Blogs from Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America - page 36

So we sped through Chile. It was cold and Peter was too cheap to get us a room with heat. Also, it was really expensive relative to the other S. American countries we had visited. But mostly, we left Chile because Peter nearly beat the shit out of some guy in Valparaiso and I wanted to get out of the country before he completely lost it. In Peter's defense, the guy was a dirtbag. Keep in mind that Chile is supposed to be the safest country in S. America. We were innocently walking along in Valparaiso, a pretty bohemian coastal town in Chile about 2 hours north of Santiago. It actually reminded us of Venice, especially since the much wealthier and tidier neighboring city, Vina del Mar, reminded us so much of Santa Monica. It was ... read more

Chile!!!!!!!!!! (...or flippin cold) South America » Chile » Valparaiso By Elmo AbbeyJune 25th 2007Abbey ElliottWhat a beautiful old fishing town and a place we were not expecting to have so much to offer. valparaiso is a town built atop many hills rising up from the port area, most painted brightly and with an abundance of street murals. we took a visit to pablo narudas (poet) house which had some cool stuff in it. we never did figure out how the bus system worked though.... read more

Journées des samedi 16 & dimanche 17 Wake up tardif pour un départ en début d'après-midi en direction de Valparaiso. 1h30 de trajet avant d'arriver dans cette ravissante petite ville du bord de mer. Super idée de Julie et Clément que de m'emmener ici, c'est vraiment très charmant. Promenade en fin d'après-midi dans les petites rues escarpées, apéro à la maison Turri (très chic) pour une tabla et une bouteille de Carménère, dîner dans un très bon restau "Pasta i Vino"... Réveil plus raisonnable et petite séance photo dans les jolies petites ruelles. Visite du port, ascension des Cerros à bord des petits ascenseurs de bois (très mignon) et départ pour Vinar del Mar puis Concon par le bord de mer. Déj sur le pouce... Nous partons pour le superbe parc de la Campana avec ses ... read more

Backtracing south through Chile, I decided to make another trip to Valparaiso as my previous visit to the city was way to short. Luckily Gladys, the owner of the hostel in La Serena, gave me contact information for her sister's hostel in Valparaiso because every hostel that was recommended to me and that I called from the bus while about to arrive in Valparaiso was full. Quite glad they were full because the hostel I ended up at, El Rincón Marino, was a great choice as I had my own room with television, free internet and breakfast included for 6.000 pesos. Besides that, the people who ran the place were top notch which made my stay there so much better. The owners even offered me some free Piscolas (Pisco + Coke) in the evening... not ... read more

After a full day in Santiago, Alejandro, Linnea and I were ready to head off to our next destination: Valparaiso. Being only an hour and a half away by bus and buses running about every 10 minutes, it was definitely not a problem to find a bus that would take us there. Can't believe I have been in the country for almost two weeks, and know I am finally stepping onto a bus. I am sure there'll be lots more bus ride ahead of me on this journey back to Canada :) Arriving in Valparaiso in the early afternoon, we dumped our backpacks at the bus station and bought some tickets for our night bus to La Serena. As Linnea wasn't feeling 100% on this day, we decided to take it relatively slow, which was ... read more