El Corrido De Esequiel Hernandez - Santiago Jimenez Jr.

Advantages: different unspoiled powder relaxed
Disadvantages: mid-priced

...About 2 hours east of Santiago are the ski resorts of La Parva, El Colorado and Valle Nevado. All 3 resorts are connected (you can ski between them if you have the right pass) and there are plenty of runs and some world-class off-piste. You can make the trip up and down from Santiago in a day but its worth taking two (at least) if you can ski or snowboard. As well as the resorts, there is a small town called Farrellones located next to the resort of El Colorado. You can walk from Farrellones to the lowest lift at el colorado, from where the lift attendants will let you on if you promise to buy a lift pass when you get off - at the resort proper. Be warned though - it's a button lift. You can hire ski and snowboard equipment at any of the resorts, but neither equipment hire nor lift passes come cheap. Ski-ing is very much for the elite... Read review

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Advantages: very good location, excellent accommodation
Disadvantages: none

...you could use but you have to buy your own bats and balls. There was a lot of security around these apartments with patrols day and night which made us feel secure. There are lots of shops beneath the apartments but there was no noise from them. Generally the apartments were quiet and peaceful. The supermarket is just across the road selling fresh baked bread and all your essentials. The surrounding area is full of top class restaurants, Chinese, Spanish, Mexican, Indian, American and many more. We were spoilt for choice as where to eat in the evening. The location of the apartments is very good and you could walk to either Los Cristianos one way or in to Playa de las Americas town the other. I would not hesitate to recommend these apartments to anyone of any age. They are fantastic!... Read review

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Advantages: Very efficient, clean city with good seafood
Disadvantages: Concha Y Toro vineyard trip

...on big portable display boards and we walked amongst them smiling and being generally English tourist like - not speaking but being very polite! We walked down a pedestrianised street to the Plaza de Armas which was surrounded by Colonial buildings and has a fountain and statues in the middle. We sat at a cafe under an umbrella in the sunshine and watched people going about their daily lives. We were warned that there were pick pockets around the Square and to keep hold of our bags and cameras rather than put them on a chair beside us which we did so we had no problems. It was once again very relaxing just sitting and watching the activities of the people in the Plaza. There were quite a number of dogs wandering round and when we asked our local guide he said there were 300 thousand strays in Santiago. What was strange was that they... Read review

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