Blogs from Providencia, Santiago Region, Chile, South America - page 3

Upon returning to Santiago from Easter Island, we were confronted with one very large cosy bed in our hotel room (there's not many boundaries left between us any more) and very soon were on the pavement heading towards dinner options wanting some thing quick and easy as it was11pm and our day had started at 6.40am. After walking many blocks I look up and there it is - Tiramisu, rated as Santiago's best must eat at pizza kitchen and on Rochelle's list of must dos. We dined on tasty pizza amongst smartly dressed Santiaguans, looking truly like travelers with unbrushed hair, skanky clothes and lots of Easter Island dust. The music - classic 1980s selections yet again. The following day we tackled the hill, San Cristobal to take in the sweeping views of the city, whilst ... read more

You know when you feel like you're going to throw up; saliva pools on your tongue, your throat forces itself open in preparation and your whole body goes cold even though you're even sweating on your arms. I had this in waves towards the latter end of our plane trip. Every time I looked back at the colour of the toilet vacancy sign it was only ever green when some obstruction was preventing a swift run with hand over mouth. So I rode them out until we landed and threw up finally at Santiago airport. Welcome to Chile! Unfortunately though, while Coebbie and I were gagging another plane or two must have landed and we had to line up for an hour before getting through immigration. Not fun on shaky knees. The rest went pretty smooth ... read more

Hier ein Abriss meiner ersten Woche: Frueh auf den Zug, damit ich auch bei gefrorenen Gleisen noch rechtzeitig in Kloten bin, schliesslich warte ich seit Monaten auf diesen Tag. Flug verspaetet, dann mal Massage. Madrid Barajas, Flug verspaetet, dann mal San Miguel, Montadito und Tortilla. Santiago - mein Schatz wartet auf mich - Endlich!!! Aber scheissheiss hier - darum mal kuehles Bier und meine erste Erfahrung mit hiesigem Essen: Pastel de Choclo, lecker! Wir logieren bei Freunden in einer Dreistoeckigen Loft im Ausgehquartier Bellavista, mit Aussicht ueber Santiago und Pool auf dem Dach - fett. Alle sagen, dass Santiago und insbesondere Bellavista sicher sei. Nun, am ersten Abend sassen wir gemuetlich in einem Strassencafe als auf der anderen Strassenseite eine Schlaegerei losging. Die in die Flucht geschlagenen kehrten mit Stoecken und Keulen zurueck, welche sie dann ... read more

At the risk of boring you to tears, here is a brief syompsis of my travel day. Other than a small snafu at LGA and a minor melt down because a 1) curb sheck in could not find my reservation, 2) Found it but it was too complicated for him to handle and 3) there was a duplicate revervation in my name, I arrived in Miami on time. To get from AA domestic gates to the International gates, I had to exit the terminal and trudge with the air of people movers to the opposite terminal. It must have been a mile. Then it was a trudge through the concorse to the very last gate. Did I ever mention that my gate is usually the very last gate? It was two hours to flight time so ... read more

well we've made it to our final destination here in santiago. we've been on the go constantly since we left buenos aires, with little sleep, at times little food, and most of all scarce bathrooms! we spent two days in mendoza, arriving this past sunday. cute city with smaller streets, shops, and again friendly people. our hotel, on the other hand, was a different story. we walked into a great looking place, full of marble floors and leather chairs...then we walked into our hotel room, full of scuffed up walls, a shower curtain that barely covered half the shower, and floors that weren't even meant for feet. we'd sucked it up the best we could, and did what anyone else might have in the situation...drank vino. that day alone, we'd gone through multiple beers, and 4 ... read more