Chile

Exploring the Atacama Desert – Getting to San Pedro de Atacama

5 July 2010

Last weekend, I got to travel on the Chilean holiday to San Pedro de Atacama to explore the desert around it and its sights. The flight from Santiago, bought in Chile, was under $250 and I could have gotten it cheaper had I bought it earlier. Two co-workers were planning to travel with me but…
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My Return to Santiago Post-Earthquake

10 April 2010

I left Santiago the Thursday before the incredible events of that Saturday morning in late February 2010. As I woke up that Saturday morning at home, I looked at my Blackberry and I had a news alert about an 8.8 earthquake in Chile. My heart stopped. I had just left there. I have friends and…
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What Makes All the Difference on a Business Trip…

8 April 2010

I am sitting on the 22nd floor of my hotel room in Santiago wanting to catch up on my writing and talk about my trip to Valparaiso, Chile, catch up on earthquake impacts to a trip to the lake district, and other discoveries about Santiago. But I’m too distracted. Too distracted with work. With getting…
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Santiago Visit Continues – Lucky Me

17 December 2009

So, I came back to Santiago after 18 yrs. That was 3 weeks ago. I went to the US and then I turned right around to come down to Chile! Crazy? Heck, no. I don’t mind coming to this town and country! I am traveling here for business but seldom is business travel the vehicle to…
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Fast Forward Santiago, Really Fast: from 1991 to 2009

28 November 2009

I arrived in Santiago de Chile this morning to a different airport and entrance fees than in 1991. Why charge an entrance fee of $132 is beyond me (yeah, yeah reciprocity; that’s what you call it when you don’t want to admit you are just as capitalistic as everyone else…). And why not have it…
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Back to Chile – What I Hope to Enjoy Again

15 November 2009

It has been a while since I write on the blog. It has been a busy time as I have been on job search. But, that period is coming to an end and, lo and behold, my next job will start with a business trip to Chile. Lo and behold for many reasons. One, though…
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Traveling in Southern Chile – Pucón

15 January 2009

Back when I lived in Chile in 1991, we made a holiday weekend trip to Pucón. We wanted to explore the south a little further and one of our colleagues’ sister had a house in Pucón so my colleague knew the area well. So 9 of us rented a van and met my colleague and…
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My Short Life in Santiago, Chile

10 January 2009

Getting to live in a country other than your own is always a great learning experience and a great way to expand how we understand how different and how similar human being can be. This entry is more of a trip down memory lane than a travel journal: talking about my 3 short months living in…
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Chile

Exploring the Atacama Desert – Getting to San Pedro de Atacama

My Return to Santiago Post-Earthquake

What Makes All the Difference on a Business Trip…

Santiago Visit Continues – Lucky Me

Fast Forward Santiago, Really Fast: from 1991 to 2009

Back to Chile – What I Hope to Enjoy Again

Traveling in Southern Chile – Pucón

My Short Life in Santiago, Chile

Unique and Impressive Waterfalls across the China-Vietnam Border

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