Raul
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Photo of the Week – New for the Blog!
More Details: Photo of the Week – New for the Blog!A new add-on to the blog… I have so many pictures from the places I have been to… since pictures sometimes say more than 1,000 words (or “1K” words to be more modern…), I’d thought I’d share them. No use just having them on my laptop! Though I will not be able to post the…
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Five Days in Paris: Adventures On and Off the Beaten Path
More Details: Five Days in Paris: Adventures On and Off the Beaten PathGuest blogger Chris Sanders describes discovering more of Paris off-the-beaten path, and re-visiting some of the jewels Paris is known for. Merci, Chris! ————————————————————————————————————- To celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary, my wife Wendy and I recently spent five days in Paris – a duration much too short if you ask us, but we made the…
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Best of Chile Itinerary | What to See and Experience
More Details: Best of Chile Itinerary | What to See and ExperienceHaving traveled a good bit throughout Chile while visiting and working there, I’d like to share a “best of” Chile itinerary. This itinerary of what to see in Chile is geared to those with enough time to do more than a couple of days’ worth of exploring (but not boundless time either….). I elaborate on some…
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Running to Explore Washington, D.C.
More Details: Running to Explore Washington, D.C.I write this post in March 2011 when I started a project in D.C. We are near the end of 2012 and I am still on the project in D.C. It is neat to re-read what I wrote about when I first “landed” in D.C.! I am lucky to find myself working in another great…
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Going with Serendipity in Chile’s Patagonia
More Details: Going with Serendipity in Chile’s PatagoniaThe agency that helped me organize my trip down south to Patagonia created a suggested itinerary based on what I wanted to see. In their itinerary, they had me staying 3 nights in Puerto Natales and 1 night in a place sort of in the middle of nowhere. I would stay at that place the…
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A Long Trip to Get to a Glacier
More Details: A Long Trip to Get to a GlacierThe first time I heard about the Perito Moreno glacier was back in 1991 when an Argentinian friend mentioned having gone there and it being “espectacular!” as Argentines are prone to say when they like something enough. I finally got to visit it but, in doing my research, I was surprised at its location, well…
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Out and About to Check Out the Torres del Paine!
More Details: Out and About to Check Out the Torres del Paine!The Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, is the main “attraction” in the Chilean Patagonia. Certainly, there is a lot more to explore in the region (Perito Moreno in Argentina, Puerto Natales, penguin colonies, etc.) but nothing seems as well known as this National Park and its centerpiece the mountains that…
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Beginning the Journey into Patagonia: Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales
More Details: Beginning the Journey into Patagonia: Punta Arenas and Puerto NatalesWhile Punta Arenas was my entry point to Patagonia (see map for a good visual!), I wasn’t going to spend too much time there – I had places to go in Patagonia! Punta Arenas is known for being very windy but much to my joy, the landing was very smooth. After a quick lunch at…
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The Key Places to See in Patagonia – On a Map!
More Details: The Key Places to See in Patagonia – On a Map!As I sit to write about my trip, I thought a map of the Chilean Patagonia would be helpful to illustrate the different places I will be writing about! Source: http://www.chiletravelplus.com
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Getting to the Windy Chilean South, the Deep South
More Details: Getting to the Windy Chilean South, the Deep South19 yrs ago, when I spent 3 months in Chile with work, I dreamt of going to Punta Arenas and the southern tip of the American hemisphere (American as in the Americas’ hemisphere). However, the three flights a day or so they had back then were not available on the dates I could travel. Perhaps…
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A Year On… A Final Trip to Chile
More Details: A Year On… A Final Trip to ChileIt will almost be a year to the day since I traveled to Chile for the first time in 18 yrs. I was expecting an infrequent trip there in the year to follow due to work but a couple of months in, the game changed and I got to practically be based in Santiago for…
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Making the Most of My Short Visit to Puerto Rico
More Details: Making the Most of My Short Visit to Puerto RicoI went to Puerto Rico, where I lived for 15 yrs growing up, for a long weekend after a 5-year absence. It is always an interesting trip when I go with the mix of family, friends, and lots of memories. Most of my family has moved away from there and many friends are no longer…