🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile Travel Diary ✈️
Just flew in from São Paulo—woke up to snow-dusted Andes peaks ❄️ through the plane window! Here’s my honest, chaotic recap of this mountain-ringed city: 🚖 Arrival Chaos SIM Card Drama: Paid a fortune to a taxi driver… later found out supermarkets sell them cheap 🤦♀️. Uber is Illegal: Had to sneak into a parking lot for pickup—felt like a spy mission 🕵️♂️! 🏠 Accommodation & First Impressions Airbnb ≠ Reality (surprise!). Malls > Brazil’s: More global brands, way trendier locals 👗. Seafood Fail: A nautical-themed mega-restaurant (300 RMB/person) served mediocre ceviche 🐟… meh. 🍷 Day Tour: Hits & Misses Casablanca Winery: Wine tasted like regret 🍷🚫. Viña del Mar: "Famous" flower clock 🌸⏰ = overrated. Valparaíso’s Bright Side: Neruda’s House (Nobel poet! 📖) + 10,000 cats 🐈. Rainbow streets 🌈 + vintage cafés = insta-worthy. Bubble Tea Crime: Sugar syrup + unmixed powder = 🤢. 💰 Costs Taxis: Pricey! 🚖💸 Everything Else: Similar to São Paulo. ✈️ Finale 4 AM flight… why do I do this to myself? 😴 #ChileTravel #SantiagoDiaries #SouthAmerica #MixedReviews #Wanderlust 🌎✨