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Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Views [3004] | Comments [1]
This entry will be more of interest to the people who have visited San Pedro de Atacama than anyone else, but i suspect that some of my observations would probably apply to a lot of touristy places. For those of you who don´t know the town (which, ... Read more >
Saturday, 12 Jul 2008 | Views [1143] | Comments [2]
The 2 months since leaving Santiago have been even more filled than normal. Never have i touched so many of my personal limits in such a short amount of time, nor been through so many new experiences. As a result, even though i say this with (boring) ... Read more >
Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [1187] | Comments [1]
this one is more for my girlfriends out there who´ll actually understand where i´m coming from, instead of rolling their eyes the way most of my guy friends would. i was meant to leave santiago today, but i´m still here, lounging on the sofa. La Ramona ... Read more >
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [1319] | Comments [2]
pride is a funny thing. a few weeks ago, i didn´t really care that many people had cycled across the andes before me, nor that many of these many people had done it at much higher altitudes than the crossing i chose. i didn´t care that there was a guy ... Read more >
Monday, 4 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006 | Views [1155]
today was the chilean 'fiesta patria', or patriot day for chile, marking the start of the independence process back in 1810. i'm getting into the festive mood, and love seeing the little flags on cars as they fly down the seemingly speed-limitless ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wednesday, 12 Jul 2006 | Views [687]
to tell the truth, i really don't know. but today marked my 3-month anniversary here in Santiago, and i thought i'd pop open a groupmail to celebrate. (and this particular groupmail is more interactive than usual - yay for you!) walking home from work ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Friday, 2 Jun 2006 | Views [1104]
(I dedicate the first part of this entry to my high-school bus-buddy, with whom I shared many laughs talking about old people and how entertaining they are.) as some of you remember from my last groupmail, I recently went on a trip to the south of Chile ... Read more >
Tags: People
Thursday, 11 May 2006 | Views [560]
Chile has, on average, one of the longest working
weeks in the world, with 12-hour working days being
quite common. It also has, on average, one of the
lowest productivity rates in the world, or so Steph
told me while flicking through a magazine ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Friday, 28 Apr 2006 | Views [567]
i would now be starting Act II. my last groupmail
would´ve been the transition between Act I (traipsing
through argentina) and this second act (setting up
´life´ in santiago, chile).
in the 2 weeks that i´ve been in santiago, i´ve been
doing ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Friday, 24 Feb 2006 | Views [528]
sitting in a comfortable internet cafe, with a clean monitor, non-sticky keyboard, and no one with bad body odour next to me. there´s an italian song playing in the background that was ALWAYS playing in the icecream joint where i used to work, and an ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Friday, 17 Feb 2006 | Views [700]
..here you´ll be able to take advantage of our amazing tours: one day you might be trekking through awe-inspiring volcanoes, the next, you might be eating a curanto with the locals..´ - thanks to my call-centre experience, i´ve got the stereotypical ... Read more >
Tags: Work
