Extra Days in Chile

Gatherings GOSH 2017
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Hi everyone,

I am Shams Jaber, an educator and OSH hobbyist from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am very very excited to meet you all. But I first wanted to sort out a few things.

Because Bangladesh is EXACTLY the opposite end of the world to Chile, I might have the longest trip to come to GOSH. So I was interested to make the journey more fruitful by staying longer than what’s required. I will be there for the optional co-working days. Would be keen on collaborating with others during these two days.

Also, I have kept two more days open after this. 28th and 29th of March. I would be interested to visit interesting places, meeting interesting people and doing interesting things. Would welcome suggestions and ideas from fellow participants.

Best,
Shams Jaber

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Any suggestions would be helpful for me as well.

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I’m also going to be there for several days after GOSH. Hoping to get out of the Santiago for a few days and see a little more of Chile.

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Hi Shams, Gayatri and Kina,
Valparaiso is worth visiting (1,5h from Santiago).
If you have more time and budget, I recommend Atacama desert.
Please let me know if we can help with anything
Best
Fernan

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I am hoping to be there for a few extra days too. Would anyone be keen to explore the Patagonia? The shortest loop takes 5 days. And budget could be a constraining factor too, but thought I would float the idea.

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I am going to arrive a few days before, on Sunday.
I wanted to visit valparaiso or the montains, I have some reccomendations
Let me know if you anyone join :slight_smile:

Juanma

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Hi Tarunima, thanks for floating this idea :slight_smile: I am also planning to stay later and travel, would be great to talk more.

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Hi,
I would like to join. I will arrive on Monday. I had plans to reach on Sunday, but then I was skeptical of arriving at Santiago on the weekend. If the local team is fine and does not need my help, I will be available on Monday and Tuesday.
Thanks !

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I won’t be in Chile for Gosh this year, but used to live in Santiago. I wanted to second ffederici. If you get a chance, I would highly recommend taking a bus out to the coast to the city Valparaiso. It’s a vibrant city with steep funiculars and colorful graffiti, sort of the opposite of Santiago. I used to live on Cerro Alegre, and miss it dearly.

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I’ll stay till 31st before going back to China. Thank you all for the fantastic suggestions. Don’t know if time will allow me to join Tarunima’s Patagonia’s trip… I want to visit Valparaiso also, after GOSH :slight_smile:

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Hi everyone. I will arrive before and stay after GOSH so happy to join up with anyone who wants to make a trip/go hiking.

Perhaps we can rent a car ? Would love to go to Patagonia and Easter Island ! (but thats a bit expensive :frowning:

Also can we maybe rent scooters to travel around ?

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Hi Juanma, I would love to visit the mountains too ! Do you know any good hikes ?
Looking forward to meeting up

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Hi you guys!
For those who have a few extra days I would like to recommend places to go.

A) If you have little time, focus on

  • Walk around the city - https://goo.gl/UbFleS
  • Museum of Memory and Human Rights (2/3h) (I think it is top priority for American)
  • Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (2h)
  • La Chascona (2h) (If you do go to the Human Rights Museum, visit La Chascona and Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral afterwards)
  • Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (2/3h)

B) If you have some time in Santiago

  • Bicentenario Park
  • Parque de las Esculturas
  • Pueblito de Los Dominicos (handcraft)
  • Live Music Clubs Barrio Bellavista, one of the clubs I like is “El Clan”

C) If you have extra days and can travel more

  • Valparaíso
  • Cajón del Maipo
  • San Pedro de Atacama

Looking forward to meet you soon!

Gina Leite

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Hi, link seems to be broken. could you fix it? I’m curious where to go.

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Try coping this url:
https://www.google.com.br/destination/map/itineraries/contained?q=things+to+do+in+santiago+chile&tcfs=[]&site=destination&output=search&dest_mid=/m/0dlqv&itin_id=4c75ea2f_e2cec26d_0012d676_0aa87666_b4af5d98

There is also a great service called Tour for Tips. It is worth your time:
https://tours4tips.com/

I haven´t tryed yet, but it seems like Google trips can be really help plan the journey:

See you soon!

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Hi Greg! Ah, wish I could meet you this time, had a lot to share about the gears and progress, but we can catch up. And yes, I was amazed to see pictures of Valparaiso, it’s 1.5 hours away right? Would love to check it out…

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All the suggestions are wonderful and so helpful. Thank you so much everyone! Can’t wait till GOSH

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Hi all,

I haven’t introduce myself yet. Will do it soon. In the meantime, here is the link to some suggestions for places to go and things to do in Santiago and Chile. I put everything in this google doc. If you like fancy stuff this list won’t be for you (there are a couple of hipster like suggestions too, to be honest). I’m adding cool, non-typical touristic stuff. Will further complete the list!

Paz - Chilean(I’m a local!)

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I’m really interested in history and museums thanks @talktogina for the links) - I’d take a whole day on that if anyone is a history person. Is that a focus of anyone else?

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Hey many thanks for creating the googledoc!
I will be in Andes hostel from Monday to Monday. @all @fiestin @akshaim @freyja.vandenboom we could try the hike near Santiago that was mentioned in the google doc as accesible by public transportation.
@paz I speak Spanish so not too bad to get around. But if you have some time perhaps we could gather on monday or set up a time/place to meet and do some of this :).