By the river

A religious festival

November 12th 2008
My arrival in Valdivia began with another potential accommodation issue. My check in at the hostel was vague. It took a while for someone to answer the door and the guy did not seem to know what he was doing when checking me in. I was not given a key to my room. It was not a confident start to my stay but, hey, it was only one night. I learnt later when returning to the hotel later on that th ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Ríos » Valdivia

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

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Dawn Smallwood

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My name is Dawn and I live Leeds, in the UK. I love travel and travel loves me! A lot has happened since I last blogged! I graduated, did my EFL teacher training, got a new place and now in the process of changing my career. This meant I hardly travelled abroad though I made a trip to Rome in November 2016 which was amazing! I currently don't have any travel plans abroad though I plan to see more of my country from time to time. I hope someday I can travel as much as I used to....as always living in hope! If you would like to follow my travels, please either recommend me or subs... full info

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