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Photo Favorite: View of the Southern Patagonia Glacial Field, Chile

by on May 20, 2011

Location: Torres Del Paine, Patagonia, Chile Grey Glacier of the Southern Patagonian Ice field – this site blew my mind. Growing up in tropical Africa, this scene was something so foreign that I stood there, gasping for my next gasp of air while attempting to fathom what was before me.

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Photo Favorite: Colorful Wall Mural in Valparaiso, Chile

by on April 15, 2011

Location: Valparaiso, Chile About and hour away from Santiago, Chile is the pleasant port town of Valparaiso.  Colorful murals of art beautify the hill-enticing cobblestone streets that seem to endlessly wind up and down.  When I came across this mural, with the Chilean flag hanging from the window, I caught my breath and admired it [...]

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Churrasco Completo: Chile’s Complete Beef

by on June 5, 2010

Churrasco Completo (Chile’s Complete Beef) Location: Restaurant Tutto Pollo in Santiago de Chile, Chile Address: Merced 802, Santiago Centro, Chile, tel. 6395763 Cost: about 3500 CLR (Chilean Pesos)- 6.49 USD I’ve never been much of a sandwich connoisseur, but I fully admit that Chile knows exactly how to take a cow, add some vegetables, smash it [...]

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Thanksgiving Tube Steak…Surprise!

by on November 24, 2009

“A hot dog, 12 bites of macaroni and cheese, and 8 squares of Lindt dark chocolate was one of the best Thanksgivings I have had.” A year ago I was with my buddy Luke in the spectacular Torres Del Paine National Park in Patagonia, located in the Southern icy part of Chile.  We had planned [...]

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From Meat to Meet!

by on February 13, 2009

With great anticipation my travelling companion, Luke, and I arrived in Puerto Natales, the entry town to the famous Torres del Paine National Park in the South of Chile, Patagonia. We planned to get things ready for a ten day trek by spending two days in this town to gather the necessary supplies and get [...]

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