Chile Travel Stories Articles
Santiago, Chile to Salta, Argentina (July 2003) – Chile and ArgentinaAll play and no work is making Al wonder if his trip should continue. Perhaps Argentina can help him rediscover why he’s doing all this.
Bariloche to Santiago, Chile (May 2003) – Santiago, ChileChileans seem to have a bit of a complex about their status in the World and Al did his best to fuel their egos with what he had seen of their country.
The Carreterra Austral, Chile – ChileThe CA is one of the World’s ‘Great Roads’ for cycling (along with the Karakoram Highway and the Friendship Highway) and Al had wanted to ride it for years. He was not disappointed.
On Andean Trout – Chile & ArgentinaAllan Taylor found trout fishing in Chile tended to be a no-frills activity. Use of a rod is considered an idiosyncrasy of foreigners and an unnecessary luxury.
Ushuaia to Los Torres del Paine, Chile (March 2003) – ChileAl is back in the bike saddle and it’s only 17,848 kilometers to Alaska. A new continent, new road conditions, but the people continue to be friendly.
El Teniente – El Teniente, ChileWhile wandering around Chile, Allan Taylor took the opportunity to see El Teniente Copper Mine – an unforgettable trip to an amazing copper mine.
Angler’s Kitchen – ChileAllan Taylor suggests ways you can always be sure
The Exploitation and Contradiction of South America – Stop Whining, Start Chilean: Volume 7If Italy and Spain took a trip to South America together, and, after a night of passionate European love-making, Spain became pregnant with Italy’s kid, and the kid was born much larger than the size
China. Maybe One Day #6: Big Catch Up – Argentina, Chile and BoliviaJez updates his adventure over the last two weeks or so, including a Navimag cruise, Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, partying in Santiago and a visit to the largest salt flat in the world in Bolivia.
The Year of Living Differently #27: Farewell, My Amigos – Arica to Calama, ChileThe altiplano is no place for smelly shoes in an overnight bus. Up here, fresh air is rare. Trisha suffered an attack of the Shoeless Ninja.
