Chile | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Sun, 21 Aug 2016 13:46:46 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg Chile | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 From Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina: Border Delays, Snow and Beautiful Andes Scenery http://joe.in/from-santiago-chile-to-mendoza-argentina-border-delays-snow-and-beautiful-andes-scenery/ http://joe.in/from-santiago-chile-to-mendoza-argentina-border-delays-snow-and-beautiful-andes-scenery/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2016 13:46:46 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4429 I planned to leave Santiago on the 1st of May and take a bus to Mendoza, Argentina. The only problem was the high altitude Andes Mountains border crossing’s exposure to snow storms, landslides and other road-closing events. On the 1st … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/from-santiago-chile-to-mendoza-argentina-border-delays-snow-and-beautiful-andes-scenery/feed/ 2 Valparaiso: a Colourful City for the Arty and Fit http://joe.in/valparaiso-a-colourful-city-for-the-arty-and-fit/ http://joe.in/valparaiso-a-colourful-city-for-the-arty-and-fit/#respond Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:25:43 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4409 On the Pacific coast a few hours from Santiago, Valparaiso is famous for its incredible street art. The town is also very hilly. Valparaiso residents would have to be some of the artiest and fittest people around as I found … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/valparaiso-a-colourful-city-for-the-arty-and-fit/feed/ 0 A Rainy, Flooding and Sunny Santiago, Chile http://joe.in/a-rainy-flooding-and-sunny-santiago-chile/ http://joe.in/a-rainy-flooding-and-sunny-santiago-chile/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2016 22:16:51 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4397 Santiago de Chile is a big city, several times larger than Chile’s next largest and thus dominates the country’s discourse. Although not a must-see tourist attraction in its own right, the city has enough culture and sites to entertain one … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/a-rainy-flooding-and-sunny-santiago-chile/feed/ 2 Chile’s Home of Pisco – Pisco Elqui and the Elqui Valley http://joe.in/chiles-home-of-pisco-pisco-elqui-and-the-elqui-valley/ http://joe.in/chiles-home-of-pisco-pisco-elqui-and-the-elqui-valley/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2016 13:45:27 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4361 From La Serena, on the 10th of April I travelled 100km west to Pisco Elqui in the Elqui Valley. The Elqui Valley has a desert climate with steep mountain sides and is watered by the Elqui River. The Elqui Valley … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/chiles-home-of-pisco-pisco-elqui-and-the-elqui-valley/feed/ 0 The Chile Adventure Begins – La Serena and Coquimbo http://joe.in/the-chile-adventure-begins-la-serena-and-coquimbo/ http://joe.in/the-chile-adventure-begins-la-serena-and-coquimbo/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:05:58 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4334 Following the Salar de Uyuni tour, in early April I crossed the Bolivian border and took a bus down to San Pedro de Atacama. Chilean border procedures are conducted in San Pedro, not at the isolated border itself. Chile’s quarantine … Continue reading →

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