Dr. Mary Travelbest Chile
Key Takeaways:
Take care when going out at
night. Learn the maps as best you can before you arrive. Keep your passport
safe and always have extra copies elsewhere.
Chile is a wonderful
destination, even if you don’t speak Spanish. You may be the first American
that the locals have met. You can ski there in July! The mountains are
wonderful, but can be very scary in a vehicle in a snowstorm.
Mistake: Missing the boat,
plane or other.. Learn from your errors and don’t be like me.
Advice: Have
fun, no matter the circumstances.
FAQ- My friend Patti asks…..What are things that you should think about
if you are a woman traveling by yourself-opportunities and/or dangers?
Opportunities:
Strangers
are just people you have not yet met, most of the time.
Appear
to be confident, even if you are not.
Be
yourself
Learn
a new language, skill or sport
Learn
technology, esp. how to read a map
Dangers:
New
shoes
Altitude
sickness
Don’t
leave valuables in your car if you are in a hotel.
Drinking
at night and then going home alone in a foreign city is not a good plan.
Swimming
alone
Emergencies
at home
Keep
your passport safe and copies elsewhere
The
unexpected
Independent Destination-Chile
South America is opposite for
seasons.
Great travel all year long
On your way to Antartica
It’s a very long and narrow
country that has all four seasons. The people are simple and generous, like
those from small towns in the US. They don’t speak much Englsh, but you can
communicate with some basics. Try to learn, especially to count.
They meet few people outside of
South America. You may be the first from North America they meet. Valparaiso,
near Santiago, bus trip.
Invited me to his mother’s home
for lunch. I was the first North American in their home, ever.
Skiing is powdery like Utah and
resorts are plenty.The Andes. Ski above the tree line. No visual points of
reference. White out skiing.
We took a taxi, somewhat
expensive, but worth the experience.
The bus is a privat industry.
Los Farrallones and El Colorado,
two resorts, that were combined. Also we went to Valle Nevado. Coming down the
mountain was one of the scariest moments of my life. 33 hairpin turns. Single
lane. No guardrails. Driver had never driven in snow before. Glad to be at sea
level that evening.
Today’s Mistake- Missing the boat.
Missing the plane…missing your
trip starting point
Missing the boat: Tahiti
Missing the Plane: Chicago
Missing the trip due to error on
ticket: in Tahiti. Stayed two more days.
Today’s Travel Advice-How to have fun even when things don’t always
go your way. The weather, for example, may not be what you expected. You may
have a disaster or you may be sick. What can you then do to make the most of
it?
Do what you can with what you
have. All you have is a deck of cards? Then use them and make the most of it.
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