Surfing, Beach Volleyball and a 14m high Virgin / Surfing, Voleibol en la playa y una Virgen de 14m February 2nd 2006 After the termite episode, and another practically sleepless night on an overnight bus, we arrived bright and early in Santiago de Chile. We decided to leave the sightseeing for a another day though and carried on to Valparaiso, a seaside town 75 miles away.
Valparaiso was once a very important commercial town for business transactions with Europe and the USA in the 19th century ... read more
South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more
Mark & Maria: the English-Spanish combo who got fed up with the daily grind. Quit the jobs, sold the house, the car and some other stuff going mouldy in the attic and set off in search of adventures. Our blog is written bilingually, no small feat. We hope our pages inspire you... or at least keep you entertained for a few minutes...
********* Mark & Maria: el combo inglés-español que se hartó de la rutina diaria. Dejamos el trabajo, vendimos la casa, el coche y otro par de cosas cogiendo moho en el ático y partimos en busca de aventuras. Nuestro blog es bilingüe, hazaña nada desprec... full info