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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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