Chile Expat and Travel Blog April Archive

Heat up, Cool below

04/27/10 12:28

While the rest of those on the upper side of the planet are starting to expose some skin and ready to get tan on the hot summer, the people south of the equator are doing the opposite. They are preparing for harsh winter in this months, which means a multi-layered jacket and hot drinks, heaters or fireplaces, will all be in motion.

This is the best time for these Northern folks to travel south and escape the scorching heat in their homes. A typical destinations then, would be in Chile, for its famous and numerous ski resorts, along its accessible cities and mountain range of the Andes.

Link: Chile in Winter; Chile Expat and Travel Articles

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Living in the lovely Chile

For me to actually be able to live in the country that is known to be Chile, I would consider myself as one of the luckiest people that there are in the planet, and most certainly so.

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Chile, and its level of corruption

In the psychology of human beings, the term that we use, known as corruption, this is a thing that is already considered to be quite normal.

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A New Kind of Leader

In a previous post about customs in Chile, I told you about the fact that a lot of men, especially in the countryside, are quite chauvinistic, no thanks to Chile's military past. Although this is already changing towards a more equal society, some problems still exist.

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Customs and Taboos in Chile

If you're going to a new place and settle there, it is important to know more about the do's and don'ts of a particular place because you might offend people due to your different background. Since you are the foreigner, you are expected to abide by these cultural rules and avoid doing any of the taboos. Like what they say, when you are in Rome, then do what the Romans do.

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Football enthusiasm in Chile dips

Chile, like most countries in South America and the rest of the world, is crazy about soccer. With only less than two months left before the world's biggest sporting tournament starts, most tickets have already been sold out, while various communities are abuzz with news and speculations about their favorite players and teams. Chile also proved to be extra potent, after it was able to get the third of five CONMEBOL spot after Brazil and Paraguay.

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Old Luxury at Hacienda Los Lingues

We aren't in the colonial days anymore (thank goodness!) but that does not mean you go back in time and relive the days. It's very possible if you still have structures and institutions that remind you of those years. Well, remind seems pretty inappropriate. In any case, you have to see the Hacienda Los Lingues, one of Chile's oldest hotels, dating back to the 16th century. It's located at the Central Valley south of Santiago.

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Local tourism is damaged by Chilean earthquake

The earthquake that rocked Chile last February 27 has not damaged a great portion of infrastructure in the country, but the tourism industry has certainly be damaged a lot because of it. Quite naturally, international media extensively covered the damages and deaths that resulted out of this catastrophe, so potential guests from all over the world thought that there was great damage all around. Of course this was far from the truth.

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Tennis Doubles Match for Chilean Relief

Andy Roddick and Fernando Gonzalez is cooking up a charity doubles match that will benefit the Chile's earthquake aftermath.

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