Santiago is a monstrous metropolis, but like most South American cities it's not exactly overflowing with skyscrapers. Most of the buildings are about as high as Danny De Vito's dick, with low-rise walk-ups spreading for kilometres in every direction. There is one high spot in the Chilean capital, however - the Gran Torre Santiago, which … Continue reading A Gran Torre Day Out
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Santiago’s City of the Dead
As a child I was obsessed with horror movies and would watch anything filled with wall-to-wall guts and gore. Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Ash Williams were like mates to me, but the movie that stands out as a massive part of my pre-teenhood is The Return of the Living Dead. I spent hundreds of … Continue reading Santiago’s City of the Dead
Santiago Shenanigans
The winds carried me and my bright orange paraglider across the oceans. Over Samoa, where the volcanoes are angry and the people are wonderful. Past Fiji, with its golden beaches and endless reefs. I even swung past Easter Island, which is full of heads bigger and uglier than your ex-girlfriend's. When the breeze finally dropped … Continue reading Santiago Shenanigans