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South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica December 26th 2007

well we have now left peru...on our down hill trip to santiago.... we are here in arica for 2 days to chill out and have some beach time....sun sun sun...and now not at any alltuitde yeah!!!!!! we flew from arequipa to tacna then taxi over the boarder to arica.....and now just chillin out while j sleeps after our 430 am get up fly 600am hmmm.....and now we r 2 hours ahead....nice longer evenings....woohoo.....beach later today and tomorrow.....then we r flying to santiago.....will write more there.....hugz to u all love ian an jason.... hope chrissy was good to u all....... read more
ians private plane to tacna
arequipa in the dust
goodbye peru, hello chile

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica December 5th 2007

My short visit to Chile...... read more
Arica
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The Best Find

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica December 2nd 2007

Arrived in Arica after another eventful 10hr bus journey - people being sick left right and centre, police checking passports and some old woman wiping her grandchilds sick on the back of my chair - cheers! The hostal we stayed in was fantastic - Sunny days - and Ross who owned it was a really nice guy - obviously knew Paulines weak spot and he gave us cake when we arrived! The next day was spent arguing over many things such as the colour of the grass, black being white and other generally picking! The real issue was whether or not to hire a jeep and brave the Lauca Natioanl Park ourselves. After almost a full day of bickering it was Steve 1 Pauline 369! Get in! We collected our Jeep and headed off into the ... read more
Cool dude
Steve in Socama square where they grow oregano
Lake Chungara and the volcano

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica November 30th 2007

I´ve decided to take the day off from traveling, and lay low in Arica. I actually wish I could just check into the hotel for the day and then leave tonight, but that isn´t going to happen. I´m just so eager to get to Peru! The more I read about it the more exciting it sounds! Another day in Chile is much as expected. Overpriced and frustrating (while at first I was happy to get a hotel for only $8, I was later dissapointed to find the hot water was not working again. I´m still dirty. Also, I HAVE to do laundry now. I have not done any in a month, and I have worn the current pair of underwear for three days. Laundry cost $14. $14. That right there... almost ruined the day. And I ... read more
fish market
dunes and ocean

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica November 25th 2007

We had really nice last couple of days here in Arica, sun has been shining, schedules been fully booked. Yesterday Michal went to town to organise bus tickets, some padlocks to secure our stuff and shopping, while I finally finished my thesis. In the evening we went to have a BBQ on beach with some friends. The food was delicious, lot of meat mixed together with peppers and onions and fried on some pan that was taken from tractor :) Franz and Maggie were showing us some traditional Chilean dance, I think its called Quenca. We drank some beer and Chilean vodka and lauged and talked until 4am. Then we had couple of hours of sleep and got up to organise more stuff. Gladly we got an email from Yoyo that he found someone who wants ... read more
Making BBQ
Carlos
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South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica November 23rd 2007

Today was a nice day in the sun and cooking for hours. Michal was hunting for mussels (machas) from the sea. They are buried under sand in the sea, and to find them, have to dig into the sand with a heal of a foot and when you feel then, pick them up. I was lieing in the sun and checking out huge medusas that were washed on the shore. After few hours michal came home with a huge bag of mussels, it took us probably couple of hours to open and clean them all. Then just some garlic, oregano and cheese on top, and on grill with some nice garlic herb bread y listo! In the end Michal didn't do any work, and I only wrote one page, which means tomorrow I will have to ... read more
huge jello
Preparing
cleaned

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica November 22nd 2007

Count down to bueno viaje es cuatro dias. We are trying to put down a plan of places to visit on our trip, so many places so little time... We still didn't sell the surfboard here, which means that we either have to donate it to the poor kids and accept $100+ losses or take it with us. Maybe we can attach a sail on it, and use it in Greece. Today we bumped into a guy who is planning to start sand surfing business here in Arica, so we signed up straight away as his first customers for Sunday. It would be quite funny if something happened to us on last night... knock knock knock. It was one of the things I most wanted to do here though, so lucky me that we found it. ... read more
or just lieing around
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our surfspot

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica November 6th 2007

I never thought Valparaiso could feel so much like home. After my two-week excursion to the north, I was thrilled to return. My trip consisted of a mix of tourism, education and culture shock. It was by far the most unique thing I’ve ever done in my life. But first, I need to catch up on events from before my departure. This entry is a bit longer than the others because there’s a lot to cover. I experienced two fundamental aspects of the Chilean culture in the week before my trip. The first was what they refer to here as a “temblore,” or earth shake. In the Midwest we would call this the Armageddon. Quite literally, the earth shook violently for a solid ten seconds. I was in a café with my Spanish class (yes, I ... read more
Chilean National Stadium
The group that went north
Iquique

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica September 28th 2007

I arrived in Arica early on the 28th September. Journey details: Origen/Destination... San Pedro de Atacama - Arica Mode of transport... Bus Company... Tur Bus Cost.... 13000 Chilean Pesos Duration... about 10 hours Remarks... decent comany, decent service. From San Pedro I'm pretty sure this was the only company serving this route. (Something I should have said in my previous post: San Pedro can be a pain in ass to get out off, especially if you wanna go to Argentina... there's a surprising lack of services given the gringo population there). There isn't much I can write about Arica since I arrived there Friday morning at then promtly left on Saturday morning. I stayed at "Sunny Days" hostal the one night. It was a great place and the guy that runs it (Russ) was a pretty ... read more
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