Santiago Trips

Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the life, times and mind of the travelling duo that are Tarquin and Vanessa (collectively known as Banquin). Rather than give you a blow by blow account of the trip, this will be a collection of random thoughts …

Well the flight did not take long at all NOT! We have checked into our hotel, verylittle room and the area is full of africian americans and Latinos although close to some attractions. this price says it all cheap. And there was a fat lady …

Stayed an extra day in Lima. Skipping Pisco and going straight to Nazca on 7am bus manana. Took the bus to Nazca this morning with Cruz del Sur - about 7 hours. Staying at Hospedaje Brabant in Nazca- simple but good hostel with nice hosts. Took c …

Hi everyone! We have been travelling around quite a bit and doing so much it has been difficult to find time to check in. It took a day and a half to arrive due to a night´s stopover in Salt Lake City. When we arrived in Peru it was around midnig …

Ola everyone! That's about the extent of my Spanish thus far (SP).......we don't start our course until Monday Jul 9. 6 hrs a day for 4 weeks, Mon to Friday. We had a typically crazy/eventful start to our trip. Qantas sent us a text on the …

For those that were wondering - we weren't on the plane in Madrid that crashed. Santiago is in Chile, which is in South America. Madrid is in Spain. I guess they do both speak Spanish though. We have had a crash since being here - but that …

So, I haven't even made it to Japan and started my JET position yet and I'm already planning what I'm going to be doing AFTER my contract ends. Even though I will be touring many parts of Asia during my stay, there are many more places around …

For those that were wondering - we weren't on the plane in Madrid that crashed. Santiago is in Chile, which is in South America. Madrid is in Spain. I guess they both speak Spanish though... We have had a crash since being here - but that is …

From on top of a mountain in Cusco, Peru, I found an Internet connection to sign on to at least be a virtual part of the PS3 launch! Actually finding Internet connection here is much easier and cheaper then find phones! After 25 hours of traveling …

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