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25th March 2014

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Finishing with a bang!
What a fantastic way to finish your trip...waiting for details on the next adventure! I love the photos in this blog very much. :)
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
25th March 2014

Donna and Neil
Donna and Neil

Silence while eating
We always joke to each other that when the food is good, we are too busy eating to talk and that's quite a feat for us as we are real talkers! The cooking class sounds amazing and it seems like you got some great ideas - the ratatouille with the corn mixture as a vegetarian dish sounds fabulous!
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
25th March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

It sounds like you can relate
Thank you Donna and Neil for the nice comment. I'm glad that others understand how great food can take over the conversation for a bit. Traveling always brings new menu ideas to mind, not that all will work. I do think the ratatouille vegetarian dish will rock though. And again, thanks for stopping in to read and comment.
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
25th March 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Classics by a classic!
What great Chilean classics you prepared--and especially with yummy Carmenere, the classic Chilean wine (rather like the Malbec in Argentina). Glad you got to roam a couple of wonderful South American markets with their colorful displays of fresh produce and treats (and cats and dogs). A perfect chef's ending to your holiday!
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
25th March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

It was just what I needed
You are so right Tara. The food, the wine, the markets, they were all what I had hoped for.
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Success!
Ok, we'll be over for dinner soon. You could see that coming. Subtle as a pisco sour. You had your priorities in the right place. Glad you learn a few more cooking tips. We will have to add that class to our to do list. I'm glad the group meshed and had fun as a team to pull off the meal. Looks fantastic.
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Subtle as a Pisco Sour!
I would love to have you over for dinner. If you are in Chile, I would absolutely recommend this class. This was a perfect way to wind down a high octane vacation.
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014

Moi
non-member comment

Vodkha, really?
Honey, you are more like a shot of Fireball which is cinnamon whisky!!! Glad you are home and can't wait to see you!!! LOVED this entry!
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Fireball, I can see that
Thank you so much Janie, I am glad you enjoyed the blog. It is nice to be home and thinking about next year's adventure!
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014

Deb
non-member comment

lunch
I SERIOUSLY need to stop reading these right as I'm thinking about making lunch! Your meals make my ham sandwich rather unsatisfactory! lol Sorry that the trip is done. I have enjoyed it. :)
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

I am glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Deb. Hey, how about calling your ham sandwich something with a foreign sounding name. That makes just about anything sound exotic and delicious. lol
From Blog: Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
24th March 2014
Cars Hung by Clothespins

Deb
non-member comment

hanging cars
Are you sure there wasn't a car wash nearby and they were just hanging the cars up to dry? lol Loving the pictures! Looks like you're having a great time! :)
From Blog: Last Day in Santiago, off to Valparaiso and Back to Santiago
24th March 2014
Cars Hung by Clothespins

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Car Wash
Oh Deb, I just laughed at the thought of that, thank you. once I gave some serious consideration, I realized that they just aren't that fastidious about cleanliness, so the car wash probably wasn't it. But what a great great thought. Thank you so much for the chuckle.
From Blog: Last Day in Santiago, off to Valparaiso and Back to Santiago
22nd March 2014
Valparaiso

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Voluptuous Valpo
So glad you enjoyed wonderful Valpo with its incredible colors and energy! I remember that green Anglican church in this photo--picturesque neighborhoods to wander up there. So what was the museum in Santiago you visited--maybe the Pre-Columbian or the Museum of Memory about the Pinochet period? Those were my 2 faves, though there were also fine others. Glad you enjoyed the ice cream--orange-ginger and one with beets were my faves. Yum!
From Blog: Last Day in Santiago, off to Valparaiso and Back to Santiago
22nd March 2014
Valparaiso

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Valpo cetainly was Voluptuous
It was a great city to start the descent back towards the end of vacation and all too sudden jolt of the reality of being on my way home. I really enjoyed simply wandering, riding the funiculars and of course the ice cream. I don't remember what the museum in Santiago was, but it was very small. I think it was the Anthropological Museum. It was actually only 1 room, but I did feel virtuous by being there. See what a good influence you are. Oh, my post card was waiting for me at work. Thank you so much.
From Blog: Last Day in Santiago, off to Valparaiso and Back to Santiago
21st March 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Go where the wind blows or the bus goes
Sometimes you just need to jump on the bus and see where it takes you. You've jammed a lot into these days...action packed and more ice cream! Lovely sunny days. Keep those blogs coming.
From Blog: Last Day in Santiago, off to Valparaiso and Back to Santiago
21st March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

It is all an adventure
My thought in a situation like that is that I can always grab a taxi to where I should have gone in the first place. Sometimes the journey is the point of the exercise. And never say no to ice cream!
From Blog: Last Day in Santiago, off to Valparaiso and Back to Santiago
21st March 2014

Ted
non-member comment

Most interesting man in the world
I couldn't help drawing the comparison from your day to the commercials for the most interesting man in the world. To start your day with no breakfast and no coffee and end up in a movie and having the best meal of your or anyone else's life. How do you top that? Keep up the pace and surpass each day!
From Blog: Speeding Things Back Up In Santiago
21st March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Most intersting man
"I don't always travel, but when I do I make sure to squeeze every single drop out". Not sure how that happens, but I love that it does. Thanks for following and commenting.
From Blog: Speeding Things Back Up In Santiago
20th March 2014

Sara
non-member comment

Love your Blog Brendan!!!
It's great reading about your adventures! ;)
21st March 2014

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Thank you Sara
I am glad you enjoyed them. Doing these helps me to sit back and remember all the experiences both good and bad, although I don't always put the bad in. No use remembering that the plane was late or whatnot.
20th March 2014

Bridget watters
non-member comment

Food
Oh yummy!!!!!! (The city sounds okay too!)
From Blog: Speeding Things Back Up In Santiago

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Well, through good timing and lots of luck, I am about to hit the skies again. It has been far too long since my last journey. As much as I love going to visit my family each year, the act of heading to the airport and climbing on a plane to the homeland lacks the edge, excitement and the element of the unknown that a trip abroad brings. As with the rest of the world, my life shifted and changed through the pandemic; however, it is time to set free Brenno, the traveler lurking just beneath my daily home persona. The next big adventure is a trip to the Galapagos Islands. This will once again i... full info
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