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December 30th, 2011 | Chile

Santiago BMW…

What a memorable day this turned out to be…!!

Michel needed to collect “Old Yella” from WB Motos, the local Motorrad dealer in downtown Santiago, and rather than go by taxi, I suggested we saddle up the Big Fella and ride there together…

On our way to collect Michel's bike…

Being well over […]

December 29th, 2011 | Chile

Breezing through Chilean Customs…

Early morning in the courtyard of Patio Suizo…

The taxi that Mariana had arranged to take me to the airport was waiting for me when I stepped out of the gates at Patio Suizo… It had taken a very stern look from me to stop her explaining that I could take a train…

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December 29th, 2011 | Chile

Look who’s here…!!!

Michel's planned route through South America…

Late yesterday evening, I was sitting in my room, banging away at my keyboard, when I heard a voice outside that had last spoken to me in Amsterdam, in August last year…!!

I walked outside, to see my good friend Michel Jongens, who looked a little worse […]

December 28th, 2011 | Chile

Subways…!! You gotta hate ’em…!!

My dislike for the world’s subway systems, continues to grow….

Ever since I hopped on a train to take a 30 minute ride to a friend’s house south of Paris, and ended up spending three hours on a high speed Inter City Express, and a cold night on a platform in Antwerp, Belgium, trains and […]

December 28th, 2011 | Chile

Touchdown Chile….!!

After a 13 hour flight from a cool and cloudy Auckland, I arrived in sweltering Santiago at midday, having taken off at 4.20 pm…!!

Across the Pacific… We flirted with Antartica for awhile….

Welcoming flap from the Chilean flag…

Immigration was a breeze, and after securing my arrival stamp that gives […]