Santiago day 1 travelling
28–29 янв. 2025, Англия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
The anticipation of this trip has been immense, I've read and planned so much in my mind - so hopefully all will come together.
All checked in train running so all's good to start 😎 bit of delay atЧитать далее
Day 2 arrived !
28 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Well hotel staff are nice, no room till 3 so espresso, water and stroll around barrio bellavista to start with though it looks like a nighttime area too try, caught the funicular up to San cristobalЧитать далее
Steve Catterall
Yeah , how's that song go....no wind, no rain ....etc.(ain't no mountain high enough Dianna Ross 🤣🤣🤣). And been over some high ones today too 😘
Day 3 santiago
29 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Nice breakfast followed by a stroll , well stroll turned into over 12k ! Back now after seeing quite a few sites, really good day now for siesta and out tonight
Day 4 .Valparaiso, vina del mar
30 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
So decided to take a trip to see the murals at Valparaiso, followed by a short look at vina del mar, and then some wine tasting 🤪 well couldn't miss the chance to sample some Chilean reds ehЧитать далее
Day 4 Valparaiso general
30 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Day 4 Valparaiso street art
30 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Day 4 wine tasting
30 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Well we stopped off for wine tasting at the Emelia vineyards , I learnt a bit about the way to look and taste the wines and had a play with their alpacas 😊
The vineyard is one of the largestЧитать далее
Hotels
31 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I only used two hotels, in Santiago I used Luciano K hotel in the barrio lastarria area, picked it because it is reasonably central to the major sights and restaurants,
My other hotel was the HotelЧитать далее
Day 5 -Off to rapa nui
31 января 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Wow, it's finally here, I've wanted to come here since I was sixteen 😱 and now the day has come.
Well it is meant to be the most isolated inhabited island in the world, where there's more horsesЧитать далее
Day 6, morning stroll
1 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Well it's Saturday, in 4 days I've walked over 60k 😱 I've woke up with a blister on my foot so first thing has to be to get some foot cream.
Walked down the street and there's a farmers market on ,Читать далее
Day 6 tapati festival
1 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
It's been a lifetime dream to actually come here, and by pure chance the tapati festival is on while I'm here
There's a stage set up at hange vare vare and everything starts around 9pm tonight, soЧитать далее
Day 7. Part 1 of island tour
2 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Being picked up after breakfast for day one of a tour round the island to see the moai, can't wait, even though I've only had a couple of hours sleep this is it 😎
Well quite surprised really, weЧитать далее
Day 8 island tour part 2
3 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
A really good day, started off by going to anekena, then pitokoru, tonariki, rano rakuru (quarry) which was spectacular all in all far more than I expected.
The guide was really good and explainedЧитать далее
Day 9, around hanga roa
4 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Well back from sunrise tour, as it's my last full day on the island decided to wander round looking for something to take back, but to be honest it's all in my head and really my memories are as goodЧитать далее
Day 9 sunrise
4 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Early start today (5:am) as I head to see the moai at tongariki and to see the sunrise, not sure what to expect but if the sunrise is as good as the sunsets I've seen over the ocean it should be goodЧитать далее
Steve CatterallThe whole trip here has been amazing beyond my dreams love 🥰
Day 10, back to santiago
5 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well I'm really glad I came here, it's made me really emotional after so many years of wanting to come.
The people are so so friendly and even put up with my pigeon Spanish.
It's a shame the museum isЧитать далее
Day 11 museum of memory and human rights
6 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Well on my Previous fleeting visit to Santiago I decided that I would visit this museum on my return trip.
Little did I expect it to be so graphic and certainly very moving. Not quite on the same parЧитать далее
Day 11 The railway museum
6 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
There is a park opposite the museum of memory and human rights, and I decided to go through it watching the parakeets in the trees, and at the far end I came across a railway museum so I thought ,Читать далее
Day 11, evening stroll
6 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Well watched the Liverpool match and decided to stroll around barrio lastarria to look at the sights and get some food.
Well there's a multitude of places with everything under the sun but I cameЧитать далее
Day 12 changing of the guard at moneda p
7 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Every other day there is the changing of the guard at the palace.
Day 12 sky costanera & walkabout
7 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Following the changing of the guard, I took a trip to the sky costanero tower, but the shopping centre below it has to be seen to be believed, than a stroll around in the city
Day 13 maipo valley vineyard trip
8 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Found an all day trip to the maipo valley vineyards, well you can't come to Chile and not sample the wines can you 🤪
First stop, la Quirinca vineyard, it's a tiny boutique vineyard and the visitЧитать далее
Day 13 - part 2
8 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Day 14 chill day
9 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Well it's Sunday, think it's a day to just stroll around and enjoy the sun 🌞
Started off with stroll through park and came accross museum of fine arts, some good stuff in there.
Then continuedЧитать далее
Day 14 continued
9 февраля 2025 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Found a decent bar in the market and as it's so bloody hot decided to quench my thirst.
Went to another museum, pre Colombian art, really good ,well set out and beautiful artifacts
