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Recent Entries
* Happy Thanksgiving
* Glaciers Galore * Adventures on La Cuarenta * Back in Chile, and It's Chilly! * Another Rush Job. And, the Lakes Crossing. * Relaxing on Chiloe * I Need Your Advice and Feedback! * Miss Moneybags * Resorts in the Off-Season * Pucon--Volcanoes, Rafting, and More * Temuco * More on Santiago * Chao Santiago * Last Northern Chile Update * Country Hopping * Updated Itinerary * Another Northern Chile Update * Me Encanta Valparaiso * Catching Up, and Election Day(s)
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November 25, 2004Happy ThanksgivingI'm thinking about everyone back home today, and hoping you have happy thanksgivings full of great food and family and friends. I was thinking it felt weird to be away from home today, but really I've only been home for...Read this update November 24, 2004Glaciers GaloreThe day after we arrived in El Calafate from La Cuarenta, most of the same group went to see the Moreno Glacier in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, and it was amazing. At first we stopped to see it from afar,...Read this update Adventures on La CuarentaI'm in Puerto Natales, Chile, deep in the heart of Patagonia. It's summer here, but it sure feels like winter to me! As promised, the weather in Patagonia is completely unpredictable--one minute sunny, the next pouring rain, lots of wind...Read this update November 23, 2004Back in Chile, and It's Chilly!Since I last wrote, I've seen vast, desolate stretches of Patagonia, lots of spectacular glaciers, and returned to Chile! I promise a big, juicy update in the next few days. For now, just wanted to assure you that I didn't...Read this update November 18, 2004Another Rush Job. And, the Lakes Crossing.I'm in Patagonia! I got to Bariloche, Argentina, at 10 pm last night, exhausted, of course. I checked into my hostel, locked everything up in my locker (I'm in another dorm room), and headed out for dinner. I seriously considered...Read this update November 16, 2004Relaxing on ChiloeI just got back from two days on the island of Chiloe, south of Puerto Montt (I'm back in Puerto Varas, which is just north of Puerto Montt). It was really pretty there, and really interesting. I ate an enormous...Read this update November 15, 2004I Need Your Advice and Feedback!I'm starting to think I should cut something out of my itinerary for the rest of South America--I just think I'm too tight on time, and don't want to try to do too much. I've been really excited about getting...Read this update November 13, 2004Miss MoneybagsI feel like I'm hemorrhaging money right now. I've been paying for special tours, bus tickets, and other extravagant things, and I hope they're all worth it! Today, I booked a spot on the Cruce del Lagos, which is a...Read this update November 12, 2004Resorts in the Off-SeasonJust a little more about Pucon the town and what I did today. Pucon reminds me of many of the small ski resort towns I've visited in Colorado and elsewhere in the States, with all the buildings made out of...Read this update November 11, 2004Pucon--Volcanoes, Rafting, and MoreI was happy to have escaped Temuco, and on the 2-hour bus ride I tried mostly unsuccessfully to keep my eyes open to enjoy the view. After all this time--all the deserts and geysers--I saw lakes, and trees, and forest,...Read this update TemucoI finished the last entry on Santiago; check it out! I'm now in Pucon, Chile, a resort town on Lago Villarrica and in the shadow of Volcan Villarrica, which I climbed yesterday! But first, the story of how I got...Read this update November 08, 2004More on SantiagoI've only had a few days in Santiago, but they've been really enjoyable. I arrived on Friday night, and was picked up from the Metro by Cote and Cata. Cote is the brother of a woman my mom works with;...Read this update Chao SantiagoI'm leaving Santiago tonight and taking an overnight bus to Temuco, a town with some traditional Mapuche culture and a great market that's about 8 hours from here. Don't have much time to update right now, but pictures are online...Read this update November 06, 2004Last Northern Chile UpdateFrom Antofagasta, I arrived in La Serena late on Saturday night after a 12-hour bus ride that was fairly painless except for some of the terrible movies they played--one starring The Rock called Welcome to the Jungle, and another based...Read this update Country HoppingI haven't written too much about the personalities of the countries I'm visiting, and what it feels like to be moving from one culture to the next, yet staying in the same region. I feel that I've definitely seen different...Read this update Updated ItineraryI have just 43 days left in South America, and the rest of my trip is very clearly mapped out, although I'm trying to allow a little wiggle room for getting sick, bad weather, missed connections, etc. It's hard to...Read this update November 05, 2004Another Northern Chile UpdateI forgot to mention that from San Pedro de Atacama, the first town I visited in Chile, I went to the Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon). The trip also included stops to see the Cordillera de la...Read this update November 04, 2004Me Encanta ValparaisoIn Spanish, you say "me gusta" (literally, "it pleases me") if you like something. If you really like something, you say "me encanta" (literally, "it enchants me"). When I learned this, I thought the whole "enchanted" thing was a little...Read this update November 02, 2004Catching Up, and Election Day(s)It's U.S. Election Day, and I'm in La Serena, Chile! Pretty surreal being away from home today. I haven't really met that many Americans on my trip, but tonight there are three other Americans staying at my hostel, and of...Read this update |
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