This is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Santiago. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2005:18616 RealTravel members http://realtravel.com/images/logo-for-feeds.jpg (c) 2006 RealTravel.com 2008-03-07T18:07:51Z 340086http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Santiago. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-07:6657916 2008-03-07T18:07:51Z 2008-03-07T18:07:51Z Char and Andy http://realtravel.com/member-m5942979-char_and_andy.html <p>a entry by Char and Andy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Hola todo, ¿como estais?</p><p>Our last night in Mendoza and Argentina, was really great. We went along to the annual celebration of the city that takes place as part of the Vendimia grape harvest festival. Situated in the park next to the civic centre there was a range of stalls from different districts of Mendoza offering free tastings of their new wines, or other produce from the region, fruit, chocolate, jams, olive oil etc. There was also a stage with folk music and the crowning glory - a big asado (BBQ). Basically a massive firepit that had animals of different sizes stretched on spits, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j6657916.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_DrEUXWqW-b9ukE3zCZUdViB.WUo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/DrEUXWqW-b9ukE3zCZUdViB.WUo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_DrEUXWqW-b9ukE3zCZUdViB.WUo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=DrEUXWqW-b9ukE3zCZUdViB.WUo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j6657916.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j6657916.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-14:6361643 2008-01-14T12:58:53Z 2008-02-19T05:48:53Z Tracy and Scott http://realtravel.com/member-m4932033-tracy_and_scott.html <p><em>"A beautiful city, well laid out and easy to get around, especially with the metro. The weather is also lovely."</em></p> <p>a entry by Tracy and Scott from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>DAY 39 - 11 JANUARY 2008</p><p>We caught the bus at San Pedro for the long trip to Santiago (24 hours). The bus is a huge double decker with very comfy seats that recline. We left on time heading through Calama and Antofagasta on the coast which joins the Panamerican highway. The scenery is just constant deserts and doesn't seem to change, except with the addition of the coastline. We got out and stretched our legs where we could but the bus didn't stop for long, at one point it left without some of the passengers, who managed to catch up to us at the next stop. Some of the towns looked ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j6361643.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_07oL7A1sSBge0v5mmJFybTS-PpQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/07oL7A1sSBge0v5mmJFybTS-PpQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_07oL7A1sSBge0v5mmJFybTS-PpQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=07oL7A1sSBge0v5mmJFybTS-PpQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j6361643.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j6361643.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-21:6408075 2008-01-21T16:51:48Z 2008-01-27T17:34:44Z Kina http://realtravel.com/member-m5365013-kina.html <p>a entry by Kina from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Before reaching Santiago we had already formed an opinion about the city. Most travelers which we have met in Peru and Bolivia were headed towards Buenos Aires for Christmas and New Years instead of Santiago. When asking why most of them made a face, as if to say isn`t it obvious, an answered simply that Buenos Aires is better in every way, like we should know this. It is more European, developed, tourist adapted, fun, richer in culture, known for its famous Argentinean steaks, and so on. Santiago on the other hand was described as gloomy, dreary and depressing, dark and was playing second ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j6408075.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_7D-wKgqKy7ll3.PYzgCIc7-1th0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/7D-wKgqKy7ll3.PYzgCIc7-1th0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_7D-wKgqKy7ll3.PYzgCIc7-1th0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=7D-wKgqKy7ll3.PYzgCIc7-1th0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j6408075.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j6408075.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-10-12:5763233 2007-10-12T06:06:43Z 2007-12-09T04:15:04Z Mike & Madeline http://realtravel.com/member-m5010611-mike__madeline.html <p>a entry by Mike &amp; Madeline from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/san_alfonso-region_metropolitana-reviews-hotels-d5763225.html">San Alfonso, Region Metropolitana.</a></p> <p>We caught the night bus from Pucon to Santiago, treated ourselves a bit to the ‘Cama’ bus with basically arm chairs that recline back to near horizontal! We arrived in Santiago in the early morning and decided not to pay the £75 collection charge from our next accommodation in San Alfonso, so we made our own way negotiating the metro then catching a ‘Collectivo’ (a taxi that follows a set route, set price and collects until it’s full up). Two hours of travel ended up costing us a total of £3.60!!! Bargain! The collectivo dropped us to the door of our new home for four days, the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/san_alfonso-journals-j5763233.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_V82g5cjW4iLo4QOF-oveekueKLk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/V82g5cjW4iLo4QOF-oveekueKLk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_V82g5cjW4iLo4QOF-oveekueKLk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=V82g5cjW4iLo4QOF-oveekueKLk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsan_alfonso-journals-j5763233.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/san_alfonso-journals-j5763233.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-05:5934673 2007-11-05T15:38:29Z 2007-11-18T00:35:41Z gringos_perdidos http://realtravel.com/member-m4962015-gringosperdidos.html <p><em>"on what we all fondly call the ¨Scott trail¨"</em></p> <p>a entry by gringos_perdidos from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Pictures:</p><p>http://www.flickr.com /photos/brianandkim/sets /72157603218051488/</p><p>We touched down in Santiago and had to do a double take! It lookedlike we were landing in California!! Santiago is a big city, and likeany big city bordered by a mountain range, the smog gets stuck.Supposedly there are fabulous views of the Andes after it rains, buton the day we decided to climb Cerro San Cristobal (a hill in the citywith a zoo, a huge statue of Mary atop, and a ferrocarril), all we sawwere some silhouettes behind a thick veil of brown. Aaaahhhh, citylife. We met some more nice folks at ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j5934673.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_remA9coPtqwwBhwUg.drWvgMJx4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/remA9coPtqwwBhwUg.drWvgMJx4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_remA9coPtqwwBhwUg.drWvgMJx4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=remA9coPtqwwBhwUg.drWvgMJx4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j5934673.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j5934673.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-27:5648710 2007-09-27T17:23:31Z 2007-09-27T20:31:51Z Myra-World Explorer http://realtravel.com/member-m4881679-myraworld_explorer.html <p><em>"My first treat was seeing an aerial view of the snow-covered Andes from the airplane. It was breathtaking! Wish I had my camera ready to capture the image. WOW!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Myra-World Explorer from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>I was super skeptical about going to Chile after someone I met in Buenos Aires painted such a bleak picture of Santiago. She told me that she was robbed in Santiago 3 times and that there was absolutely nothing to do in the city. Having such low expectations from the get-go, I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived here. My first treat was seeing an aerial view of the snow-covered Andes from the airplane. It was breathtaking! Wish I had my camera ready to capture the image. WOW!</p><p>I did have another surprise when I arrived at the airport, but not a good one. Apparently, if you live ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j5648710.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_aqDNDptuWRY2UK4A24hd1wRykqE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/aqDNDptuWRY2UK4A24hd1wRykqE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_aqDNDptuWRY2UK4A24hd1wRykqE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=aqDNDptuWRY2UK4A24hd1wRykqE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j5648710.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j5648710.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-04:4968412 2007-07-04T22:24:29Z 2007-07-23T16:11:07Z Colin Tanner http://realtravel.com/member-m2415106-colin_tanner.html <p><em>"first south american stop and some skiing"</em></p> <p>a entry by Colin Tanner from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>So yes I finally arrived in South America which is the def the part of the trip I´ve been looking forward to most and I´m sure it wont disappoint. First stop Santiago, Chile. Having battled the taxi drivers at the airport with the help of an Irish and England girl (10 mil for 3 to the city centre) we made it to the city!</p><p>As South American cities go Santiago is considered quite western and relaxing but in comparison to the last cites I´ve visited in NZ and Oz this place initially felt very different, what with all the espanol sounds, signs and smells, but after a few days here of getting ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4968412.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_j7gF0KynDCo0eSE6LOY03FWTakg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/j7gF0KynDCo0eSE6LOY03FWTakg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_j7gF0KynDCo0eSE6LOY03FWTakg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=j7gF0KynDCo0eSE6LOY03FWTakg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4968412.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4968412.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-02:4938727 2007-07-02T02:46:21Z 2007-07-18T18:24:56Z Bill Benson http://realtravel.com/member-m2926551-bill_benson.html <p>a entry by Bill Benson from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Santiago July 2, 2007 6 hours before my flight home</p><p>So this is it folks, the last posting from the road. It´s just amazing to me that it´s actually over. I feel that traveling has become a part of my life, like a new friend you like but who just won´t go away. It´s pretty obvious if you´ve been tagging along lately that I miss hearth n home big time and am ready to call it a half year, but there´s certainly a little twinge of Ís it really over? Honestly, no more new places to experience? Seriously, I have to get another job?¨ It´s a weird combo going on in my head right now, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4938727.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ls4v2gtin0XBKCx4t-9qGy0NDOY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ls4v2gtin0XBKCx4t-9qGy0NDOY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ls4v2gtin0XBKCx4t-9qGy0NDOY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ls4v2gtin0XBKCx4t-9qGy0NDOY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4938727.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4938727.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-09:4729484 2007-06-09T00:14:06Z 2007-06-09T00:14:06Z 888 Hours http://realtravel.com/member-m4322174-888_hours.html <p>a entry by 888 Hours from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Day 30 - Saturday 2 June 2007 ( 706 hours down 182 to go)</p><p></p><p>Woke up to an overcast day in Rio with rain threatening, must be time to leave , we hang around hotel until it is time to leave and take hotel Taxi to airport. No problems in checking in and we spend an hour in Club Lounge catching up on reading and blog. Get on board LAN flight 751 and it is a brand new Boeing 767-300 with enough room between the seats you could dance all night. As there are only 4 in Business Class service is pretty good and we have a quick flight to Sao Paulo, Capital of Brazil, where we have ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4729484.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_cD1U77cemALfxaIojKnKQ2DGYHo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/cD1U77cemALfxaIojKnKQ2DGYHo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_cD1U77cemALfxaIojKnKQ2DGYHo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=cD1U77cemALfxaIojKnKQ2DGYHo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4729484.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4729484.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-29:4637112 2007-05-29T02:04:31Z 2007-05-29T02:31:34Z Lil Vietnamese Girl http://realtravel.com/member-m4629446-lil_vietnamese_girl.html <p>a entry by Lil Vietnamese Girl from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>I made it to Santiago after 15 hours on a cramped and noisy trip from Sydney. The airport was very well organised and laid out, which I didn´t expect. Warning to future travellers, watch out for dodgy taxi representatives. The taxis are not marked and look like normal cars and there is no meter. I wanted to share a cab with a fellow traveller and we were quickly escorted around by a cab representative who quoted 8USD pp for a ride into town. We agreed to this price but upon entering the taxi, he asked us to pay in Chilean pesos and he wanted 15,000 CP each which is equivalent to USD21. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4637112.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JceRSMCSub4zxNYB6SsJ4v-QbHE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JceRSMCSub4zxNYB6SsJ4v-QbHE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JceRSMCSub4zxNYB6SsJ4v-QbHE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JceRSMCSub4zxNYB6SsJ4v-QbHE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4637112.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4637112.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-24:4602536 2007-05-24T21:25:39Z 2007-05-24T21:25:39Z Soph http://realtravel.com/member-m3662598-soph.html <p><em>"they haven’t been on the tube in London during rush hour"</em></p> <p>a entry by Soph from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Yes I am living the ordinary life but sometimes this becomes an ordinary Chilean life. This weekend is a perfect example.</p><p>It was another long weekend in Chile and a very important one politically. The Chilean president addressed the congress. A very interesting women. She is divorced and brought her children up on her own. Not unusual you might think. But actually it is, as her father was a collaborator during the dictatorship and she later found out that her husband was also. A subject that I am not yet confident to ask about, yet I heard a few stories, one from Patty who told me that ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4602536.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_URDS7FqgO5aHpfO6sSh4yrQE3gM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/URDS7FqgO5aHpfO6sSh4yrQE3gM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_URDS7FqgO5aHpfO6sSh4yrQE3gM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=URDS7FqgO5aHpfO6sSh4yrQE3gM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4602536.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4602536.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-12:4258705 2007-04-12T16:00:54Z 2007-04-12T16:00:54Z Soph http://realtravel.com/member-m3662598-soph.html <p><em>"You are taken aback by the amount of men there are compared to women here, there is definately a strong masculine culture here"</em></p> <p>a entry by Soph from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Felipe’s flat is right in the center of town, within walking distance to everything that could need. It is a really big flat, with a kitchen, two bedrooms, living room, dining room, bathroom, toilet and even a utility room. It is absolute heaven to be here after backpacking for two months and I soon made myself at home.</p><p>Monday was my day of sorting myself out, catching up with my emails and doing my washing, despite nearly flooding the bathroom. We went shopping that evening to the mall, so that I could prepare my bag stroke wardrobe for the winter seen as all my clothes have been worn ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4258705.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_YLLrPgmvRIzIg60F4cDsVdnpVKY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/YLLrPgmvRIzIg60F4cDsVdnpVKY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_YLLrPgmvRIzIg60F4cDsVdnpVKY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=YLLrPgmvRIzIg60F4cDsVdnpVKY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4258705.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4258705.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-12:4258693 2007-04-12T15:54:03Z 2007-04-12T15:55:30Z Soph http://realtravel.com/member-m3662598-soph.html <p><em>"If i couldnt spend Easter with my family what better way than to spend it there with such loving people"</em></p> <p>a entry by Soph from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>After a beautiful day we hit the road again and alter a winding, rocky drive up the mountains we arrived at Felipe’s parent’s house in the country. It was as exactly as Felipe described it, absolutely wonderful.</p><p>There is no electricity so you have to use a generator to get light and hot water. Once the humming of the generator started you could see the cottage in all its glory. The interior was as beautiful as the exterior, it looked like it should be on location, location, location it was that good. It was filled with antiques and ornaments from all over South America. I can’t believe ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4258693.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_cnPyPdJypOvA3HQzpkHi4CkJaGo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/cnPyPdJypOvA3HQzpkHi4CkJaGo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_cnPyPdJypOvA3HQzpkHi4CkJaGo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=cnPyPdJypOvA3HQzpkHi4CkJaGo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4258693.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4258693.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-01:4148426 2007-04-01T15:11:05Z 2007-04-01T15:11:05Z Marc s Watson Year http://realtravel.com/member-m1411531-marc_s_watson_year.html <p>a entry by Marc s Watson Year from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>It had been a horrendous day. A long, grueling, migraine-inducing bus ride across the Central Andes on a bus whose abilities to comfort and relax could only be described (and generously, at that) as meager. The considerably -proportioned man in front of me, sitting in the seat whose seatback-recliner stop mechanism had broken, decided to take full advantage of his newfound freedom and drop his chair back to approximately 180 degrees, landing his headrest squarely on my thighs. As if this weren't enough, apparently he decided to go for a Guinness World Record in the event of "throwing ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4148426.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_fvZf3OvsCbiInYX37B-XdNUUKhw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/fvZf3OvsCbiInYX37B-XdNUUKhw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_fvZf3OvsCbiInYX37B-XdNUUKhw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=fvZf3OvsCbiInYX37B-XdNUUKhw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4148426.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4148426.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-22:4058246 2007-03-22T20:35:25Z 2007-03-22T21:20:26Z Wendy2007 http://realtravel.com/member-m1655628-wendy2007.html <p>a entry by Wendy2007 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>I must admit that I had mixed feelings about Santiago initially. The air here is very polluted, so that must affect any judgement about it of course. For example, the sky here is brown until about lunchtime, when some prevailing winds from somewhere blow it around a bit until the inversion over night fogs it all up again. That is the unfortunate thing about Santiago, Chile. Its flanked by the Andes on all sides so there are no sea breezes to keep the air reasonably clean. There are about 5 million here, and they seem to all have cars, so it makes for very dodgy air quality. Anyway that´s the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4058246.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_RukIGKrFFjwsJuL.xh.empoDJs4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/RukIGKrFFjwsJuL.xh.empoDJs4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_RukIGKrFFjwsJuL.xh.empoDJs4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=RukIGKrFFjwsJuL.xh.empoDJs4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4058246.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4058246.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-20:4033291 2007-03-20T15:47:49Z 2007-03-21T19:43:41Z alex f http://realtravel.com/member-m2878197-alex_f.html <p>a review of La Gorda Vaca, a place to eat in <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile</a>.</p> <p>Really nice steak and great value. The place was packed out when arrived at 2.30 and remained so until 4pm.</p><p>I (boy Alex) thought it was amazing, the steaks were really thick and juicy. But the thing that told me most about the place was a dad visiting with his studenty son (who must have been studying in the nearby university). Anyway, he looked REALLY miserable for the first 45 minutes, while his son sat there with his stubble and ipod. And then his steak arived. And he started grinning like a small child. I think I probably looked the same...</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-reviews-c4033291.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_wiTolIpV.uKKUWP0G.oATjdzoYc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/wiTolIpV.uKKUWP0G.oATjdzoYc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_wiTolIpV.uKKUWP0G.oATjdzoYc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=wiTolIpV.uKKUWP0G.oATjdzoYc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-reviews-c4033291.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-reviews-c4033291.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-20:4033273 2007-03-20T15:46:04Z 2007-03-20T15:56:28Z alex f http://realtravel.com/member-m2878197-alex_f.html <p>a review of SCS Habitat (Scott's Place), a place to stay in <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile</a>.</p> <p>Well it is certainly the cheapest place to stay in santiago, but man does scott have some funny rules. mainly regarding water - like not being allowed to do any washing up and if you really have to not being allowed to use soap or water really. and rules about washing your clothes in dirty water. Plus the sink in th etoilet didn´t work and showed no signs of being fixed. He does have lots of maps and information though.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-reviews-b4033273.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_lmmfzDNHyG-sOfNTkDRryWpoCQ0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/lmmfzDNHyG-sOfNTkDRryWpoCQ0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_lmmfzDNHyG-sOfNTkDRryWpoCQ0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=lmmfzDNHyG-sOfNTkDRryWpoCQ0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-reviews-b4033273.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-reviews-b4033273.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-19:4023371 2007-03-19T18:41:30Z 2007-03-19T18:46:27Z Travelling Lousies! http://realtravel.com/member-m3532079-travelling_lousies.html <p>a entry by Travelling Lousies! from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Favourite photo? Nick: Squinting 'Booby'. Marissa: So many to choose from...hummingbird flying, Brazilian flag and us lying down infront of Machu Picchu</p><p>Best City? Nick: Cusco (great food, scenery and safe too!) Marissa: I`m not such a city girl so struggle on this one, they are all equally nice...</p><p>Best Moment? Nick: Playing football at 4000m on my birthday. Marissa: Anticipation of leaving the Uk as we travelled down to London on the train to depart for the trip - can`t really pick out one other moment since then as there have been so many - maybe the Galapagos wildlife....but ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4023371.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_2axgPQdZDQC8s.jFGTYUntEgdfw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/2axgPQdZDQC8s.jFGTYUntEgdfw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_2axgPQdZDQC8s.jFGTYUntEgdfw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=2axgPQdZDQC8s.jFGTYUntEgdfw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j4023371.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j4023371.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-07-06:1728946 2006-07-06T22:00:50Z 2007-03-17T02:37:50Z projectbeat http://realtravel.com/member-m1728330-projectbeat.html <p>a entry by projectbeat from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Snow-peaked mountains peering over skyscrapers and a great brown cloud hovering over the whole city. Where have we seen this before? Santiago, Chile was our first stop on mainland South America. The first two Spanish phrases we learned were 'Es Frio!' y 'Mas mantas por favor!' ('It's cold' 'More blankets please')</p><p>We quickly stocked up on cold-weather gear (fleece hat from an old lady on the street $1, used ski gloves $3, wool sweater $4, seeing each other in new outfits: priceless). We took advantage of the southern hemisphere winter to go boarding in August at El Colorado (how could we ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j1728946.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_MJ.pDTa3XMuc6W9UwSTNld-EQLg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/MJ.pDTa3XMuc6W9UwSTNld-EQLg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_MJ.pDTa3XMuc6W9UwSTNld-EQLg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=MJ.pDTa3XMuc6W9UwSTNld-EQLg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j1728946.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j1728946.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-12-31:3208884 2006-12-31T02:39:36Z 2007-03-12T06:37:16Z Sanz Travels http://realtravel.com/member-m2070142-sanz_travels.html <p><em>"We spent the whole day here"</em></p> <p>a entry by Sanz Travels from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>We spent the whole day here. Mind you given that the day starts for this lot no sooner than mid-day, It isn't such a long time.Although it was after 7pm when we got home.</p><p>This park is simply amazing. we started the tour with a visit to the japanese gardens where we observed a very tenacious turtle trying to get to it's spot on the top of the rock. Very ambitious attempt and the first ended with being dumped back in the pond. After a while said turtle had quite an audience and finally made it - to a round of applause.</p><p>From there we headed up the hill for refreshments and a wander. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3208884.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_cjA6Y25oALrYTducCauVTHQaVPU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/cjA6Y25oALrYTducCauVTHQaVPU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_cjA6Y25oALrYTducCauVTHQaVPU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=cjA6Y25oALrYTducCauVTHQaVPU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j3208884.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3208884.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-02-22:3755895 2007-02-22T15:58:57Z 2007-02-23T22:02:31Z Travelling Lousies! http://realtravel.com/member-m3532079-travelling_lousies.html <p><em>"3 hours later, a take away pizza, 10 bottles of wine and were chatting away with all of the other travellers from the States, NZ, Manchester, London, Sweden"</em></p> <p>a entry by Travelling Lousies! from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>What a reception....we landed in Santiago on Wednesday early evening and were quite surprised by the place. Having come from a Portuguese former colony, to a Spanish former colony then there were quite few differences. For a start I actually stood a chance of conversing with the locals - however they were all so keen to speak English (unlike Brazil) that it was quite difficult to get them to respond in Spanish but it did make certain things easier actually understanding what people were saying to you.</p><p>Nick had booked our first hostel of the trip in Santiago and so we were a little ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3755895.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_OTFUeHWwGdm0Z7uqqykxTy-mBEc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/OTFUeHWwGdm0Z7uqqykxTy-mBEc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_OTFUeHWwGdm0Z7uqqykxTy-mBEc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=OTFUeHWwGdm0Z7uqqykxTy-mBEc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j3755895.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3755895.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-02-15:3681073 2007-02-15T23:16:05Z 2007-02-18T13:58:14Z julierenee http://realtravel.com/member-m2965066-julierenee.html <p>a entry by julierenee from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>Hello everyone! It has been a while since I have been able to write anything...it has been hard to get to a computer. I have so many stories to tell!!</p><p>Let´s start with the longest day of my life. Our flight from Cuzco was supposed to leave at 8am, but didn´t leave until 11am due to "mechanical problems" with our plane (comforting, huh?). We had to wait at the airport for 3 hours...but at least we got free sandwiches. I was a bit congested when we left Cuzco and the change in altitude from 11,000 feet to sea level in less than an hour was not good for my ears. By the time our plane ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3681073.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_UjMRpuVhS6DmafzjrABFBXaNaqU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/UjMRpuVhS6DmafzjrABFBXaNaqU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_UjMRpuVhS6DmafzjrABFBXaNaqU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=UjMRpuVhS6DmafzjrABFBXaNaqU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j3681073.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3681073.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-02-15:3680638 2007-02-15T22:46:50Z 2007-02-15T23:20:30Z Ciccia* http://realtravel.com/member-m3532087-ciccia.html <p><em>", I bought a cheese and prawn empenada ( it´s like a cornish pasty) which was delicious and reminded me of my mission to eat my way around South America."</em></p> <p>a entry by Ciccia* from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>I had the best time in Valdivia. I felt like I was with friends in the cute hostel there. You can imagine how gutted I was to leave and how tempted I was to stay. I wasn´t particularly looking forward to going to Santiago as everyone had told me how smoggy and dirty it is and of course, the crazy Argentinian assured me that Buenos Aires was soooo much better and that above all, the men ( well the women from his point of view ) are better looking in BA .....hmmmm I know there is at least one Chilean reading this so we will say no more about it..... !!!</p><p>Anyway, Santiago is competing ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3680638.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_6ugFkM4U3lKXPuMn68fNk01CV3c_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/6ugFkM4U3lKXPuMn68fNk01CV3c_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_6ugFkM4U3lKXPuMn68fNk01CV3c_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=6ugFkM4U3lKXPuMn68fNk01CV3c_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j3680638.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3680638.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-02-13:3656724 2007-02-13T00:59:11Z 2007-02-14T07:16:26Z Tony and Jill http://realtravel.com/member-m3595693-tony_and_jill.html <p>a entry by Tony and Jill from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>We left the POUSADA BAMBUBAMBOO at 5.45 in the morning and took a taxi to the bus station where wd caught a bus to Rio, we then caught a taxi to the airport, the taxi driver tried very hard not to give us our change but he had not met an Edmonds before! At the airport we waited for the flight to Santiago in the Business Class lounge food was rubbish, but booze ok.</p><p>Arrived Santiago at 8.10pm and caught the bus and metro to the Crowne Plaza Hotel at University Cattolica quick shower and then into the bar for free welcome drinks of Pisco Sour and Chillian white wine, music played by a duo ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3656724.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_zhMEjewxL5FdMROvLS1R5-JJYqM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/zhMEjewxL5FdMROvLS1R5-JJYqM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_zhMEjewxL5FdMROvLS1R5-JJYqM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=zhMEjewxL5FdMROvLS1R5-JJYqM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j3656724.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3656724.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-02-03:3561972 2007-02-03T20:47:17Z 2007-02-05T15:00:36Z Ffion & John http://realtravel.com/member-m2452994-ffion__john.html <p><em>""we couldn´t understand everything that was said, but we all seemed to understand what we meant!" "...yn edrych fel yr oeddwn i´n dychmygu Chile i edrych, lliwgar ac ychydig yn ´hen´""</em></p> <p>a entry by Ffion &amp; John from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-chile-reviews-hotels-d18616.html">Santiago, Chile.</a></p> <p>ENGLISH VERSION BELOW WELSH VERSION</p><p>Hola Amigos</p><p>Roedd y tymheredd yn y 30au erbyn ein bod ni´n glanio yn Santiago, Chile, a roedden ni´n falch iawn o fod allan o law Auckland!</p><p>Gwarion ni 10 niwyrnod yn Santiago i gyd, yn cael sawl ´crash coure´! Y cyntaf mewn Sbaeneg gyda´n athrawes ifanc Mariana (a oedd yn amyneddgar iawn gyda´n ynganu Sbaeneg sal) Yr ail mewn dawnsio salsa a ´pisco sour`(diod debyg i taquila gyda leim a gwynwy) gyda´n ffrind lleol Pepa. Un arall mewn ´serviche´(pysgodyn heb ei goginio mewn sudd lemwn) ag un arall mewn diod rhyfedd iawn sy´n o´r cyfiaethu ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3561972.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_CSFGecOdqWgyqBGBHMbMCmtt5K4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/CSFGecOdqWgyqBGBHMbMCmtt5K4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_CSFGecOdqWgyqBGBHMbMCmtt5K4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=CSFGecOdqWgyqBGBHMbMCmtt5K4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsantiago-journals-j3561972.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/santiago-journals-j3561972.html