Blogs from Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America - page 8

Magical Valpo Colorful, wonderful and wild--I was in love with this amazing city! Artful murals cover walls that accompany miles of stairs and occasional funiculars that rise vertiginously from the chaotic waterfront plain of the business district to the city's ubiquitous, peaceful, painted hills. Art is everywhere from the murals, house colors and fluttering laundry to musicians and mimes on street corners and theater groups and puppeteers in the parks. The city was a visual feast, and I took lots of photos on the gloriously sunny and Santa Barbara-like,winter-warm days. However, Valpo, as its known, is also a somewhat dangerous port city. Fortunately, unlike several friends, I was never pickpocketed or scammed, which of course, led to me love the city much more than they. I was there most of June and participated in street ... read more

Hej Andedam :o) Jeg benytter mig lige af chancen og faar opdateret min blog, selvom jeg ikke har oplevet vanvittigt meget siden sidst. Som titlen angiver er jeg stadig i Santiago. Det er efterhaanden blevet en rar base, hvorfra jeg tager paa smaature, og ellers bare nyder de smaa oplevelser i hverdagen - en god restaurant, eller mine egne hjemmelavede fyldte pandekager, at blive inviteret med til en lokal fest, eller at deltage i en fodboldkamp med et laes chilenere. Sidstnaevnte var en sjov men udfordrende oplevelse eftersom jeg jo naermest ikke har roert en fodbold siden jeg var 10 aar. Efter et par skrammede knae, en oem skulder og vist nok et mindre nederlag til mit hold blev 3. halvleg indledt. Det er trods alt det bedste ved en fodboldkamp og nok ogsaa min spidskompetence ... read more

After leaving Santiago i cycled the 120km to Valparaiso and got to the Hostel quite late to meet up with Jake. I cycled part of the way with a Chilian guy who was cycling to Vina del Mar, a few kilometers from Valparaiso, who was telling me about the city. Valparaiso is built into the hillside so has really steep streets with old buildings dotted everywhere. There's also loads of street art everywhere, on the buildings and in the doorways which gives it a really cool vibe and lots of bars/clubs to go to. On my first night there we went to an absinthe bar with some Aussies. It was painted green with green lights and the bar staff show you the technique for drinking absinth with setting the sugar cube on fire and mixing it ... read more

Valparaiso is a pretty coastal town in east Chile, about an hour and a half from the capital of Santiago. Sarah and I made the journey from Mendoza, through the Andes and arrived in ‘Valpo’ one early afternoon. The city is still one of the most important seaports in Chile, and is increasing in cultural and touristic importance. We spent a few days wandering about the town. The town of Valparaiso is built into and around a series of Cerros, or hills. There are over 40 cerros many of which were equipped with special escalators to help residents move up and down. Today, about 15 historic escalators are still in use – which helped us take a few nice shots of the area. I managed to run up and down a few of the hills as ... read more