Trip Report
- Introduction
- The Ritz Carlton Central Park
- LAN Business Class
- Exploring Central Chile
- The Grand Hyatt Santiago
- Exploring Easter Island
- Exploring Machu Picchu
- Conclusion
This Grand Hyatt certainly lived up to it's name. Although I had read many mixed reviews, I vouch for it as a great hotel and as an awesome value for 8,000 Hyatt points! It's one of the more impressing buildings in the city and also returns...
In all the travels of 2012 putting together a list of favorite hotels was done real quick. Without a doubt these are my top 6 hotels of the year - in fact the order is almost obvious to me. Of course, these hotels were all free with the exception of the JW, which I paid for with a gift card. (Minor detail; this is almost a list of hotels from Dec 2011 - Dec 2012, as I've stayed in some nice hotels this month but haven't had the chance to write about them).
Each of these hotels has remained in...
Read more- Introduction
- The Ritz Carlton Central Park
- LAN Business Class
- Exploring Central Chile
- The Grand Hyatt Santiago
- Exploring Easter Island
- Exploring Machu Picchu
- Conclusion
Compared to my other Central/South American experiences, I didn't fall in love with Chile... except for the mountains. Patagonia will draw me back with out doubt. The food wasn't my thing, the water was too cold, the weather is too extreme but I always love mountains. So I'll keep this post short on words and with a few extra photos.
Before returning to Chile we visited Valparaiso, an extremely...
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- Introduction
- The Ritz Carlton Central Park
- LAN Business Class
- Exploring Central Chile
- The Grand Hyatt Santiago
- Exploring Easter Island
- Exploring Machu Picchu
- Conclusion
Read more"I flew business class from New York City to Santiago, Chile courtesy of my friend Drew on LAN airlines.
The service was superb. My neighbor and I enjoyed a full dinner and drinks. He was a bit of the wine connoisseur and quizzed the stewardess on their varieties, especially since we were flying into the wine country of South America. She was gracious and informative. After our...