Archive for the 'Travel' Category
On the horizon
It was, as they say, an experience. A 24 hour bus ride to the driest desert in the world, looking out at the ever changing scenery of a country we’d only just begun to explore. I cannot imagine any other time in my life that I would choose such a journey when a quick flight [...]
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7 reasons to take a boat tour in Valparaíso
1. Because to get there, you have to walk by the naval monument The monument itself is big, and there’s a flame to honor the unknown dead (please note I do not call it an eternal flame as it was not in fact burning when Laura and I were there). As far as monuments go, [...]
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Review: Casa Valparaíso Hostel
What could make a girls’ getaway weekend even better? Well, free accommodation, of course. Since Laura’s last-minute trip to Chile hadn’t left much time for saving up, we wanted to do as much as possible but also try to keep things on a budget. Lucky for us, Casa Valparaíso Hostel offered us a place to [...]
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Off the Grid: food truck grub in San Francisco
My trips home always remind me how easy it is to take our surroundings for granted. I spend the year tucking away names of places and restaurants in San Francisco that I want to visit, and often when I suggest an outing to my local friends I’m met with a chorus of “yes, I’ve been [...]
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Colorful eats in a colorful city
I’m sure it will not surprise long-time readers to hear that the first thing I did when planning my weekend in Valparaíso was ask for restaurant recommendations. What can I say, I like good food! As it turned out, our meals had a theme: color. We ate at both Color Café and SaborColor, names which [...]
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Walking the hills of Valparaíso
Much of Valparaíso’s charm revolves around its brightly colored houses stacked somewhat haphazardly on its many hills, hence the parallels people draw between Valpo and San Francisco. Unfortunately the two cities also share a climate: the dreaded “marine layer,” also known as fog. Grey clouds tone down even the loudest home paint jobs, and cold [...]
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Graffiti in Valparaíso
When my friend Laura spontaneously decided to visit Chile, I went into full planning mode. While I’ve never really loved Valparaíso, the coastal city that gets so many comparisons to San Francisco and yet does not grab my heart in remotely the same way, its location makes it great for a quick trip from Santiago. [...]
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My travel inspiration
When traveler extraordinaire A Lady in London asked me to share my travel inspirations for the easyJet Holidays Inspiration Initiative, I was a bit stumped. You see, I’m in the enviable position of having traveled almost literally my entire life. I took my first flight at the tender age of 6 weeks old, so there [...]
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The perfect storm
As of late, my life has conspired against me having much time to blog, much less any of that thing I barely remember called free time. And look, I realize Clooney and Co. would laugh at the idea of my busy few weeks being anything like their storm, but just because I live in Latin [...]
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My first grown-up trip
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing some old photos on the Emily in Chile Facebook page (run along and like it, I’ll wait). Rodolfo is in Europe with handball, starting his travels in Croatia, the first country I really fell in love with back in 2006. I can’t quite sum up why [...]
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