Pichilemu is a laid back beach town in Chile known as one of the best surfing spots in the world, with the best year-round surfing in South America. It’s about three and a half hours by bus from Santiago’s Terminal Alameda.
When I was 12, my family moved to Valparaiso, Indiana. Locals like to call it “Valpo”. It’s not an exciting place, but it was named after Valparaíso, Chile, which Chileans also like to call “Valpo”. Naturally, one of the first places I wanted to visit in Chile was Valpo.
Tbilisi, Georgia. No, the country. Not the state.
Yes, there is a country called Georgia. And it’s much much more interesting than the state.
Konya is one of those cities that seems to get overlooked a lot. It isn’t a beautiful city by any means and is regarded as the most conservative city in Turkey. Many people also think the only draw is the tomb of Rumi. That’s not entirely true, but it’s definitely the biggest draw and the reason most tour buses roll through the area (and the top reason I went).
If you think it’s impossible for a human being to lose their passport between the front door of their house and their car in the driveway, think again. My ever-so-responsible brother somehow managed to do this within a 30 second window. After 2 hours of searching the house and tearing apart my car, I took off and headed to Toronto alone.