Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Month: July 2012
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Sabbatical 2012 [Day 13-16] Rio de Janeiro
Read More: Sabbatical 2012 [Day 13-16] Rio de JaneiroTravel Travel to Rio de Janeiro was done with pretty much no problems. LAN was a pretty decent no-frills airline. They had the same Boeing model that we flew on AA, but it was much nicer inside. The flight in was interesting – we had to circle around the city a few times before landing.…
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Sabbatical 2012 [Days 10-11] Montevideo. North Eastern Block.
Read More: Sabbatical 2012 [Days 10-11] Montevideo. North Eastern Block.Travel From Colonia, Montevideo is best reached by bus. The bus line was quite nice – featuring comfortable seats and even had wi-fi on board that had a better connection than our Bed & Breakfast. The ride is scheduled to be about 2.5 hours. I was expecting this would be a fairly direct route, but…
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Sabbatical 2012 [Day 12] Buenos Aires – Level Up
Read More: Sabbatical 2012 [Day 12] Buenos Aires – Level UpThanks to Pluna – we really didn’t have many options for flying out of Montevideo to get to Rio de Janeiro. So, we had to return by boat to Buenos Aires. This was not by any means a bad thing, as Buenos Aires was an awesome city. We were also excited to stay at a…
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Sabbatical 2012 [Day 9] Colonia de Sacramento de Fotografía
Read More: Sabbatical 2012 [Day 9] Colonia de Sacramento de FotografíaAfter several days in large cities, it was time to do something a bit slower paced. Why not head to another small UNESCO town in Uruguay? Travel Colonia de Sacramento is located along the southern Uruguayan shore, about 2 hours across the bay from Buenos Aires. There is a high-speed ferry that gets you there…
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Sabbatical 2012 [Day 6-8] Cleaner Airs. Land of Cow
Read More: Sabbatical 2012 [Day 6-8] Cleaner Airs. Land of CowTravels Our plane emerged from the layer of smog engulfing Santiago. It ascended, and ascended, and ascended, probably just quickly enough to avoid running into the incredibly high Andes mountain range immediately next to the city. LAN came to our rescue, for a price, and agreed to get us to Buenos Aires for a slightly…
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Sabbatical [Day 6] Bankrupt Airline
Read More: Sabbatical [Day 6] Bankrupt AirlineGo directly to Buenos Aires. Do not pass Montevideo. Lose $500 Alex and I couldn’t seem to find the check-in station for Pluna Airlines at the Santiago airport. Finally, we decided we should ask at the information booth. We were told “I’m sorry, Pluna doesn’t exist anymore”. What? Our airline doesn’t exist? No puede ser!…
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Sabbatical [Day 5] Skiing with Brazillians
Read More: Sabbatical [Day 5] Skiing with BrazilliansLast night, wandering around for probably about an hour trying to find a place to eat (Santiago is in dire need of Yelp), Alex and I stumbled across a Ski trip place. We had planned on going on a ski trip – which, it turns out, would be my first time ever really skiing. On…
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Sabbatical [Day 3-4] Santiago de Chile de Hotdogs
Read More: Sabbatical [Day 3-4] Santiago de Chile de HotdogsSantiago. It was interesting to arrive into a large bustling metropolis after a quaint colonial city like Valparaiso. It felt like we were in New York. Or Mexico City. Or Barcelona. It felt like everywhere, but different. It was night-time when we arrived. The metro was super clean and quiet and efficient. When we submerged…
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Sabbatical [Day 1-3] Valparaiso & Vina del Mar
Read More: Sabbatical [Day 1-3] Valparaiso & Vina del MarI don’t know what to say about Valparaiso other than that it is probably one of the most picturesque cities I have ever been to. Taxco, Mexico may be a very close contender. They are both UNESCO heritage sites. If you don’t know what UNESCO is – I suggest you look up their list of cities…
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Sabbatical [Day 0] The Great Voyage
Read More: Sabbatical [Day 0] The Great VoyageIf I had to pick one question to never hear again in my life, I think it would be “So, are you all packed?” The only time that somebody could ask me this question and hear an affirmation is if you are in the car with me on the way to the airport. As anybody…