Day 34: Travel Day — Goodbye Chile — Hello Brazil!
Not our best night of sleep last night — Chilean music BLASTING in our apartment complex until well past 4am. Friday night in Valpo! Said goodbye to our little Airbnb...
Category: Chile
Day 33: A Day Trip to Valpo’s Tonier Next-Door Neighbor, Vina del Mar
Today we did some exercising and school in the morning, then spent the afternoon checking out Vina del mar, the next town over from Valpo. Where Valparaiso is internationally known...
Day 32: Another Funicular — Pablo Neruda’s vacation home — Cafe Turri
Kids made their breakfast again today. Here’s a shot from our lofted bedroom. We can hear every whisper and crunch of the cereal which is both annoying and cute. I...
Day 31: Uneventful, Unstructured Day in Valpo
Today was relatively uneventful. The kids woke early and went downstairs to pour cereal and play games. We slowly followed. By the time we had finished reading the kids “Matilda”...
Day 30: We arrive in Valparaiso, Chile
Santiago to Valparaiso Today we transitioned from one Airbnb in Santiago to another in Valparaiso. We were picked up at noon by Patricio — a friend of a friend of...
Day 29: Santiago Spin Class and an Intriguing Kids’ Experience Called “Kidzania”
Today was our last full day in Santiago, and while we had no set plans, it wound up being a really rich 24 hours. Note: the temperature continues to rise...
Day 28: Afternoon in Las Condes — Super Bowl on an iPad thanks to a VPN
A Slow Sunday Morning Late night with new friends last night so we took it easy this morning I did a little exercise while Willa played on the building jungle...
Day 27: Casual Grilling with New Santiago Buddies Nacho and Amelia
Today’s the first Saturday of February, which in Chile means it’s like the first weekend in August in the US — dead. Everyone on vacation. City empty. The feeling in...
Day 26: Subway to the mall
February 1st! We will be spending most of this month in Brazil, but we have another eight days in Chile: four in Santiago and then four on the coast in...
Day 25: Touristing and Wandering in a Santiago Summer Heatwave
Woke to the sounds of Willa and James playing dominoes in the living room (click, click, click, click). Given this apartment setting with no formal schedule, the kids have returned...