For my last post about our time in Chile, I want to tell you a little bit more about the area of town where we met the sand sculpture artist Joao Villegas. From where we were staying in Valparaíso, we took the metro from Bellavista six stops over to Viña del Mar. As soon as […]
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Our friend the artist– Joao Villegas: his art and his philosophy
“You have to take a picture in your head of what you want to do and make it come to life.” I clicked photos of the sand art while Joao told Shane the story behind it. We ran into Santiago-born Joao while walking along the Acapulco section of the beach in Viña del Mar, just […]
My Pick: Hostal Pata Pata in Valparaiso
After having stayed at so many cool campsites and hostels in Central America, I wasn’t all that impressed with accommodations in South America. Dorm beds generally cost twice as much in South America as compared to my last trip (and often three or four times more expensive). As a matter of fact, a lot of […]



