym rukavem, takze slunce uz neni muj uhlavni nepritel. Oproti vyhni Santiaga je tu na ulicich citit vlahy vanek od more, coz dela tech 30 stupnu mnohem vic snesitelnejsi. Valparaiso je mesto mnoha pitoresknich ulicek a domu tisice barev, ktery jsou prilepeny bez ladu a sklady na strmejch ubocich. Mistni meli zrejme dost sede pouste, takze se na svejch domeccich jak se patri vyradili. Cast mesta tvori chudy domky, ktere jsou na sebe naplacane tak jak to koho napadlo ... read more

Argentina´s long-distance buses are generally pretty comfortable, with cushy seats that recline pretty far back, which is important when you are taking an overnight bus and need to get some sleep. Overnight buses are the best because you save money by not paying for lodging and hopefully you can pass the time by sleeping (which I can do at the drop of the dime, although John usually needs drugs...like horse tranquilizers). Even for me, however, the bus ride from Mendoza, Argentina to Santiago, Chile was pretty horrendous. BORDER CROSSING IS NOT FUN. Especially in the middle of the night. We were awoken at 1:30 AM and had to get off the bus to wait in long line after long line getting various things stamped. For some reason all of this took 4 hours, so we did ... read more

hola! sorry in advance for the punctiation, i cant find the apostrophe all on this key board, and the spelling, well lets put it down to the fact im in a hurry rather than im a bit stupid. i suppose the rest of you are feeling a bit queezy today, but we havent even started yet. its about 4pm dec 31st and were having a rest before the party tonight. were in valparaiso, chile and tonight they hold a huge nye party with the biggest firework display (in the whole wide world ive heard) although we saw a poster that the fireworks looked more like a nuclear explosion - i might come back with an extra limb, or maybe one missing. youve probably heard most of it from sera already, but so far everything has been ... read more

On the 30th we arrived in Valparaiso on the coast of Chile. We had booked ourselves into a plush hotel for the New Year celebrations and were much looking forward to a cold shower after travelling on a sweaty night bus. When we arrived at the hotel it has to be said we were not looking our best, that the lady in reception gave us a rather funny look as if to say we were in the wrong establishment! However as soon as I plonked my credit card down she seemed happier to invite us in!! Our room was fantastic, it had a properly plumbed in bathroom with a toilet that flushed! But not only that we had our own terrace balcony that overlooked the town. Once freshening up we started to explore the hill that ... read more

After crossing some of the most beautiful mountains we have seen yet, we dropped down to the coast of Chile and the city of Valparaiso. The name means Paradise Valley and the guidebooks set the scene for a most picturesque and colourful seaside resort. The reality was a little different - at least from what we imagined. Valparaiso has a stunning setting overlooking the sea and built on numerous hills, we approached it through lush valleys full of vineyards and groves of avocado, lemons and peaches. However, it is a very large city, the majority of which is full of shanty houses perched precariously on the steep hillsides. Within the teeming city is a neighbourhood that is very picturesque. Houses of many colours and styles line these streets, interspersed with bougainvillia and other flowering plants and ... read more