Santiago, Chile?
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- cannada
Anyone ever been? I am going to visit family near there soon and looking for things to do.
- yurimon0
You can watch your pockets... while you tour the city...
- kingkong0
shit...
within an hour you can be in Valpariso which is one of the coolest places on the planet, also the beaches at Vina del Mar are great. Or cross the boarder into Mendoza and drink a bunch of wine.
Or get in a plane and get down to Patagonia.
Serious Santiago is the most boring anodine place in South America, full of KFC's football bars and fast food joints. Nothing of interest.
- section_0140
Twice last year
- martinadolfsson0
I must agree, I was there two years ago by myself for work without speaking a word of Spanish can't say I had the time of my life. I went to a few wine yards outside the city and Valpariso (where it was raining, which apparently never happens) nice day trips.
Rent a car and get out of the city if you can.
Good luck!
- CALLES0
Been there. And have to say modern nice looking buildings but it is one of the most boring places, and guys and girls look pretty much alike, long black haired white indians
- cannada0
What is there to do in Valpariso?
- cannada0
Anyone else or should I just prepare to be unimpressed?
- i was in valparaiso and viña del mar. prepare yourself for amazing street art, everywhere.sea_sea
- here's a link to some pics i shot so you get the picture.
https://www.facebook…sea_sea
- plash0
i was born in Santiago and still consider it my home although currently i live in chicago. saying that, i may be bit biased; so.. you know.. Santiago is an endless city in the sky with rich food and one of the fews cities not covered in brand labels. i'm not sure what this boring stuff is about since we're an outdoors family and Santiago (& Chile in general) offers some of the most challenging and stunning trails in the world the Andes Mountains is your backyard (think the Alps but bigger)to me it's one of the few cities where you can just chill the fuck out! you like to ski/ snowboard? Chile has arguably the most and largest slopes in the world (shit you need a chopper to get to) if that's not your thing, instead a sun worshiper? Chile stretches over 4,300 km (2,670 mi) north to south of coastline. We got penguins on ou beaches!
if you're an outdoors person, you'll be busy with ski slopes, beaches and endless nature trails. there is literally nothing but nature as for impressive, the san andreas
my home town :) and that's not even nearly the whole city you see in the photograph! it starts a ways east of downtown and is a view towards the orient.with still a lot more !
- a_aachen0
i was there in 2010 and I loved it. i was invited for a theatre festival so i got to know many people what makes a big part of my experience but still i really enjoyed the city. the local markets, the food, the trails around town, the cemetery (yes), the diversity and the nice people.
- a_aachen0
i was there in 2010 and I loved it. i was invited for a theatre festival so i got to know many people what makes a big part of my experience but still i really enjoyed the city. the local markets, the food, the trails around town, the cemetery (yes), the diversity and the nice people.
- plash0
^^ donno what happened there. that last paragraph was just notes to myself, things to mention. but let me summarize.
- Yes, Santiago is a latin american city, where being american doesn't mean being in the United States. Don't forget that. most of these south american cities were around before the united states was even a thought.
- Shit is expensive, you're 2,000 feet up in the mountains, everything but local food is imported. (especially electronics, a 800 usd iphone is 2 grand in Santiago. Don't be a dumbass and forget that. you'll get robbed. (not much difference here in chicago) Don't spend a fortune on a outlet converters, go to Lider or Sodimac when you arrive and pick on up for $1500 pesos ($3). Chile is the most developed country in Latin America, and I've found that for most things, prices and availability are very comparable to the states, so my advice would pretty much be to not worry about it.
- Learn rudimentary spanish, Santiago has a lot of universities whom students are taught english (bilingual is a big deal there, as in everyone is taught english but no one uses it) you'll be expected to communicate just like everyone one else on this planet.
- Dinner can mean late night. don't be surprised if you're walking in for a dinner party around 11:30pm. lunches tend to be "me" time and it's ok to be late without a response, white people tend to stress it; don't, it's cool ese. also earthquakes are common, but no one will freak out for anything more than a 5 it seems.
- there is real poverty in south american cities. (as in neighborhoods made out of trash) people of means can be surprisingly racist and cruel towards these forgottens.
to end this, there are all kind of people in South America but even more so in Chile, Brazil and Argentina. the Germans, Natives and a slew of mixed nuts that make up a beautiful palette of people. you're going to find the bad, the good and the boring. yet, Chile is an incredible piece of earth with mind opening, ample and simply a real place to discover.so drink up, eat up and wake up! hope you have fun!
- moldero0
lets go do a qbn ayahuasca trip with a shaman down there
- plash0
chilean influence in america!
although in austin tx.there is real separation between the first civilization and the spanish so for most arts the opinion is heated and violent. it is somber to see a cultural divide
art is frequent and unavoidable, instead of advertisement the city tagged with ideas. (yes, you will find your billboards)