Category: Chile
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A few images from Rapa Nui
As happens on our longer trips we have fallen behind in blogging. For that, you can blame Rapa Nui itself, thanks to ample summertime sun, tons to see and do, and often frustratingly slow internet connections on the island. Also, you can blame us, because who wants to blog in a place like this? We…
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Chilean Cooking Class
We had a really great time taking a Chilean cooking class in ValparaÃso. We met our guide and chef, Vlad, in a coffee shop on Sotomayar Square. We also met our new American friends and cooking buddies Tamara and Chris, who would be joining us for the class. These two are enjoying a very cool…
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Street art of ValparaÃso
Today: lots of walking around Chile’s hilliest, most-touristed, slightly sketchy, very diverse, major port city: ValparaÃso, followed by a gourmet dinner overlooking the port. Tomorrow: a trip to the mercado and all-day Chilean cooking classes with a local chef. For now: some snapshots of local street art. Enjoy! Chris p.s. – all of these photos…
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Some snapshots of Santiago
We left Santiago yesterday on a very comfortable bus to the port city of ValparaÃso, where I sit typing this over breakfast in our hostel. But we’ll be back to the capital a bit later this month or next. As a bustling metropolis of over 5 million people, there’s simply no way to see much…
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Safe and Sound in Santiago
We just wanted to let anyone checking in know that we are safely in Santiago. The sun is warm. The beer is cold. And we are waiting on dinner offered at our hostel (Casa la Roja in Barrio Brazil) from Ali, a friendly Turkish chef we met earlier today. He’s cooking kefta (Turkish meatballs) and…