Tag: Chile
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Flight from Santiago to Auckland
Upon arrival at the airport the self service check in wouldn’t work and I had to go to the regular counter. Once I got to the queuing lines I was told that the flight was overbooked and if I’d be willing to take the flight a day later. As I didn’t have to be anywhere…
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Vivero Cumbre
After a nice lunch together with some of the other walkers (goat in my case) I went on to Vivero Cumbre. In the this park used to be the main quarries for the stones used in Santiago. The cobblestones in Plaza de Armas (the main square) came from here. On top of it was an…
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Santiago de Chile – Morning tour
Today I got up a bit earlier and low and behold there was milk to go with cereal for breakfast. Maybe this was to make up for the earthquake I could experience the night before. Actually it was just as if someone shook the house a little bit. Not worse than some trucks passing by…
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Santiago de Chile – Day 1
After a very basic breakfast (no drinks to find, so I went for the sink) I was once again on the hunt for an ATM. What I hadn’t realized beforehand was that I had arrived just in time for the big holidays (Fiestas Patrias) celebrating the independence of Chile. As a result the city was…
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Santiago de Chile – Hostel
Because of the exorbitant price of 70 USD for two nights in a room with a double bed for myself I splurged and booked me a room that I didn’t have to share. It was aptly sized for my requirements and all the wood felt quite homely. The only downside was that Santiago can get…
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Foz de Iguaçu to Santiago de Chile
This took me a whole day again. This time I took a bus to the airport – not a taxi. The flight this time was with TAM through Rio de Janeiro. And this time they had a whole cart with drinks you could choose from without having to pay extra. Even some alcoholic ones. But…