Blogs from Santiago, Santiago Region, Chile, South America - page 131

Hi everyone - hope you all had a nice Easter weekend. Our mood has lightened considerably since you last heard from us, not least because we've finally got into Chile at about the 3rd time of asking. As expected, San Martin de los Andes was quiet, really quiet. We spent the best part of two days doing absolutely nothing until our bus to Mendoza on Friday morning. The two day stay was memorable only for the hostel, which was like either a cub camp or a prison, we couldn't make our minds up! We left San Martin on Friday at 11am, had to change buses at a place called Neuquen on Friday evening, and arrived in Mendoza at about 7am on Saturday. Our run of bad luck continued, as we found that there was nowhere to ... read more

I´ve had excellent weather the entire time I´ve been in South America (knock on wood). Santiago continues to amaze, a great city that I never really knew much about, actually a great country to retire in. There are mountains an hour north (Andes are the 2nd largest mtn range in the world). Then there are wine regions, and a beach only an hour away as well. Safety is very important here and there is no corruption like many other parts of S. America. A very conservative and laid back society from what I have seen so far. I´ll go out this weekend and see what the nightlife is like. I had dinner last night at the house of a family of a friend from Hawaii. They were so welcoming and hospitable. I leaned a little about ... read more

I´ve had the best experience of the trip so far and its only day 3. After an initial day spent taking in the sights in Santiago, we wanted to get out of the city and away from the thick smog that covers much of it. So, we decided to take a day trip to the Maipo Valley and the Andes mountains near the Chile-Argentina border. We trekked to about 3400 metres and took in a spectacular glacier and gazed down at a massive valley, surrounded by imposing snow-capped mountain peaks on all sides. Lunch was had on a ledge overlooking the valley. With a cup of Chilean red wine in one hand and a tuna sandwich in the other, it was almost surreal being in the rocky expanse with not another soul in sight for miles. ... read more

soo what can i say..i absolutely love chile and i looveeee all the students from the us. we´ll maybe not all but at least 75 percent of them. everyone is soo much fun and all about having a good time. we´re all makin travel plans and its like we´ve been friends forever...we´ve all been out the past two nites partying it up...here the drink is pisco and you can get it a variety of ways..it reminds me of ...the smell of tequila....smoothness of rum and the after taste of vodka..its soo good though. we ate last nite and a 5 star restaurant at the top of a skyscrapper..the restaurant turned in cirles all nite..it wa s a5 course meal that lasted 4 hours...and we all got drunk off wine..and i hate wine but im gonna have ... read more

Spanish school and good times in Santiago... read more