Chile

Corre la Vida Run – Organ Donors & Transplants

21 November 2011
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Corre la Vida Run – Organ Donors & Transplants On Sunday morning there was a 7km run with a difference. It was to create awareness about transplants and donating organs. In Chile when you apply for a new carnet (the local ID card), you must specify whether you are a donor or not and it [...]

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Curanto en Olla – Angelmó

13 November 2011
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Curanto en Olla – Angelmó Something on our list of 200 things to do in Chile is to have a seafood dish at Angelmó. Well, Ange and I did this back in 2008 as a part of a 3-day weekend trip to exploring Puerto Montt (Thanks to Hotel Club Presidente Puerto Montt for inviting us). [...]

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Kiss the Indian’s Toe

18 October 2011
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When was the last time you kissed someone’s toe? (No, I don’t need to know all the sordid details of THAT night). How about an Indian one? Would you still kiss that Indian toe if you knew you would end up back to where he is? You know, when you travel you can do all [...]

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Food, glorious food (from back home)

29 September 2011
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If you read my ramblings you should know that I am a kiwi. (If not, visit the about page, though only if you have a warped sense of humour). AND, in case you didn’t know, New Zealanders are called kiwis (less syllables, much easier to say, especially after a couple of pints). No, we are [...]

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How to fly the Chilean Flag

1 September 2011
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  The chart above shows the correct positions for flying the Chilean Flag and also WHEN you can do it according to law… By law, everybody MUST have the Chilean flag raised in front of their house on the following days: 21st of May – Día de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day) 18th of September [...]

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Will Marry for Visa – Chile

26 August 2011
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< This Guest post was sent to us and made me laugh – Rob W. > Will Marry for Visa in Chile I’ve been in Chile for only two months and I’m still working out my visa situation. From my experiences of visiting and living in other countries your type and cost of visa depends [...]

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