http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Chile , Valparaíso Region , Viña del Mar en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:56:16 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:56:16 +0000 I arrived back in Vina del Mar at 11.30am on Monday 12 October and checked into a hotel near the bus station as I was only going to be staying for 2 days. After lunch I went to the beach to enjoy the clear blue sky and hot sun. It was so nice to relax on the beach for a few hours after being in the bustling metropolis of Santiago for the weekend. In the evening I went for dinner before returni http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-447008.html Irsquove just arrived back in Mendoza home sweet home away from home from some amazing spring break travels with some amazing people. Caitlin Garrett and I left Mendoza on the 17th of September. The Chilean ldquoIndependencerdquo Day is the 18th of September. It was thus a whole weekend of party party and more party in Valparaso Chile where we stayed with Garrettrsquos extremely http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-440595.html Valparaiso is the most often visited region of Chile thanks to its proximity to Santiago. It is less than 2 hours from Santiago and is blessed with beautiful beaches. It is known as a center of gastronomical artistic and cultural activity making it a wonderful metropolis. About 400000 people inhabit this beautiful area. We are taking the bus. Hard to believe. Agriculture fruit fishing http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-440221.html Study Abroad Vina Del Mar Spring 2010Hello I am a student looking into studying abroad in Vina del Mar Chile from late Febearly july. I would appreciate ANY help information etc.... I am quite adventerous and want to really experience the culture espescially some of the smaller towns away from Vina I speak some spanish but will be relying on my homestay and studies to improve..Some of my m http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-436953.html Thanks Francisco for the notes of ideas and things to do. I have tried many different foods especially the Completo combinations. Had a good fish meal of tuna with sala last night. With a half bottle of Cab Sav of course.I ended up basing myself in Valparaiso which is the more historical and rustic of the two neighbouring towns in the bay. Drinking beers in an old saliors pub. Ending up in with http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-429711.html so went to the hairdressers. this was my second outing to the peluquira. the internet was broken so unable to print picture of required strimming. couldnt be bothered to look up correct words in dictionary. the woman doing my hair turned out to be ...the cousin of one of the kids at the nursery Alberto looks like a hamster whos had a labotamy asked him where his brain was the other day. KAR http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-428507.html Day 84Well here we go. Bien trabajo andrea 3 months and you have managed to sep the blog up to week 2. Was thinking perhaps a brief round up before advance on further travels.As it stands have fortuneaty not been done for molestation despite sending a child home with a blue willy because I forgot to wash his hands before pipiOn the subject I have been weed on only once manser has already comme http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-416983.html THese are all SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO out of date wll be leaving here in 2 weeks so will condense most adventures to a nice brief message soon. muy feliz HAPPY now. keep me posted on yoru lives. love to all. xx xxSo after watching some good old fashion hammer horror with hillbillies going through a blender and satanic lorry drivers after the circus see other blog feeling much happier http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-412664.html In the beginning NOTE MUCH HAS CHANGED Right so after some consultation with Inglaterra it seems that have not explained any of the first few weeks. Thus step into your time machine stand aside Michael J Fox because we are about to go right back to week 1 2 and work forth from there. Lets just pretend just left the country and the past few weeks of English sun have only just begunArrival http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-410368.html SoThought would write something in the moment as it were from my corazon. Its quite a big day here mamma uno is back from her month in england and things are very different. Mamma dos was called to the big smoke of santiago to care for her daughter and the other englsih teacher has permanently left. Realise those who i am not in otehr communication with will have no idea what i chat of no i http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-410362.html We have been heading northward from our days in the Lake District I already miss it and we have made an overnight stop in Santiago and then in Valparaso. A city build on the sea and on hills. Our hostel was on the hill above the main seaport and the hills are quite steep they have mainy venicular lifts to get people up and down all though I think they are just for novelty and tourism now http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-404384.html So just as I was wondering what it was that made my new Chilean bretheren so kind and tolerant of the Spanish speaking caveman now inhabiting their house an explanation arose. The Duran family of England had been gone for all of 5 hours and suddenly I found myself underfire. The elders were around the table tucking into pan and the pregunta was raised what is your religion I played dopey th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-403447.html Just for japes started in pompy and completed in chile xRubarni the Bonking Baker of JamaicaSound Advice 2If you have a sweet toothThan please head this warning.Brush your teeth twice daily.In the night and the morning.Sticky puddings cakes and current bunsNone have a place in the Jamaican Sun.Yet one baker found fame a now whispered nameA cheery chuckling fellow with a love of chocol http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-403438.html El Circo 1st Friday NightWas beyond feliz when Miss Sole another teacher at the jardin asked if I would like to accompany her to the most famous circus in Chile on my first Friday night. Of everything it is the weekends that worry me the most as am utterly larifyed and sin amigos in this new country. Miss Sole speaks fairy good English having studied in dear blighty for a couple of months. W http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-403433.html Hola one and all thank you most kindly for your messages of appreciation I will dribble no more but suffice is to say that the next few entries will involve the people of chile all of whom are real Ok so trying to work out where to begin with this blog. Been here quite a while now and there is rather a lot to fit in weddings fiestas vololos etc. going to try and reduce it down by boiling for http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-403431.html The London International Academy is a nursery for 35 year olds and was founded in 2009 by Clare and Claudio Duran. Its mission as proudly proclaimed in the schools anthem is to build bridges for the future. Claudio Duran is a native of Chile and 1 of 9 children on 15th April 1980something he married Clare Duran the English mormon missionary he had fallen in love with and they departed o http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-403427.html Last Blog fom Vina del Mar.All adventurers have arrived back in Vina del Mar where we left on a fantastic High Andes Adventure 36 days ago and Wow what an adventure we all had.We left La Rioja and visited the Parque Provincial Ischigualasto Valley de Luna with itrsquos unique rock structures along with the various geological strata. We get to ride our motos through this amazing National P http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-391953.html Durante el 2000 pusimos en marcha el scada de Chilquinta en Via del Mar. Estuvimos en La Serena Reaca y Valparaiso. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-389094.html Juhuuuu Vi har egentlig fint lite aa melde fraa opphaldet i Chile. Dokke har jo allereide faatt historiane om smugling og robbing og stort meir skjedde heldigvis ikkje denne veka.Vi likte Chile veldig godt Det var over all forventing. Eller poenget er kanskje at vi ikkje hadde noko saerlege forventingar og daa er jo sjansane for at det skal bli bra ganske gode.Saerlig Santiago er ein by vi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-388237.html Deiser Tag fing mit 2 Std. Reise in einem grossen gut klimatisierten Buss an. Angekommen in Valparaiso einem der zwei Haupthafenstdte Chiles fuhren wir zum eigentlichen Hafen wo eine 30 mintige Rundtour auf einem alten Fischerboot statt fand.Es wurden Plastiksthle aufs Vorderdeck gestellt um allen einen guten berblick zu verschaffen. Lustige Idee aber wohl nicht mit dem TV abgestimmt http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-387734.html