Santiago
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The Livable Capitals: Santiago, Bern and Berlin
More Details: The Livable Capitals: Santiago, Bern and BerlinAs I listed the capital cities I have visited, I kept thinking which would could be the “most livable.” Livable, for me, means not an intense place, not one with millions of tourists ruining summer months, with character, and some great redeeming feature (the ocean, the mountains, a great river running through it, an amazing…
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Photo of the Week – Santiago’s Fresh Seafood at the Mercado Central
More Details: Photo of the Week – Santiago’s Fresh Seafood at the Mercado CentralI loved spending a year in Santiago, Chile with the Andes as a majestic backdrop and in a country that offers so many beautiful landscapes from deserts in the north to fjords in the south. One of my favorite places in Santiago is the Mercado Central where one cannot only shop for fresh seafood but,…
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Photos of the Week – Sights of Chile
More Details: Photos of the Week – Sights of ChileI loved Chile from a 3-month stint there 20 yrs ago before I went back in Dec 2009. I have written about what I saw, did and felt in other entries in my blog so I won’t repeat myself, but I continue to long to go back even after spending all of 2010 in Chile… …
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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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My Return to Santiago Post-Earthquake
More Details: My Return to Santiago Post-EarthquakeI 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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Santiago Visit Continues – Lucky Me
More Details: Santiago Visit Continues – Lucky MeSo, 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
More Details: Fast Forward Santiago, Really Fast: from 1991 to 2009I 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
More Details: Back to Chile – What I Hope to Enjoy AgainIt 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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My Short Life in Santiago, Chile
More Details: My Short Life in Santiago, ChileGetting 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…