48 Hours: Zagreb

October 2016 We couldn't get a round trip awards ticket to/from Prague so we added Zagreb to our itinerary for our return flight and I am definitely glad we did. Since this city normally gets overlooked as people zips their way to the coast, this bustling city is still not overrun by tourists and still functions …

How to get to Valparaiso from Santiago via bus

Nov 5, 2017 I know there's a million of blog posts already out there about how to get to Valparaiso from Santiago, but the more the merrier right? 🙂 We took the "turbus" (toor-boos) bus to Valparaiso and the entire trip was about 1 1/2 hours.  We found 2 bus terminals in Santiago that has …

Valparaiso, Chile

Valparaiso, how absurd you are, what a lunatic, crazy port, what a head-rolling hills, disheveled, you never finished combing your hair, you’ve never had time to get dressed, life has always surprised you... - Pablo Neruda, Ode to Valparaiso Colorful houses cover the many hills of this city, with its cobblestoned steep maze of narrow …

Cerro Polanco, Valparaiso

Nov 8, 2017 After 2.5 days of wandering the streets of Valpo, and having crossed off all the streets in Cerros Concepcion, Allegre, parts of Carcel and Bellavista from our map, we thought - what should we do tomorrow.? Should we rent a car and go to the wineries? but if husband's driving then he …

Central Chile Coast

Nov 9, 2017 On our last day in Valparaiso, we rented a car and had planned to drive up the coast and check out the coastal towns north of Valpo. One thing I noted, the weather in Valpo is VERY MUCH like the bay area. It's late spring/early summer over there so once in a …