For years, I dreamed about Ecuador. I had visited before but I had a specific trip in mind that included the Galapagos. I didn't have any immediate plans to go, but nonetheless obsessively researched the hotels, the destinations, the hikes, the snorkeling, and...
The Holidays
It’s that time of year again…and a typical conversation in Chile during the holidays starts off like this: “Que atroz! How terrible! I am muuuyyy busy. You know…it is end of school year, graduation, parties, Christmas, New Year’s and summer vacation. Ayayay es...
From Garden to Table, Straight from the Heart
Terroir. You may have heard this expression before, or perhaps you might think it’s just another word overused by wine snobs. The reality it is that’s just a French word that the French use to talk about where products come from. And they use it all the time....
Uruguay’s Quintessential White Wine
Ten years ago, it would have been unfathomable, perhaps even crazy, to speculate that a white grape hailing from Galicia, Spain, would be blossoming into Uruguay’s most notable white wine variety. It has adapted beautifully to Uruguay’s soil and maritime...
The Greatest Gift
“Education is everything. It doesn’t matter what color your hair is, your race, how much money you have, who your parents are. It’s every child’s right. Without it, there’s no future nor change”. –Petit Miribel Meet Marie-Hélène Miribel—also known as “Petit”....
The Soul of Santiago
Cities are like people. They show their varying personality to the resident and traveler. It usually has to do with the lenses we project onto her. Depending on the city and person, there might be mutual love, or dislike. Friendship, or enmity. For some people,...
Back in the Saddle
In South America, there’s a serious horse culture that is an integral part of life here. It’s not just gauchos, cowboys, either. The real gauchos are actually in Argentina and Uruguay, but there are Chilean cowboys, huasos in elegant rodeos throughout central...
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