The Travel Chica

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The Driest Place on the Planet is Flooding

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The two most beautiful places on my itinerary for Chile have experienced environmental disasters just before my arrival. First, there was the fire in Torres del Paine. And now the driest place on the planet is flooding. Everything is closed. The Salar de Atacama. The Tatio Geysers. Valle de la Luna. The star-gazing tours. All […]

Foto of the Week from … Valparaiso: Street Art

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Every travel blogger who has passed through Valparaíso has written about the street art, and I am not going to be an exception. I have photographed street art in Bogota and taken a graffiti tour in Buenos Aires.   I just wrote about how food is one of my favorite parts of travel. Street art is […]

Best Wine Tour in Chile: Matetic in Casablanca Valley

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The first bottle of Chilean wine I bought in Puerto Natales was from a tiny shop that obviously did not specialize in wines, and it only cost US$6. It was delicious. I had heard that the food in Chile is terrible, and the wine in Chile is better and cheaper than the wine in Argentina.  […]

Learning to Cook in Chile: Ceviche, Pisco Sours y Mas!

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I love food. When I was in Buenos Aires, I took my first cooking class ever and discovered that cooking classes are the best way to learn about and taste the traditional foods from a region. Added bonus:  they are also really fun. I was warned by other travelers that the food in Chile is […]

Back in Latin America Again

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Although I was pleasantly surprised by Santiago and stayed longer than I planned, it’s time to move on to the next destination. Valparaíso is a place I have been looking forward to experiencing. I heard it has a funky vibe and amazing graffiti art. True and true. What surprised me the most was that I […]

Hiking at Yerba Loca with My CouchSurfing Host

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When I was living in Buenos Aires, my friends Rease and Ayngelina told me they had great experiences with CouchSurfing.  I finally decided to try it for myself in Santiago. The thing I loved so much about my time in Buenos Aires was feeling like I knew the city.  Of course, it took me six […]

Finding a Comfortable Apartment in Santiago with Roomorama

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I have been traveling for quite a while now.  Although I was able to settle down in Buenos Aires for a few months, I have still spent the majority of my nights in hostels over the past 15 months. I had heard about short-term apartment rental services and figured this would be a good option […]

Buenos Aires Take 4… And Big News!

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Yep!  I’m going back! This will be my fourth time visiting Buenos Aires.  Long before I had a blog (or ever read a blog), and long before the plan to quit my job and travel was created, I came to Buenos Aires for a 2-week vacation with friends. I not only loved the city, I […]