Neruda

... going in his and his horse's footsteps, only this time, I hope no government will be hunting me. But ya never know... Expect stunning wilderness, moving poetry, and encounters with Neruda's closet living acquaintances and those who loved or hated him.

... Chile. Did I mention that before? The seasons are reversed here, because of that whole being under the equator thing. CASA DE NERUDA To describe Pablo Neruda´s house, would be to minimize its beauty. The 30 years it took him to build it, were ...

... Neruda's houses, La Sebastiana. Pablo Neruda was a fascinating man, a Chilean writer of poetry and a communist politician. Pablo Neruda is considered one of the greatest and most influential poets of the 20th century. Neruda was accomplished in a variety ...

... words written here, just 3 weeks after this entry, the 8.8 magnitude 2010 Chilean Earthquake struck just south of here. Pablo Neruda's house came through with flying colors once again...  Tiny narrow staircases link the five stories, each less than ...

... , sa luminosité et surtout la décoration et les collections d'objets éclectiques et extravagants. Pris d'intérêt pour ce Pablo Neruda, on décide d'aller visiter sa maison d'Isla Negra, a environ une heure de route vers le sud. La maison est au ...

... in Santiago we visited he named La Chascona, which is what you would call a woman with unruly curly hair (in Chilean slang). Neruda built this house for his mistress, Matilda, during the years he was still married to his second wife. The house was ...

... heute. Bis an die Küste ging die Busfahrt und schon bald fanden wir Straßen, Parkplätze und diverse Restaurants deren Motto Neruda war... und dann sahen wir wo ein Haus wohnt, konnten die berühmten Glocken anfassen und klingen lassen, sahen das ...

... was also a good friend of "Che" Ernesto Guevara (if any of you have seen the movie, Motorcylce Diaries, he quotes Neruda's poems several times).  Valparaiso as you can see for your self consists of cheaply constructed homes built into the ...

... to bring the poems along when we visit macchu picchu in a few months and read them along the way and up top.  Neruda to me really represents humanity well.  Sometimes he writes stuff that really makes me wonder, and kind of bothers me, while ...

... the city, and it does, from the study upstairs it´s almost 360degrees.  the original architect died before completeing it, so neruda finished the inside and designed it to be like a ship, narrow passages, low ceilings, lots of wood.  the decor ...

... , it was fantastic. The time just passes by. From Santiago both of these places are about 1 1/5 hours by bus. Neruda's house was amazing. He collected so many different things, from musical instruments to insects to African art. Seashells and ...

... wake up at 8:30 to head downtown to get on a bus to Isla Negra, which is the small coastal town where Pablo Neruda lived. I found out about this trip at the last minute...It turns out that people who registered in some slack courses designed for exchange ...