Off the Beaten Track on Isla Grande de Chiloe
What a unique adventure we have had for the past ten days as we slowly worked our way south to the last remnant of the Panamerican Highway on the southern…
In Praise of our Hostess, Helen – Temuco and Environs
Heading south about a week ago in our new (used) Suzuki Gran Vitara 4-wheel drive vehicle, we recounted many of the ways in which our new friend, Helen Williams (daughter of dear…
Weekend Trips with Neighbors (Vecinos)
We have had two terrific weekend trips these past two weeks. Javier and Sandra invited Helen and us to visit their mountain home near Villarica, and Claudia and Marcos invited…
Fighting in Valdivia – Liam, with your current interest, you will love this!
We took a little bus west to the coast of Chile from Valdivia. Then we took a little boat to a pensula called Corral where there is an old Spanish…
Camping in Conguillio National Park
Un Viaje a Parque Nacional Conguillío, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve On Jan. 9th, we left Helen's comfortable home east of Temuco on foot with our 'camping' gear in a duffle…
City of Paper
Valdivia, Chile, sits at the junction of two large rivers. The region contains a very large nature sanctuary along the Rio Cruces. Some years ago a large pulp mill…
Children dancing in the streets of Santiago
Dancing in the Streets
The "cueca" is the national dance of Chile and here we found two handsome kids doing this traditional dance to our delight.
Santiago summer start
First, a big thank you to our son, Scott, who helped us get this blog on Chile up and running before we left stateside. We very much appreciate his savvy…
Chile is for lovers
Pablo Neruda and his Nobelest compatriot, Gabriela Mistral, are ever-present here in Santiago and environs. Street signs and plaques and statues abound and teens exemplify Neruda's themes in every park…
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Off We Go
Christmas Day - 2011 - Our Travel Plan This global view shows the path of our 7000 mile flight from Seattle to Toronto to Santiago. On this blog Leslie and…