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A Guide to Santiago’s Historic Neighborhoods

When exploring Santiago, many people don’t know where to start as far as going to different neighborhoods. The city was actually founded in 1541,…

Have you ever had pineapple ice cream in your cocktail? Not many travelers are familiar with Chilean tragos (drinks) and I truly believe that this…

Many people fly into Santiago with the desire to see more of Chile than just the city. However, Chile is quite a long country…

One month in Chile sounds like a long time, but when you’re talking about a country that is 4,300 kilometres in length, that’s a whole…

It seems like Chile has become the new hotspot for adventure tourism. Just like that, tourists have started pouring into the nation’s capital to…

After a fun sunrise visit to El Tatio Geysers, Sam and I signed up for yet another tour. This one was a sunset tour of Atacama’s…

Easter Island is one of those places that tops many travellers’ bucket lists, but its remote position and its appeal as an exotic tourist…

If you’ve been feeling the travel blues, Valparaiso will wash them away! I have to admit, I’ve kind of been dragging my feet a…

I was really looking forward to visiting the El Tatio Geysers in the Atacama Desert! Despite having lived and travelled in South America, Chile…

All you U.S. passport holders are in luck again, because LAN Airlines has just launched its Chile a la Carte contest which could have…