"Cafe Del Mar - Volume 15" When I was on the Navimag cruise we would have daily lectures about various things. One lecture was about Torres Del Paine and what to expect. They would describe the hikes and where they would lead you. The Torres, they said, is your prize after a moderately difficult hike. I would disagree with that statement. Rather, I would say the Torres is more of a gift. No amount of pictures could give their beauty justice. You have to see them for yourself. Surely there could not be anything more impressive in the park. If you start your hike with the Torres, you couldn't imagine anything more beautiful and awe-inspiring. Just wait, you have only just begun your hike of the legendary W trek at Torres Del Paine National Park! Before ... read more

"Digital Analog Band - I Promise" "Ypey - Somewhere Else" Finally found the time to write about my trip from Santiago to Puerto Montt! It was a relatively quick trip. I left Santiago on the 21st of January and I had to arrive in Puerto Montt by the 28th of January to catch my boat of doom to Puerto Natales deep in the Patagonia! I had spent two weeks in Santiago and it was certainly time to head out! Ximena, my Couch Surfing Host suggested we take a trip to Concepcion, where she is from. She said we could stay at her parents and take a few day trips around the city. She would have to return to Santiago for monday and from there I would head to Puerto Varas. Puerto Varas is a small lake ... read more

"Phosphoresent - Wolves" "Doves - Kingdom of Rust" I have much to write about! It would seem that I have fallen behind in my blogs! So I will break the week or so down into a couple blogs. This blog will be about a couple awesome day trips I went on! My last day in Santiago before heading down to Concepcion was spent at Vina Aquitania Winery! I wanted to go to Concha Y Toro but a few Couch Surfing friends suggested Aquitania instead. They said it is a more personal and intimate tour because it is a very small vineyard. So, I listened and booked my tour! I have become a master of the Santiago Subway system, so getting to the southern edge of the city was easy. I then had to grab a taxi ... read more

"Cafe Del Mar - Volume One" What have I learned about Chile thus far? Well I have not been here for very long, only a couple weeks. But I have certainly gained a perspective. Let´s face the reality here...I'm a privileged white dude from upper middle class Canada. So I am well aware that my perspective may tend to be biased or perhaps even coerced. I belong to a certain rooster coupe (to borrow a thought from The White Tiger) and by its very nature continues to bound me. By this I mean, as educated and free thinking as I would like to think I am, I still remain inherently ignorant. So I know my perspective may be flawed; however, I still wish to express it. My first step was making the trip to Chile. Upon ... read more

"band of horses - Great salt lake" "the doves - kingdom of rust" NewYears Eve in Valparaiso has given me a whole new outlook on how one should bring in the new year. The party here was insane! I was quite excited to arrive in Valparaiso. I had learned that it was a UNESCO World Heritage City and I had seen plenty of pictures on google. Apparently those google pictures do aboslutely nothing to capture how unique, awesome and dirty this city is. My first impression of Valpo was amazing. Driving through the subtropical foothills of the Andes with rolling vineyards had raised my expectations. I was pumped and could hardly wait to get my first glimps of the city. And then we arrived. The first thing I saw was an uber amount of homeless dogs, ... read more