Members ihpguy Posted November 29, 2013 Members Share Posted November 29, 2013 I'm taking the boyfriennd(?) there next week. Anybody been? Fun things to do? Vineyards? Valparaiso? I wanted to go to the Atacama as well. But I was afraid of sleeping at 2500meter elevation and the sights in Chile and Bolivia are at over 4000meters. flipao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members msclelovr Posted November 30, 2013 Members Share Posted November 30, 2013 I've spent two long weekends there, once with an Argentine boyfriend and once alone. I found the city interesting but dull in terms of nightlife. Society is noticeably more conservative in Santiago than in Buenos Aires or Rio de Janeiro. By this, I mean in terms of gay equality and easy acceptance. I did not encounter any homophobia but I noticed that in our hotel rooms, we always had two beds made up even though I had specified in the reservation that we wanted one kingsize bed. Although we pushed the beds together at night, after housekeeping had been, they were always separated. I gather from Latin American friends that this is quite usual for two men checking into hotels in Chile. I think Valparaiso is charming and well worth a visit. I too would like to visit the Atacama desert but I feel it is too far from the capital to visit unless you have a week in Chile. flipao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihpguy Posted December 2, 2013 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2013 Thinking on 4 nights in Santiago, and then to Vina, Valpo and/or mayba Vale Nevado flipao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
