The boat was still anchored in the dock. When the engines turned on, we heard the voice of our guide explaining the program of our excursion to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers in the Chilean Patagonia. One of the “attractions” was supposed to be whiskey with the ice from the glacier. When hearing this, some […]
Category: Chile
Punta Arenas and Magallanes Strait
The only thing I was thinking of while standing at the Magellan’s Strait in the town of Punta Arenas was my geography classroom in High School. We used to go, one by one, called out by the teacher, to a big map hanging at the chalkboard. We used to take a wooden stick and point […]
Torres del Paine trek
The fog was slowly unveiling the Torres del Paine. The rainbow was hanging over the snowy peaks of the surrounding mountains. The waters of the lake were getting rough as a strong wind was blowing. Our small backpacks were plenty of chocolate bars and sandwiches for a full day trek. Wearing sturdy shoes and a […]
Valparaiso
Valparaiso is a colourful city laying on 43 hills. As you can imagine, its visiting requires quite a stamina. We hired a car for a day in Santiago to visit Valparaiso and neighbouring Viña del Mar. Also, we stopped by at the Casablanca wineries. After entering Valparaiso, I felt as if the time had […]
Santiago
What I was not expecting from Chile is that I would fall so in love with its capital – Santiago. I’m not sure what impressed me so much. Maybe how the tidy and organised the city is, maybe the lack of all day long traffic jam on the streets which is so common in most […]
Fruits in Chile
On my first day in Santiago de Chile I went straight to a supermarket to see if Chile has some new exotic fruits. For the first time I was surprised by a wide variety of exotic and delicious fruit in Colombia. Some of the exotic fruit are not exported to Europe as they would not withstand the […]