I have always been in awe of people who can speak multiple languages. Part of me knows it’s not that difficult – just learn and practice and continue to learn and practice. The other part of me – the part that wins out – knows that it’s rather difficult to find others to practice said […]
Good Eats
A fun part of any trip is all of the eating you get to do – and Santiago was a great place to grab some seriously good grub. We were lucky that one of our friends actually lived in Santiago and had heaps of recommendations for food and drinks (thanks Karen!). Our dinners and lunches […]
Sunsets
A word about sunsets. Do you remember those little questionnaires that you gave your friends when you were younger that were supposed to predict what kind of life you’d have, who you’d end up with etc. etc. There was inevitably always two questions: 1. which do you like better, the beach or mountains and 2. […]
Southern Hemisphere Weather
Before I get started – YES, we understand that it is Fall below the Equator. But I still get a little bit of complain time over the fact that we have only had TWO days of partial sunshine for this entire trip. That’s a lot of rain and cloud cover. Now that that’s done let […]
Round Three…You Know What I’m Talking About
Just when we thought our “why-did-we-rent-a-car-in-Chile” woes were behind us we were presented with a third opportunity to cross the Andes…this time via car. Some background: After we explored the coastline past Renaca we turned inward to make our way up to Los Andes and Portillo – two mountain towns that offer spectacular views of […]
Whirlwind
Adam and I made a sort of pact a long time ago – that we would try to take a trip somewhere once per year. This pact has taken us to some incredible places, our 2011 trip, for instance, was Germany, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium and revisiting Paris. And then Australia happened. Which opened […]