Santa Lucia

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Lazy day. I spent it in Parque Forestal, in a café and then on the Santa Lucia hill, reading under a palm tree. Santa Lucia is a small hill in the heart of Santiago, a steep climb with a nice view, and a couple of fountains. It is the heart of the city of Santiago. […] Read More

(Un)voluntary

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As the idea for this trip took shape, and I was trying to figure out what to do during all the time in these different cities, I had the idea: I could volunteer in different places. Volunteering would not only mean I’d make some kind of – minimal – contribution to the country or city […] Read More

The Art of Asking

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I first saw Amanda Palmer in 2007 at a concert in Berkeley, playing a couple of songs with her band, the Dresden Dolls, at Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Tour. I was intrigued by this weird, punk-rock-meets-cabaret singer and her songs, and went right into Amoeba Records the next days to find their records. I kept following […] Read More

Homecoming

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First full day in Cape Town. I managed to get my SIM cards, I got the local public transport card, had breakfast in Manhattan Café (already my hot spot, as I write this I have been there four times!), and went to the supermarket. I love having an apartment again and a kitchen. A place […] Read More

First week in Seattle

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The first week is already over in Seattle. I can not report on much to be honest. It’s hot, I’m mostly riding Henry to the park and spend time on the green, with fruit, a salad, and a book. Then I meet some friends, Seattle was really easy to connect to. I’ve been out in […] Read More

Lake Washington

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Summer is in full swing, so this weekend was a really lazy one. After the match Rubgy vs. Sisters, I went on a beer bust for the rest of the day and ended up bar hopping with my friend Daniel until very, very late. Sunday I tried to sleep in, and then headed down to […] Read More

Happy B-day, DD

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One of my childhood heroes since I could read, and still today I fondly take one of my old comics and go through his adventures, all over again… Donald Duck turned 80 today, having made his first appearance in Disney’s short animated film The Wise Little Hen on 9 June 1931. Later on, Disney cartoonist Carl Barks took over […] Read More

Tales of my city

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I woke up and checked my emails, I had one from my credit card, stating that Amazon had charged me with a purchase over night. What? I was asleep… Then it dawned on me: my download of the latest Tales of the city novel had arrived. I read the Tales in 2005 I think. A […] Read More

Hot days

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It’s pretty hot in Santiago now, and this kind of slows down all my processes. I tend to sleep in, mostly because I’m up late… then blog or read a bit, do some stuff that needs to be done, file documents, check credit card bills, get in touch with my bank etc… all that stuff […] Read More

Still under the weather

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I’m still under the weather, struggling with my cold, so I went to a pharmacy to get some paracetamol and something to unblock my nose…. On the way, I stopped at Delirio Tropical again and had lunch, a veggie burger (that turned out to be just the burger, not the bread stuff) and salad…. healthy […] Read More