We awoke at 8 am and got ready so we could meet Alexandra and her husband at 9 am. He had to work in the afternoon, so we would explore a little until then. We met up inside the Santa Lucia metro station and then went to the top of Cerro Santa Lucia, which translates to "hill". The climb to the top is easy and there are awesome views from up there. There are different monuments and fountains to see during the climb up the steps. We stayed at the top for 10-15 minutes taking in the massive city below us. It was overcast so you could not see the Andes Mountains very clearly. When we went back down, we walked down some city streets to Plaza de Armas and visited the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the ... read more

We awoke at 9 am and had the wonderful breakfast that our Airbnb host provided. We then just sat around until about 1 pm. Our flight to Sao Paulo was not until 2:35 pm. We flew to Sao Paulo on GOL flight 1385 which was a 737-800 aircraft. I was in seat 21F and it was a routine flight. Our connection to Santiago was not until 8:50 pm so we just waited and had some dinner. The next flight was GOL 7662 which was another 737-800 and it was a smooth and routine flight of just under 4 hours. I was in seat 26F and slept mostly. We arrived into Santiago at 1:05 am and went straight to the hotel to get a good nights sleep. We were staying with someone from Airbnb, but chose to ... read more

Spring break means time to travel. We had planned on going to Foz do Iguacu last year when we were in Rio, but it did not work out. Of course the falls are a must see so we would try again this year, and combine it with another city in South America. For that, we chose Santiago. We planned on departing Indianapolis around 3:30 pm, however, the flights were full so we left at noon instead. Our first flight was Indianapolis to Detroit on a Delta Connection CRJ-700. I was in seat 8A for the short flight. We had about 6 hours in Detroit airport, so we just grabbed some lunch and sat around waiting. At 8 pm, we departed to Sao Paulo on board Delta 53. We cleared for business class and I was in ... read more

We awoke about 7am and immediately went out to see the city. We walked up towards the Jardin, and then past the Royal Palace, and finally on to the Cinquantenaire Park. We passed by the buzzing EU complexes, including the Parliament. There were protests going on, and I also saw a security issue with an unattended bag. I am sure it is always busy here and it was fun to see it. I loved seeing Cinquantenaire Park early in the morning. After an hour so we went back and had a waffle breakfast, before heading to the Musical Instrument Museum. The museum was fantastic, and I recommend it as a must see in Brussels. We wandered the museum for at least 3 hours and then had a nice lunch at the rooftop cafe. The meal was ... read more

We awoke early and had a light breakfast. Andre had to work this day, so we would just stay in Basingstoke and explore with Nikki and her mother. We went down to Festival Place mall and walked around for a few hours. We had a great lunch at Wagamama. I had the chicken katsu curry and it was very tasty! At about 4pm, we went to pick up the daughters from school and headed home. Andre got home at about 6pm and we went out to the Portsmouth Arms for dinner at 7pm. Since I knew that a Travelbuddy Edit http://www.travbuddy.com/Echo_Glived close by, I invited her out to eat with us. We had met Edit on our last trip to the UK and just loved her! We had a great meal and conversation. Nikki and Edit ... read more