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Mr. Owl’s Swoop Defense is supurb
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 25 December 2009
We’re in Mendoza, again. It’s Christmas Day. Everything is shut down, so I’m on the hotel computer writing this blog while my dad works on our computer and the girls are in their rooms taking a nap. Interesting. I don’t know that this was entirely on the agenda, but it works [...]
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I know its meant to be all about Christmas..
Blog: Pasándolo Chancho - 24 December 2009
... but first, I feel I really have to draw your attention to the air quality today:
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Christmas in Chile, a Jewish foreigner observer's tale
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 24 December 2009
Christmas is afoot in the southern hemisphere, as it likely is in your corner of the globe. This hopefully answers the age-old question, "When do they celebrate Christmas?" once and for all. I'm not sure who the speaker was in that case, but I have it carefully filed next to the question "What language will the baby speak when it's born?" once asked by a long-deceased family member (and they are many) with regards to a family's child who was to be born outside of the United States.To which the answer is of course, December, and none, in that order.
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Cheers to That - Things Chileans Like No. 1: Speeches
Blog: Pasándolo Chancho - 21 December 2009
I don't know whether this is an Australian thing, but there are very few occasions in my life where I have felt the need to impart my wisdom to a random group of people.**
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It’s Chile in Manhattan
Blog: GoBackpacking - 21 December 2009
Traditional Chilean food, although simple, has a medley of flavors.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Cruising over to Chile
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 17 December 2009
I second what Todd said about Buenos Aires. Wonderful city with tons of French influence, who knew. Just think, pastries, wine, steak with fries, wine, cafes, and beautiful buildings. We had a great time exploring with Dale and Jeanne. And now I know that I like polo, a lot. May need to brush up on [...]
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Blog Update: Talca, Chillan and Santiago, Chile + Chile Wrap-Up
Blog: The Amazing Dawdle - 11 December 2009
ChillanSo our stay in Chillan was arranged by looking at a map … and finding out where the distances would be in between Santiago and Villarica, so we would not have to do an overnight bus ride again. Let’s face it, we were done with these rides and people virtually sitting in our laps.
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On Chilean Grammar and keeping those legs crossed
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 9 December 2009
Hey kids, put your grammar hats on, because it's time to talk about verb endings in Chilean Spanish (and friends beseeching male friends to not have that baby right then and there, but that comes at the end, skip ahead if you have a short attention span).
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Faces From Around the World: Chile
Blog: GoBackpacking - 8 December 2009
I'm free, doing what I enjoy and getting to travel at the same time.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Group Post How to Alienate Chileans (in one easy step)
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 2 December 2009
The ever hilarious and appropriately navel-gazing Margaret Snook over at Cachando Chile has called out for a group blog post, which we, ever the trained seals, and wanting to please get more clickety than last week, are compelled to respond. So far we have:Margaret's post that got it started off
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Santiago’s Surprises
Blog: Away Together - 29 November 2009
On Day 2 of our short visit to Santiago, Chile, Morgan and I talked about how stupid we felt for having lumped Chile with Argentina and assuming they’d be the same.
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Daily Travel Photo – Easter Island
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 27 November 2009
See travel photos every day on my travel blog, Everything-Everywhere.com Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Follow me as I travel around the world. [...]
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Café Le Garage in Barrio Brasil, Santiago
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 23 November 2009
In just a minute, I'll dish on cafés in Barrio Brasil, Santiago. But first, let me explain the title.
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The Best Hostels in Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 November 2009
Travelling for a year, constantly on the move, rarely staying more than three or four days in one place, where I end up staying makes a huge difference to my my stress levels. End up in a nice hostel, with things like comfy beds, warm showers, free breakfasts, a good location and a nice atmosphere [...]
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Santiago, Chile: Finding a Happy Place
Blog: The Silent I - 14 November 2009
February 11, 2004 We left Easter Island on February 10 and started back to California via Santiago Chile. We arrived late in the afternoon, and Alex decided to have the worst temper tantrum of his life in the luggage claim...
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On cranberries, camote and other seasonal specialties that "everyone" loves.
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 13 November 2009
With the coming of Thanksgiving, repeated questions about the ever-moving date (not a lot of holidays that move around in Chile), and the particularities of the feast come up again and again. Chileans know pavo (turkey), at least sliced and on a sandwich if not as the whole bird. They can also understand the whole put-it-in-the-oven-and-bake-it quality of some of your more favorite casseroles. Squash is no stranger, and sweet potatoes are seen periodically, and are understood to be part of Peruvian cuisine.
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Patagonia: Home of the Gods (photo essay)
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 9 November 2009
Patagonia. The name conjures images of impenetrable wilderness; rugged and daunting. It is a huge area encompassing parts of southern Chile and Argentina that’s divided by countless channels, fjords, ice-fields, glaciers and the southern end of the mighty Andes mountains, making large parts of the region quite inaccessible. The wind is a dominating factor in [...]
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Planning a Trip to Easter Island
Blog: The Silent I - 5 November 2009
If you're interested in visiting Easter Island aka Isla de Pascua aka Rapa Nui aka "The Navel of the World," be forewarned that it is far, far away from any main airport hub and it will take a while to...
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What does a taxi in Santiago say?
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 5 November 2009
Have you ever been unable to find an item in your house (keys, camera cable, that movie someone pressed into your hands promising you'd love it and you never watched it and now they want it back), only to rifle through your items like a B-grade detective and come across not the item in question, but the previous thing you'd given up for lost?
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Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part II)
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 5 November 2009
This is the second part of a two-part series of an article from my Travel Journal. If you missed Part I yesterday, please click here to read about my trip to the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina. Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part II) (A page from my Travel Journal) After a few days of total relaxation in [...]
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Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I)
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 4 November 2009
This is a two-part series of an article from my Travel Journal. Part II of this article will be published tomorrow. “Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I)” (A page from my Travel Journal) Patagonia. The name conjures images of impenetrable wilderness; rugged and daunting. The name Patagonia, given by Ferdinand Magellan, actually means ‘big feet’; it seems [...]
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Highlights of Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 November 2009
I had such an awesome time in Latin America it’s pretty hard to pick out favourite moments. But I’m going to give it a go anyway. Here are the best things I’ve seen and done over the past six and a half months, along with links to what I originally wrote about them. Favourite City: Valparaiso, [...]
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De compras con las chauchas! Coin-fueled fresh market foray in Santiago!
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 1 November 2009
Sunday. Day of relaxation, of rest, of work (what? just me?), of move it or lose it re: feria visits. My best closest fresh market is on Sundays, down in Barrio Yungay. For a list of the ferias in the city by comuna (district/neighborhood), don't miss this handy website put out by the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture. Unlike estoeschile, they don't even have an English translation, so you won't waste a bunch of your time clutching your sides at the slips of word.
