On my way from Valpo to Santiago I met a Valparaísiano on the bus. We both looked at each other as if we recognised each other when he sat down. It must have been from the day before somewhere, but I still can´t remember what. He said I looked like one of his nieces. He is roughly my parents´age. He told me he was born and raised in Valpo, but l...

Eighth day of my parents' stay Remember remember the 5th of Novermber !!! Mamatou is jarig !! We hadden een flesje champagne willen kraken bij het ontbijt, maar die ... zal voor "mañana" zijn.... Om 9.00 uur zitten we alweer flink keuvelend aan een fijne ontbijttafel. Een uurtje blijkt eens te meer veel te weinig te zijn om onze stories en indru...

Now the hard part. One major thing on my list on this trip was to explore some of the vineyards. You are really spoilt for choice in Chile and the vineyards stretch from quite far south, south of Talca, to the North around La Serena, where Pisco is brewed. Another post, and Pisco had to be mentioned. A very early start on the 12th and I headed t...

After being seriously warned not to drive with my partially blind grandpa 'Tata', i was convinced to get in his car while one of my cousins, Maria Veronica, drove us up to Curico, a small city in Chile's wine district, where her dad runs a winery and their family has a house. Spent the days around Christmas there with plenty of family. Lots of s...

Began the day in the inner patio at Hacienda Los Lignes, with smoked salmon, eggs to order, and mimosas... oh, and that caramel nut pastry... then Mike headed for the hills for a commanding view on horseback with a huaso friend... Another informative tour at Miguel Torres, followed by lunch in their on-site restaurant... was surprised by the var...

Hi there, right i am writing this on Easter Sunday (I hope you all had a lovely time) iha ve to recap on my last week then will start to talk about the amazing place of Mendoza in Argentina. So in brief we went to Curico for the wine festival. Upon arrive we made three friends straight away at the hostel. Josh from the states (near Chicago i thi...