Blogs from Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America - page 65

Summer Vacation, Part 2- Bariloche, Argentina South America » Chile » Vina del Mar » Viña del Mar By Bowmen16April 24th 2007Tori Lynn ScottFrom Mendoza, we traveled 18 hrs south to Bariloche, Argentina. Bariloche is a famous sky resort in the winter and boasts a land full of lakes and mountains and lots of great chocolate!!! This might have been my favorite place on our trip. The weather was cold but sunny and the meat we ate there was incredible. I dont know why but every vacation I take, the highlight is always the food! hahaha... read more

As of Monday, I was flying solo on trip for my first time since leaving home back in February. Quite nervous, it is a very different experience to go at it alone. As a towsome you always know you have your travel back up some one to turn to for a query or problem if needed. Whether it may be to complete a broken phrase in spanish to the hostel front desk, catch the amount of a grocery bill or spot you on a round of drinks. Feeling slightly lost I decieded to head out to the town of Valpariso, 2 hours west of Santiago. Lonely planet described it as a town contarsted by manly ports and feminine hills, kudos to them on another beautiful aliteration! Upon my arrival I was slightly dishearted as the ... read more

Fotos von Ostern, nem Spaziergang in Valpo, Santiago und ner Weinprobe hier irgendwo in der Nähe.. ... read more

To fill in time while awaiting my new gadget to arrive we spent 2 nights in Valparaiso, a coastal city,near Santiago. We stayed at a really nice Hostel at the top of a acsensor, a little railcar up a vertical incline, pulled by cables. Steep at hell. It was so nice to only have a small pack and not have to lug the big ones. We left the big packs at the hostel in Santiago. We still had alot of steps to climb to the hostel and it was a bit of a slog. The hostel was in an open air museum, alot of art painted over the walls in the neighbourhood. We went to the Valparaiso Naval Museum, this was up another acsensor. This was a really good museum and covered all the Naval history ... read more

What a transition from island Chiloe to the bustling port of Valparaiso! Shipping containers piled high on the docks, megaships in the harbor steered by tugboats, the Chilean navy, all spur contemplation of global commerce and international trade, just as the bus trip here through Chile´s central valley prompted thoughts of agribusiness. Chiloe´s salmon and shellfish mega farms ship internationally, and from the central valley wine, berries, beef, from the north copper, who knows what else. Do I really need Chilean raspberries from the coop out of local season, and why are they so cheap... Easter week is a big family and vacation time in urban Chile, and Valparaiso is crowded with families enjoying the warm sunny weather. The local daily paper boats a 95% hotel reservation rate for this weekend. Yesterday afternoon and evening ... read more