Chileans hate arrogance. Be arrogant and you will have problems; be kind and everyone will try to help you. (WikiTravel)

I am a keen bodyboarder, so I would like to get in the surf once over in Chile. I hear I will need a very good wetsuit.

This picture is from Arica, which is right up the north, almost in Peru. Every year they have a big bodyboard challenge there. It would be awesome to get up there.

My Dad (with my Mum) is coming to Chile just after we first arrive. He is also a keen bodyboarder. Their trip home is going to be via Easter Island and Tahiti, so he should pick up a few waves too.

Let's go...

Hello fine readers, of which I'm sure there are currently none, because I just started this blog.

I am not new to the idea of blogging, I just decided as I am heading to Chile, I should make a blog based around going to Chile. This will serve a few purposes. The main one is to keep me writing, to keep me thinking about things to do in Chile.

Another hope is that through keeping this blog up to date, and following others doing similar, I will be able to build a bit of a social network in Chile once I arrive.

What I hope to write about in here will be general things I discover, whether that be places people recommend to eat, good bands to check out, sightseeing places, chances to get jobs for stupid gringos, the like.

It will also be a chance to practice some Spanish skills, none of which I have shown in this post, they can come in later, but this blog will be mainly written in English.

So first, a little bit about myself, and why I am going to Chile.



Pictured here we have myself and my lovely wife, Francisca. We got married at the start of this year, and this was taken on our honeymoon, we went to the Great Ocean Road.

Ella es de Chile, she came to Australia to do some studies. She studies a Masters in Social Research at the ANU. She got a scholarship, so in return for all the money, she has to go back and work in Chile for a while, so I will be tagging along.

Although we will begin in Santiago, it is most likely we will move down towards the coast. After many years living inland, it's time to live near the beach. Our current plan is to head to Viña del Mar once we get ourselves settled in.

I have a few other blogs, some of which are listed at the bottom of the page. I am currently studying a Master of Arts (Writing) by correspondence, so any writing practice is good for me to be doing. My current plan is to keep this updated at least once per day, that will mean at least once a day I am thinking about the trip, and maybe learning something new myself.