🎥 Santiago, Andrea’s visit

March 8, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

De bons moments à Santiago avec notre amie Andrea qui nous a rendu visite pendant une semaine. Au programme promenades, musées et séances d’exercices en plein air. Enjoying Santiago with our friend Andrea visiting us for a week. The program included strolls in the city, museums, and lots of outdoor exercising.

🇺🇸 Santiago

March 6, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

From Vicuña we headed another eight hours south to Santiago, Chile’s capital. Our good friend Loreto, with whom I lived in Bourges my first year in France, lives in central Santiago with her three-year old (also Santiago) and husband Felipe, and she generously invited us to stay in her apartment. The next day we hopped […]

🎥 Santiago, Chile

March 5, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Notre première semaine à Santiago, Chili. Retrouvailles avec notre amie Loreto, festival viticole de Santa Cruz, et visites de la capitale. Des moments inoubliables ! Our first week in Santiago, Chile. Reunion with our friend Loreto, wine-tasting festival, and visits of the capital. Unforgettable moments!

🎥 Vicuña, Valle del Elqui, Chile

February 28, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Nous avons profité du cadre tranquille et pittoresque de la Valle del Elqui pour déguster quelques uns de ses vins, bières et Piscos. Un séjour rafraîchissant ! We enjoyed the charming and peaceful Valle del Elqui and endulge in some delicious wine, beer and Pisco tasting. A very refreshing stay!

🇺🇸 Vicuña

February 28, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

We bused 16+ hours and made it from northern Chile to less-northern Chile (this country is really as long as it is thin!). Known for laid-back villages, Pisco-production, and stargazing, we knew we couldn’t go wrong in Vicuña, Chile. A first feast on our personal patio off our room Full moon, free concert, a lovely […]

🇺🇸 Chilean tongue

February 24, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

February 24, 2016 We have had a really amusing time with Chilean Spanish, especially the complete disregard for the “s” sound. The first time we recognized it was when we were on the bus from northern Chile to less-northern Chile (a 17-hour ride), and a fellow passenger assured the person he was talking to on […]

🎥 Our trip to Mars

February 20, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Pourquoi être allés sur la Lune et vouloir aller sur Mars quand on peut se balader dans des décors similaires dans Valle de la Luna, au Chili ? A quelques pas de San Pedro de Atacama, dans le désert le plus sec de la Terre, on se croirait sur une autre planète. Why did we […]

🇺🇸 Our first trip to Mars

February 20, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Upon arriving to Chile, we took 24 hours off, about 20 of them spent sleeping in our new home in San Pedro de Atacama. Temperatures were warm, lodging wonderful, and we had time to relax. Life was good. Our first activity was star-gazing. San Pedro de Atacama is right next to the Atacama Desert, an […]

🎥 Amazing adventure from Bolivia to Chile

February 16, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Trois jours à travers un désert de sel, des déserts de sable, des volcans somptueux, des lagunes de toutes les couleurs et des geysers bouillants, le tout pour rejoindre le Chili au départ de la Bolivie. Que de paysages inoubliables découverts ! Three days across salt flats, sand deserts, impressive volcanoes, colorful lakes and boiling […]

🇺🇸 Road to Chile

February 16, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

Day two, hitting the desert gravel trail. Click here for a video of our adventure trip from Bolivia to Chile. Our driver Mario somehow managed to be both totally incompetent as well as being the guy who would get us through the roadless desolate desert, hitting up remarkable nature along the way. The jeep wasn’t […]