Likes wonderfully clean Santiago, Starbucks ' i know its the same everywhere but it tastes better after a 3 month withdrawal), the flatness of Santiago contrasted with the glorious mountains surrounding it, Hostel Casa Roja a wonderfully restored old spacious building), steaks, cerro something park, crisp warm but not too hot sunshine all the time, free museums on Sundays, the number of EMO kids (and adults) walking around Santiago has a good taste in music, public snogging (even the adults) snogging is fun.
Dislikes: Valpariso, the way Americans pronounce Chileans, having to leave after 5 short days, very public snogging - i mean really, again, do you have to snog each time your eyes meet?, Men urinating everywhere with no attempt to turn away or shield my eyes from their manhood.
Sunrises missed from slumber: 5
Places visited: Santiago and Valpariso
Number of times i wanted to come home: 0!
Favourite Hostel Casa Roja. see their website for great pictures, and we even managed to make friends with their staff!
Traveller achievements being asked if i had checked a backpack onto our flight, still not brushing my hair, only having one pair of shorts since losing the other ones somewhere, Xss being complimented on his ripped jeans, always replying 'what's the cheapest' when presented with several options, being pally with hostel workers, throwing away clothes that i need to make my bag lighter but keeping impractical thing like the knife and fork i brought with me.
Favorite memory Walking home from climbing tired but very satisfied. See previous blog entry.
Worst Day VALPARISO. Why is this crap town a UNESCO world heritage site? on a par with Macchu Pichu? Smelly, dirty, teeming with nothingness. Don't go. We went on the bus 2 hours each way and only managed to spend 2 hours there, and that's only because it was such a long walk back to the bus station after searching for a reason to be there!
Favourite new food\drink pure pineapple juice. Why don't we do this in England. Fruit, in a blender. simples and great.
Best\worst noise: The Australians going to bed at 6am at Casa Roja after the cricket.
Worst\best smell: The intestines that accompany burgers on all the stands on the way to a football match (which we couldn't get tickets for), think tripe left out in the sun with some vomit stirred in for good measure.
Best Norwich Victory: Signing Henri Lansbury on loan from Arsenal!
Weirdest country 'fact': Potatoes cost about 10p in the shop, but in a restaurant it costs 4 pounds for a side of chips. This is 4 times more than a bottle of coke, why?
Times people looked at me like i was a unicorn walking down the street (Blonde's really do exist): 7,598
Number of Imodium instants left: 3 out of 12
Number of people in our marriage that need a haircut: 2
Number of six packs being maintained in our marriage: 1
New things learned: Having so much time to think about things whilst travelling, this revelation has been a long time coming. If you dress in your boyfriends clothes it doesn't make you sexy, if you still do your make-up and hair nicely then wear his clothes, then that's sexy. Since i don't do my make-up or hair, that's why i don't look like the girls in the magazines when i wear an over sized t-shirt or boy jeans, i just look like a boy.
Country score: 216.7
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