Central Valley Travel Guide

Image Paul Lowry. Completos are a Chilean classic, a giant hotdog slathered with avocado, tomatoes and mayonnaise. They’re an inexpensive (and filling) lunch or late night bar snack. Read the rest of this article... Read More

Photo by kkmarais. It’s a feeling most of us know, even world travelers. We’re in a new place, hearing a new language, trying to figure out the public transportation system between visits to the ATM, souvenir shopping, church peeping, and all we really want is a relaxing place to drink a cup of coffee and sit for a minute (and maybe enjoy some WiFi to catch up with what’s going on at home). Santiago has Starbucks-a-plenty, downtown, in... Read More

Photo by magoexperto.   If you’re a skateboarder yourself, or just looking for a place to see some (mostly young) locals doing what locals do, the people watching could not be better than at a skate park. It’s a reasonably small community, and most of the skaters at each particular location know each other well, but if you do skate, just respect people’s lines (no crossing, dropping in out of turn, etc), and you should do just fine,... Read More