2010 Earthquake in Chile! It is not everyday that you find yourself waking up at 3:30 a.m. in the morning to a 8.0 earthquake. Well that is exactly what happened to me a few nights ago as I lay in bed dreaming about maqui berries here in Santiago, Chile. On February 27, 2010, the country [...]
Slowly but surely the city of Santiago has been getting less congested as Chileans begin to head out to their beach homes and mountain retreats for summer vacation. As the folks in the USA get battered by unprecendented snowfall and winter weather, those south of the equator are busy getting sunburns and hangovers from their [...]
Christmas is upon us here in Santiago, Chile. Although there is not alot of Christmas lights up around town, people have been out and about in masses for the last few weeks. The weather has been getting warmer and warmer all month as we head into summer here in Santiago, Chile. While most citizens from the USA [...]
Thanksgiving is a relatively new tradition in Chile and I have been told that only about half the population here in the capitol city of Santiago celebrates the holiday. I am headed over to have thanksgiving with one of my new colleagues here in the city. They were kind enough to invite me over for [...]
I have now been living in Santiago, Chile for more than six weeks and this is the lowdown on the food scene in my neighborhood. Dining out has really been my modus operandi since moving out of the La Ambassade petit hotel earlier this month. There are a few Northamerican places down here that I [...]
I am really liking my new digs here at the apartment in Providencia, Santiago. There is a nice deck and pool on the roof of the building and the Starbucks downstairs is a big bonus. I see them most every morning for my routine cafe americano. It has been business as ususal selling maqui berry and [...]
Today is both a sad and exciting day for me. After one awesome month in the Ambassade Hotel, I am moving into my own furnished apartment here in Santiago. The place is brand new, albeit small and there is a lap pool on the roof of the 21 story building that has amazing views. I [...]
It took some time, but I finally found a sportsbar in Santiago where I can watch football games on Sundays and Monday night. The place is called California Cantina and it is owned and operated by some Americans who just opened up this location in the Providencia neighborhood not far from the hotel. I have [...]
I have officially completed my first weekend in Santiago. I spent the weekend exploring parts of Santiago with my most gracious hosts Adolfo and Pia. They are brother and sister and manage the day to day operations of the B&B, which is called a “petit hotel” here in Chile. It seems that I am the [...]
Today I arrived in foggy Santiago, Chile to begin my official maqui berry venture! After flying nine hours on the plane from Dallas, Texas to Santiago. I am pretty exhausted as it is none too easy sleeping on a plane. This is my third time to visit the country and second time this year. I [...]