It was a gorgeous morning. Sunny but cool, around 14. By mid afternoon 27. Evening a light breeze, down to 21. Absolutely perfect weather. Jacqueline Kiplimo, female winner of the half marathon Feral dog, thought people running was the…
On departure we were heading down the valley at 7:30 a.m. It was a glorious day, again, and traffic was light. With only two gas stops and keeping to the (generous) 120km/h speed, we hit Santiago at two. But then…
View from our room, east Maddening morning. The start of two days in the driest region of Chile. We checked out of the Sheraton quite early and were on our way when I made an accidental right turn instead of…
Spoiler alert: They used more than one Herbie The architecture of Vina del Mar is, how can I put it? Like being on a backlot. And not Universal Studios. Warner Brothers Steamboat Willie Disney Princess-y Disney…
We returned to the coast after lunch, stopping at Pablo Neruda’s Valparaiso home. He wanted a place to escape from Santiago to study and to write in peace and quiet. He wanted a view, but privacy. Friends of his found…
Dawn from our deck, Valparaiso in the distance Pelicans on a rocky outcrop about 30m from the hotel The Casablanca valley lies between Santiago and the coast. Most of the finest wines in Chile are grown in the dry,…
It was overcast first thing. I thought we´d left the sunshine in Buenos Aires. We walked 10 minutes to Starbucks for coffee, then picked up the car and drove into Valparaiso, where the sun came out and we enjoyed a…
We were up very early for our morning flight to Santiago. Although akin to flying Vancouver to Calgary, it`s an international flight and they are apparently strict on check-in; not strict on fluids, of which it was easy to…
Another spotless sky, hot and lovely. We headed into Recoleto, parts we`d not been to, Retiro, and the edges of the centre. On the walk up we heard a demonstration in the distance. Last week was the 30th anniversary of…
We have another day here but decided to have our last big dinner the night before at Hernan Gipponi`s restaurant in the Fierro Hotel. We were going to spend our last four nights there but it was much easier to…