by Traveller | Jan 15, 2016 | Chile, South America
Flying into Santiago, it’s hard not to be impressed. There are only a few cities I’ve visited where, on approach, I had to look UP to see the mountains. Santiago, Chile is one of those places. As soon as we landed, I felt at home. Maybe in a previous life,...
by Traveller | Jul 3, 2015 | Argentina, South America
If there’s one Spanish word that truly fits me, it’s Torpe. It translates to awkward, clumsy, or dull. For example, a couple of years back, I was in London on business. I arrived on a Tuesday and stayed in Mayfair, a posh, but quiet neighborhood...
by Traveller | Jun 29, 2015 | Paraguay, South America
“Let me put it to you this way: Do you have any hobbies?” I asked. “Yes. I like singing and going to the gym. But at different times,” She said. “Makes sense. Doing them both at once would be challenging, I guess. Anyway, as for my hobby,...
by Traveller | Dec 8, 2014 | Peru, South America
It’s taken me a while to put pen to paper (or, more truly, fingers to keyboard) on this one. I’d love to tell you that there’s a simple explanation like I’ve been too busy. However, in all honesty, it’s been because there was something...
by Traveller | Sep 26, 2014 | Colombia, South America
If you said to me in August, “By the middle of September, you’ll be riding through the streets of Bogotá, Colombia in a cab listening to Frank Sinatra’s version of Jingle Bells,” I’d likely have said, I’ll believe you up until the...
