Category Archives: Chile

Stories about places visited, people met and memories made in the longest, thinnest country in the world…

I am a proud citizen of the Glacier Republic

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Recently around 2000 of Chile’s finest superheroes, young and old, came together to send a clear message to the country’s government – Protect Chile’s Glaciers! Chile has around 80% of South America’s glaciers. Most of them are in the far … Continue reading

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World Cup Memories

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Every four years I show just a little bit of interest in football. As a child I had no interest in the games, but I did enjoy filling in all the scores on a chart with my dad and watching … Continue reading

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Experiencing the Mapocho River up close

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Many of the world’s most beautiful cities have an iconic river flowing through them – the Thames in London, the Seine in Paris or the Liffey in Dublin, to name only three. Our ancestors settled along rivers for drinking water, food … Continue reading

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Visiting Chaiten

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There is probably no better time then a lazy Sunday morning to try and catch up on my blog, which is hopelessly out of date. I spend so much time on my computer for work during the week, that I … Continue reading

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Facing my fears on the Futaleufu

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I consider myself to be a fairly adventurous person who likes to try new things and if those things involve a bit of adrenalin, then even better. I didn’t think twice before deciding to bungee jump off the Vic Falls … Continue reading

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A Surprise Serenade

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For the last few months I have sorely neglected my blog. On the one hand, knowing that this post is my 100th post made me feel like it had to be something extra special, and on the other hand, I … Continue reading

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Climb with me – Part II

I am writing this post feeling distinctly worse for wear after our third expedition with Sube Conmigo on Saturday. I consider myself to be in fairly good physical shape and it is not like we are climbing Mount Aconcagua or … Continue reading

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“Climb with me”

Any of you who have read my blog regularly over the last 3 years know that I love living so close to the Andes Mountains and have taken every possible opportunity to get to explore them. However I have not … Continue reading

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Cycling “El Cerro”

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Days like last Sunday are the days when I adore living in Santiago. I have spoken many times about the incredible backdrop of the Andes Mountains that are visible from anywhere in the city. Now that winter is approaching and … Continue reading

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Santiago in Ruins

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The title of this post makes it sound like I am writing about a cataclysmic earthquake that has destroyed Santiago, but no… thankfully I have come to learn that the city is pretty darn good at withstanding all the geological … Continue reading

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