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A Mendoza Wine Holiday – Round 1

One of my last nights in Santiago, I met a Canadian engineer named Paul who had just come from Mendoza, Argentina. I told Paul that I was going to go over to Mendoza and he recommended that instead of joining an organized tour of the bodegas (wineries), I should rent a bicycle and ride [...]

The Road to Mendoza

When I had arrived at the Santiago bus station from Valparaiso the day before, I had decided then to purchase a bus ticket to Mendoza. I had never bought a charter bus ticket but knew that they were common and reasonably affordable throughout South America. I approached a man at one booth run by the [...]

Goodbye Chile…for now

Despite having only visited a handful of cities and towns in the middle of the country, I absolutely love Chile. The people here have been so incredibly friendly and the culture is much more unique than I ever anticipated. In my first two weeks, I visited Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Limache, and Olmué. All [...]

Last Days in Chile

When I travel, I find it fairly challenging to maintain any kind of routine. I like it though, because it is such a contrast to my ‘traditional’ work life where I had to wake up at a certain time every day, be somewhere at a certain time every day, and have calls and meetings at [...]

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