January 23, 2010

Valparaiso

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We’ve decided to spend the remaining 3 days to our flight in an interesting port city of Valparaiso and a neighboring beach resort of Vina del Mar. Read the rest of this entry »

January 20, 2010

Stars, galaxies, the Universe

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Atacama has 0.3mm of rain a year. It makes this region one of the driest places in the world. For some it is a definition of hell. But there are weirdoes for whom Atacama is a true paradise – astronomers. Read the rest of this entry »

December 26, 2009

Moai Christmas from Easter Island!

(photos, moto video)

You probably heard about Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) before. Especially about its people, who, completely devoted to sculpturing, almost led to the extinction of their own civilization (with some “help” from outside).

What you might not know, is that Read the rest of this entry »

December 20, 2009

DJ-ing in Santiago

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Between Patagonia and Easter Island, we had a 3 days long stopover in Santiago, Chile. This vast city looks best from the peaks of the neighboring hills.

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December 15, 2009

Torres del Paine – the W trekking

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The hike we did is in the shape of a letter “W”, and is called so. We started with an “I” hike. Next, we continued to “L”. On day three, we already drew “U”, and one day later the entire “W” was done. Read the rest of this entry »