The first and only Lollapalooza I attended was in 1992 (!), when I was in high school (!). Back then, Pearl Jam was a warm-up band, not a headliner. My friends and I missed them perform because we cut class much too late and didn't anticipate the heavy traffic from Marietta to Atlanta, GA, but we did arrive just in time for Jesus and Mary Chain. I forget what drug I took, but I do remember the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a girl falling off the bleachers and being stretchered away, the tarot card reader who rolled his eyes when I approached his booth, and the fist fight in the mosh pit. In any case, you probably know by now that Lollapalooza is going international for the first time ever, on April 2 and 3, 2011. The mega-concert will take place in Santiago, Chile, at O'Higgins Park with the Andes Mountains as a sort of surreal backdrop. Try not to get too fucked up while you're there, as I'm about to list my top five things to do in the awesome country, which I'm assuming you'll take time to tour, considering the long-haul flight.

Sip some Pinot Noir in San Antonio Valley Sometimes it's classier to get drunk in a vineyard. The popular Casa Marin—open only 7 years—has joined the ranks of other awesome vineyards that give the wine country its well received reputation. In fact, Casa Marin's prime location (the closest vineyard to the Pacific Ocean in the entire country) contributes to the distinguished characteristic of the award-winning wines. You might as well bring your own cork screw.

There are Cool Things To Do in Santiago The late-blooming Santiago is swelling with a new sense of identity, regaining confidence and experiencing a truly optimistic renaissance, especially with all the recent set-backs. Check out Club Soda for late-night dancing, barrio Bella Vista for hip boutiques and galleries, Adra restaurant for homestyle cooking, and the semi-new W hotel—opened last year—that hosts a buzzing rooftop lounge with panoramic views of the city.

Discover Free Art in Valparaiso Valparaiso (or "Val-po," pictured) is a port city that embraces its bohemian mentality and strong artist community. It easily turned out to be my favorite city in the country. Comprising 42 hills that roll down to the port, there's something unusually "cartoon" about Val-po: the entire city is drenched in color, from wooden houses and industrial buildings to the wealth of street art on virtually every block, every spectrum animated and pigments enriched, as if a color laboratory exploded. Valparaiso is one of the few cities in the world where street art is blatantly ubiquitous. In fact, street art here shapes the city's spirit, reflecting a liberal cultural slant and artistic flair. There's even an open-air museum where commissioned artists' work are brilliantly translated onto the city that acts as a canvas. And artists, as you know, especially Chilean ones, are pretty hot.

Explore Patagonia: Backpacker Paradise The most cliche thing to do in Patagonia is to smoke pot and backpack. Heck, whatever it takes to get you down there, do it. Seriously. Flat landscape reveals unbroken horizon views of the Andes and a whole lot of blue sky in Patagonia. The allure is rich in Punta Arenas at the tip of the continent, and Torres Del Paine National Park delivers the punch that takes your breath. Most camps and estancias are au naturale, with gauchos (Chilean "cowboys") still giving the region some authentic flavor. The motherload of activity is in and around the jagged "towers of Paine," which protrude majestically into the sky. Come face to face with icebergs on a guided kayak tour in Lago Gray and don't forget to sip the water: the source being glaciers, it's really fucking pure. March with the Penguins The bite-size island known as Isla Magdalena—just 45 minutes from the coast and surrounded by the Strait of Magellan—is well-known for playing host to tens of thousands of Magellan penguins that waddle unbound in their natural habitat. It smells like shit, it's windy as hell, but the penguins are so. fucking. adorable!