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Lady in Valparaiso
Blog: A Lady in London - 24 February 2011
Valparaiso is a city of contrasts. Every time I told a Chilean that I was planning to spend an afternoon there, they raved about the historic port city as if it was the soul of the country. But every time I told a visitor the same thing, they groaned and told me that it was [...]
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The Colorful Valparaiso, Chile
Blog: Solo Traveler - 25 January 2011
This is my first photo missive from Chile. Please enjoy the photos of the colorful Valparaiso.
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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – mural in Valparaiso
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 24 November 2010
The stunning murals are a major highlight of a visit to Valparaiso, Chile. Read the accompanying post: “The Murals of Valparaiso“. See other Velvet Moments: Impalas at the Serengeti, Tanzania Quebrada de Las Conchas, Argentina Bruges canals, Belgium Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Positano, Italy The Great Ocean Road, Australia Share this Velvet Escape:
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The World's Largest Swimming Pool is in Chile, Next to the Ocean
Blog: Travelogged - 5 November 2010
If you had asked me where the world's largest swimming pool is, I'd have guessed Dubai or Las Vegas. And I'd have been wrong. The world's largest swimming pool is in Algarrobo, Chile, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort,...
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A Tale of Two Cities. Valparaiso, Chile
Blog: Chronicles of a year-long break-up - 9 July 2010
Valparaiso is a city with two faces. One is a gritty port town full of flea-infested dogs, crumbling buildings, shifty eyes and resentful stares. The other is a particularly magical little corner of the world, a hillside town of winding streets and narrow buildings bursting with colour and life. Unfortunately for us, this was a [...]
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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Valparaiso, Chile
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 16 June 2010
The magnificent murals of Valparaiso, Chile. Read the accompanying post: ‘The murals of Valparaiso‘. See other Velvet moments: Floating villages, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Zanzibar, Tanzania Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina
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Cultured Santiago and Unesco Valparaiso
Blog: Mood to Travel - 4 May 2010
Crowd, Plaza De Armas, Santiago [Enlarge]
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Directions to the Valparaiso Bus Station
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 16 April 2010
4/6/10: Valparaiso, Chile Walk through the park. Think about sitting down but decide against it because the ground is dirty. Instead, stand awkwardly for a few minutes while watching two dogs roll in the grass. Eat some sour gummies. Look for a place to eat lunch. Settle on a greasy looking cafe and have very [...]
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The Best Hostels in Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 November 2009
Travelling for a year, constantly on the move, rarely staying more than three or four days in one place, where I end up staying makes a huge difference to my my stress levels. End up in a nice hostel, with things like comfy beds, warm showers, free breakfasts, a good location and a nice atmosphere [...]
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Highlights of Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 November 2009
I had such an awesome time in Latin America it’s pretty hard to pick out favourite moments. But I’m going to give it a go anyway. Here are the best things I’ve seen and done over the past six and a half months, along with links to what I originally wrote about them. Favourite City: Valparaiso, [...]
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Chile Round-up & Budget
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 31 October 2009
Poor, underrated Chile. I didn’t meet a single backpacker in Latin America who reckoned Chile was their favourite country. Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia…yes, frequently. Chile? Never. They always start with a couple of obvious negatives that I must admit I have trouble disagreeing too much with – first off, it’s expensive. Compared to the [...]
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Valparaiso Graffiti & Street Art
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 29 October 2009
One of my favourite things about Valpo was the huge amount of fantastic graffiti and street art dotted around the walls of the city, which help make an already beautiful and colourful city even moreso. Here’s a selection of some of my favourites: You can see the full collection of my Valpo street art photos here Tagged: [...]
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Gorgeous Valparaiso
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 25 October 2009
Much as I love the great outdoors, I’m a city boy at heart. And I’ve been to some fantastic cities so far – Mexico City, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Medellin, Lima, Mendoza & Cusco stand out – but Valparaiso (or Valpo for short) may just be my favourite yet. I do like a bit of faded seaside glamour, [...]
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Valparaiso, Chile
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 8 September 2009
When we bought our bus ticket from Mendoza to Valparaiso, Chile, we weren't just buying transit from one place to another, but also a spectacular bus tour through one of the great mountain ranges of the world.
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The Hills of Valparaíso
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 20 July 2009
It’s no wonder that Pablo Neruda lived in Valparaíso among other painters and writers. Once I was there, I felt that art was pushing to come out in some form or another from my pores. It’s just that much of an inspiring place. You have the ocean, the hills, the houses, the colors, the people. [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Perníl and Mariscal, two must eats in Chile in the cool season
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 26 May 2009
If everyone who'd ever complained about food here in Chile were to raise their hands simultaneously, it would create an upswell current that would probably rip the pants off of whoever lives on the opposite side of the planet. Who is that, anyway? My bearshapedsphere is all distorted, don't you know.
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