Patio drinks
The weekend was alcohol infused, to say the least. Saturday night saw me drinking a couple of beers at the Laird’s back patio again. Sunday I met up with Rajiv and Will, the friend of Sven who was so generous to host us in our first 9 days in Melbourne. We went to The Railway […] Read More
Unfinished business in STGO
It’s time to look back at Santiago de Chile. Any city that came after Buenos Aires would have a hard time, I thought. BA was one of my highlights. I didn’t really want to leave at all. Santiago though won me over fast. Its people are open and friendly, the city is easy going and fun […] Read More
NYE party
We had tickets for the best spot in town, a NYE party held on top of the Museum for Contemporary Arts, with a view over the harbor, the opera house and the bridge. It simply could not get any better than this. Watching the news and the crowds that had already gathered around the harbor, […] Read More
Xmas in SFO
On Thursday, I arrived well in time for the little dinner Renato and Dennis had prepared for me and our friends Lisa, her parents Nancy and Jim, and Brandon. We had ham, rice, Brussels sprouts, salads, cheese and lots of wine. I managed to stay awake quite long, despite the 5 hour jet lag from […] Read More
La Jardin
A friend told me about La Jardin. I had passed it already once, looked into the courtyard, found it curious but hadn’t bothered to look closer. Epic Fail! I have to be more curious. La Jardin is a vagabond restaurant. It started in London as a private project called The Pale Blue Door, and has […] Read More
Night out
Last night I met up with Hannah and her friends for some drinks in a cute bar and restaurant Ciudadano in Barrio Italia. We had beers and ate something, the night was really mild… Santiago is hot during the day, but the nights can see temperatures drop quite sharply. It’s always good to have something […] Read More
Humita
Finally I got to try the Chilean specialty called Humita. I had eaten empanadas in Argentina filled with something called Humita, but this was different. Humita is a Native American dish from pre‑Hispanic times, and a traditional food in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. It consists of masa harina and corn, slowly steamed or […] Read More
Social life (Part II)
After all the excitement of the trip to Valparaíso, quiet days ahead in Santiago. Friday saw me doing my laundry, having breakfast in a café, spending time at a pool, sorting pics, flickr-ing and blogging, having another (iced) coffee… And in the evening I was set to go out for dinner or drinks with a […] Read More
Social life
I was sad that I had to leave Buenos Aires. It had just started all to fall into place, my routine, the friends I had made… I wasn’t really up for leaving and starting all over again. Funnily, it was actually easy (no offense to the gang in BsAs, I miss you guys!!). But if […] Read More