Matador - chile

Volunteer Abroad in Chile, Elqui Valley, La Serena, Santiago, Concepcion, Volunteering www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:15:12 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Chile: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Chile: Chile, the longest country in the World, claims almost 3000 miles of the Pacific shoreline. This is a land of contrasts and extremes; with glacial landscapes of Patagonia in the south and the heat of the famously dry...

10 things I have learned in Chile

VickiElizabeth — Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:58:50 -0500

1) Altitude sickess is overrated

2) I am not scared of heights as long as I am tied to a rope

3) "Bad" weather depends completely on the context

4) Deserts are very, very lonely places

5) Your perception of a place depends almost entirely on who you experience it with

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GOODBYE, RUBY TUESDAY--A Collage/Essay for Valparaiso and James Henkel

Steven Jay Weinberg — Fri, 9 May 2008 19:35:05 -0500

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday—A Collage/Essay—for Valparaiso and James Henkel

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday/ Who could hang a name on you?/

When you change with every new day/ Still I'm gonna miss you

Landing in Valparaiso was easy after a...

San-Ti-Ago... Spanish for Whale's Boob.

Stu — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:08:56 -0600

I was the luckiest s.o.b in the world when I was in Santiago, Chile. A family friend of ours had good friends who lived in Santiago, and these kind Chileans allowed me to use their house as a home base in between traveling the rest of South America. They also took me in as their 5th child, calling me...

Permission to come aboard Captain Stubing..? (Chiloe, Chile part 2)

Stu — Fri, 8 Dec 2006 02:04:08 -0600

Against all odds, Chiloe was sunny for two days in a row. Perhaps it was Jamie, a Scotish guy I met in Chiloe, who provided the Leprecon's good luck. Jamie, or 'JimmyJimmyJimmy' as called by the Hostel Ladies, was a pure bred Scot, who was never at a shortage for Scotish proverbs and generally reminded...

Hermes, you have some explaining to do.. (Chiloe, Chile)

Stu — Wed, 6 Dec 2006 00:08:45 -0600

I found myself on the mystical Island of Chiloe, Chile. While it is evident they thought long and hard on what to name the Island, it might not be so obvious that the rest of the Chilean society believes everyone on the Island is crazy.

Aside from rain 12.5 months per year (except surprisingly the...

Villarica Volcano: Thanks for not erupting on us.

Stu — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:41:35 -0600

I was in Pucon, Chile, and after four straight days of going to the hiking agency's office at 6AM and being told to go home because the hike was canceled, I FINALLY hiked the 9,000 foot lava spitting hill on the 5th day. It was a highly anticipated event, since Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's hikes...

Pucon, Chile: Rocket Scientists wanted

Stu — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:07 -0600

Pucon is a lake town situated at the base of the boiling Villarica Volcano, which, rumor has it, is set to erupt sometime in the next half century. It is said that any medium sized eruption will level the existing town. Ironically, the town has experienced unequaled expansion in recent years, as Pucon...

Frommers/Fodors/Footprint, here I come.

Stu — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:31:08 -0600

Previously, I recommended that individuals should refrain from hiking in the dark by themselves. This is fantastic advice... that I forget often. While I take some of the blame, I have to lean on my former friend, Lonely Planet, to share in my missteps. At my most feeble moment (lost and traversing an...

When 'Mid-20th century television shows' go bad..

Stu — Wed, 8 Nov 2006 21:00:26 -0600

I traveled to Puerto Williams, Chile, the town just south of the end of the world, to partake in some cultural absorption, try to hop on a sailboat cruising around cape horn and if that didn't work, to hike the craggy peaks of Navaro Island. Or at least this was my plan.

1.5 days into my planned 3-5...

Sunrise at the towers of Torres Del Paines, Chile

Stu — Tue, 7 Nov 2006 21:39:02 -0600

Don't go hiking at 5am in the morning. As you might expect, this early hour happens to coincide with pitch darkness and when you are 200 miles north of Anartica, it is typically pecker-shrinking cold at 5AM. Day 7 of my hike to Torres Del Paines was no exception. Even with this knowledge in our side...

I’ve seen fiber and I’ve seen rain...

Stu — Mon, 6 Nov 2006 21:46:40 -0600

For the extent of my Torres Del Paines trek, I have eaten a highly fibrous diet rich with natural goodness such as Cliff Bars, Natures Valley Bars, Granola Bars, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Pasta, etc. While these foods are not my typical meals of choice, out in the woods, they’re good hearty options....

Stream of conscience from a 6 day hike in Torres Del Paines, Chile. (Torrizzle Del Pizzle to the lay person)

Stu — Mon, 6 Nov 2006 21:24:39 -0600

Day 1: Started hike with backpack similar in weight to an underfed 9th grader. (75lbsish). Hiked 17 miles with said freshman on my back.

Day 2: Apparently it snows and water freezes when it is below 32 degrees. I also received confirmation that snow becomes quite fluffy when it's below 20. My tent...

How NOT to shop in Foreign Countries

Stu — Thu, 2 Nov 2006 17:08:01 -0600

All week I have been preparing for a camping trip in the Southern Part of Chile. It has been an 8 hour a day job trying to buy hiking gear in foreign stores. I analyzed the hell out of what tent to buy. I finally settled on a solo tent and then realized I didn't fit in it, so i had to return it for a...

Lunch with the most powerful man in Chile, but prepared for lunch with the most powerful man at Chile's

Stu — Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:54:55 -0600

I had lunch with one of the most powerful men in Chile yesterday. Unfortunately, prior to our meal, I wasn't entirely aware of this. Agustin was a friend of my Aunt from college and he is certainly one of those "post-college-success-stories" you read about. He is the owner and director of "El Mercurio",...

Never have i ever thought a cartoon character was uncomfortably good looking.

Stu — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:16:49 -0500

MARCH 12, 2006. Last night I decided to see what goes on in Santiago until 7:30 this morning. Some friends and I went out to the Bella Vista section of the city and partook in some fanciful conversation, spanglish and an intellectually rousing game of "never have I ever". For those unfamiliar, this game...

You must be jam, ´cause jelly don´t shake like that.

Stu — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:05:59 -0500

I was persuaded to go salsa dancing last night. Myself, Angela (a fertilizer saleswoman 6 months out of the year from Utah. -She makes enough in 6 months to travel the rest of the year), Shireen (of Norwegian, German (unsmelly) & Pakistani decent), and my new housemate, Cameron from Australia, went to...

Orange you glad knock knock jokes aren´t told anymore?

Stu — Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:46:52 -0500

I taged along with one of my friends to Horcon, Chile, a local fisherman´s town that smells like rotten fish and seagull poop. That being said, it was prettyish. Because I was tagging along, my friend (Shivit from Israel) was calling the shots, and issued a strong desire to get there asap. So we...

Endlessly Smelly Germans

Stu — Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:10:37 -0500

I may have stumbled upon the most entertaining person in the world (not named Teddy Ruxbin). He is german, not young and besides a massive hygene problem, he made my weekend in Valparaiso, Chile. Some friends and I went to this coast town (likely named after Valparaiso University in Indiana), and we...