Restaurants

Andrés Carne de Res – Colombia

14 December 2011
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Andrés Carne de Res Restaurant – Colombia Imagine Tim Burton organizing a carnival on acid, the end result… Andres Carne de Res – Fun fantasy, bizarre, pure energy… and it’s supposed to be a restaurant. What makes this iconic Colombian restaurant so amazing is its ambiance. First the decoration, full of the most random stuff [...]

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Christchurch Charity Event in Santiago

21 March 2011
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On 22 February 2011, the city of Christchurch in New Zealand was struck by a devastating earthquake, causing widespread damage and significant loss of life. A year after our own terrible earthquake, Chile is on the road to recovery. We want to help Christchurch on that same road. On March 29th 2011 we invite you [...]

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El Vagón – Hidden Secret of El Valle del Elqui

21 January 2011
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(El vagón is Spanish for the passenger car of a train, or coach or carriage if you’re from the UK). Someone came up with the brilliant idea of plonking a century old passenger car in the middle of a vineyard, filling it with antiques to create a turn-of-last-century ambience and renting it out only to [...]

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Todos Los Santos Lake Crossing Chile

10 January 2011
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Todos Los Santos Lake Crossing Day Trip We have just completed number 74 of our 200 Things to do in Chile list And it just about didn’t happen!! The crossing of Lago Todos Los Santos (Lake) is only part of the journey which takes you from Puerto Varas in Chile to Bariloche in Argentina. The [...]

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Romantic weekend despite the fractured bones!

22 November 2010
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Last weekend was a great one with my wife, despite the fractured bones! Thanks Abuelos My eldest son of 5 didn’t have school on Friday so on Thursday night he was quickly shipped with his younger brother to stay at the grandparents’ place. (Picture the clouds parting and insert heavenly chorus of AAAAAAAHHHH!!) That meant [...]

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10 Tips about Buenos Aires – Semester Abroad Experience

20 October 2010
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I lived in Buenos Aires for 6 months, and I must say it was a wonderfully up and down experience. Up until I left, the city captivated me. When I lived there, I could be found admiring the city on any given day – its architecture, its culture, its food, its fashion – even months [...]

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