Social Travel: 24 Hours in Santiago

Where: Luis Thayer Ojeda 019, Santiago, Chile

January 31, 2009 at 12:07 PM | by shiralazar | 2 Comments

West Coast web media princess, and the latest Jaunted Embed, Shira Lazar is making her way through Chile on a top secret travel mission. She will be posting daily for the next week, in hopes of creating a glorious on-the-fly travel guide using as much point oh social webbing as she can. Enjoy.

We had one day in Santiago, the capital of Chile and the city where a third of the country�s population (that�s 6 million out of the total 16 million) live. We were jetlagged and a bit loopy, but that wouldn�t stop us from hitting up as many spots we could in 24 hours. Below we have created a list of what we did with 24 hours in Santiago, hoping maybe you can crib something from it when you find yourself wondering these cobblestone streets. The key to our jaunt? Hooking up with local bloggers to get the ultimate insider�s perspective.

Lunch at Liguria with Juan Francisco Diez of Betazeta.com and Luz Prieto, nightlife blogger extraordinaire. They recommended we go to this common lunch spot featuring great Chilean dishes and some Italian one�s too. There are three of these in the city. The original is obviously more authentic on Avenida Provedencia, but the one in Luis Thayer Ojeda was still a delight as you can see from the video above.

4 great dishes, 4 pisto sours and a bottle of wine= 44 bucks. Not too shabby!

Insider Tip: Leave the Italian for Italy

The metro is your friend people!
There can be a ton of traffic in Santiago. We hit up the metro at a certain point and was surprised at how easy, fast and clean it was. Each ticket is 60/70 cents (normal/rush hour)

A taste of Santiago history with Kyle Hepp of OhQuePasa
A big part of the culture here revolves around the Catholic Church. We visited one of the oldest one�s in the city, the 400 year old Iglesia de San Francisco.

The cobblestone street nearby is also great for a stroll. Look out for the upcoming Museum of Humanity currently in construction.

El Centro
We got a glimpse of the fish market, Mercado Central, however, the overpowering smell of raw fish, made us quickly decide to skip over to happy hour. after all, everything we've done thus far seems to revolve around eating and drinking thus far, why not continue the trend?

Happy Hour at La Piojera
Puente, Santiago, Chile
One of the oldest hole in the walls in the area. To order, all you need to know is one word: Terremoto, which means earthquake. When you utter Terremoto you will quickly be served a famous drink including some sort of white wine topped with ice cream. Ok, we admit it, we have no clue what was in this concoction, but lets just say after gulping it down it certainly put the happy in our hour.

Next up, Part Deux of this 24 hours series, Santiago nightlife!

Snaps from the day in Santiago...

Kickin' It With Kyle in Santiago

Iglesia de San Francisco

Happy Hour @ La Piojera

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Kylehepp
Jaunted Member

Hola
Thanks for the shout out! I'm glad you had fun! Too bad you didn't have more time, there is SO much more to see in Chile...oh well...next time, right?

January 31, 2009 at 7:53 PM

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napoleon50
Jaunted Member

Girl--the story is Chile not you!
I don't know what qualifies you to be a travel writer, other than curiosity, but you need more experience. My recommendations: 1. Stop shooting video. The video you posted here makes you dizzy because you're panning back and forth, and around and around. Good videographers stop, set up the shot, record, and then go home and edit a good piece. 2. Get yourself a good camera. Look at the video it's pixelating. Your readers deserve better. I can go to Youtube and find better work. 3. Learn that the story is not about YOU. In this case it's about Chile. Not every picture or video has to start with you. A good writer is never seen posing in a picture. The one you posted above makes you appear like the typical tourist. Why waste a good picture on you. Didn't you shoot photos of the mountains, the penguins. Stop centering around you. 4. Next time you're profiled on a network show like the Travel Network--don't come off like a self absorbed woman. Your actions make women journalists look like fools. 5. Learn how to write. Your stories you posted are very elementary. No detail, no theme, no storytelling. You never made me feel like I was there. Good Luck. Napoleon.

August 21, 2009 at 2:30 AM

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