My first Spanish Order
by XKuger
Santiago have nice Cafe's that serve very nice coiffee.
Hower spanish is a must to converse well with most pepole. On the very firt dat I got to this very small and cute little cafe and decided to eat breakfast.
As it was located in a famoust hotel, I thougth that it would be a p[iece of cake to order my breakfast.
How wrong I was, almost every one spoke only spanish and I called for Toast but got Tostada, Asked for butter got margerine etc, etc. Also the waitress spoke absolutely no english not even a few works and I had a rude awakening.
Finally I got something close to what I wanted but with a lot of difficulty and few discussions.
Horseback riding to Los Queñes
by outdoorfreak
A really nice 2 day trip to the Andean Mountains near the town of Curico. It's a really lovely place a bit different to regular horseback riding as the route done here is not very well known, infact I'd have thought I was the first person to ever be there. Wich in the end wasn't true as we reached a breathtaking place up in the mountains called Stone house that lies next to a beautiful blue lagoon . It's a 7 hour horseride up, through rivers, steep hills, thick branches that scratch a bit but once your up the top you get to a stone house beside a lake which I found awesome. The "arrieros" that accompanied us up then prepared a tasty and life saving barbecue and in the evening we just chatted away surrounded by this heavenly place. next day we took our horses again and we followed the track to the river Teno where a raft was expecting to take us done some rapids... what can I say.... just wow!... that was pretty awesome, never done it before in my life, but I'd certainly do it again.... yes sir!... Definetly some protective clothing (trousers and long sleeves) the branches seem to scratch once in a while. Sun protection, just a day back pack... don't have to pack much as these guys seem to bring everything we could possibly need with them.
Calle Suecia
by kiwigal_1 about Suecia
I have not been to Calle Suecia during the evening as I have been told by many people that the place is dangerous. It used to be "the place" in Santiago to hang out but that is no longer the case. It is said that it is a place for druggies and prostitutes.
I personally believe there are other nicer places to hang out so wouldn't bother coming here.
One World Air Pass to and within South America
by kiwigal_1
If you are planning a trip around South America then it is worthwhile considering flying to South America with a One World carrier. LAN offers the South America Airpass to travellers reaching South America with LAN or another OneWorld airline. Check the conditions, because you may save a lot of money for domestic flights. Note: You must have an international ticket purchased in order to get your South America Airpass.
The South America Airpass must be purchased at least 14 days prior to the departure date. Check out http://plane.lan.com/promociones/data/norteamerica/us/todo_el_mundo/sudamerica_airpass/index-en-us.html
There is also an One World South American Air Pass, which sometimes has better deals than LAN. Check out:
www.oneworld.com/ow/air-travel-options/single-continent-fares/visit-south-america
One World carriers that fly to South America include British Airways, LAN, Qantas, American Airlines and Iberia.
Real Chilean food
by jpizquierdo about Doña Tina
This place is one of the best places to really feal the chilean food flavors well cocked. normally chile is not knowed for its good food, even tho we have great see food...you also have some chilean music Here you can try a descent Pisco sour, empanadas de pino ( meet empanandas ), lomo a lo pobre ( steack with french fries , fried onions and eggs ) and carne mechada ( oven made meet ( i dont know the translation ) )
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JumpingNorman, Santiago Centro, Chile Sept 2010
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