Tag: travel
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Back to Santiago
We spent a few wonderful days in Melinka, and right before New Years we started the long journey back to Santiago. On to way to Melinka we sailed the Don Baldo and were able to explore the upper decks with nice (albeit cold) weather. On the way back to the mainland, however, we were on […]
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Visiting Repollal Alto
On one of the days we spent in Melinka we drove to a nearby village called Repollal. It’s still on the island of Melinka but they have their own church and school (with about 10 students). The road that goes from Melinka’s center to Repollal is still fairly new and before it was built the […]
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Que Lindo es Melinka
Melinka was a mystery to all of us before we arrived. Paula, Javier’s older sister, moved there several months ago for a job and we all decided to bring the family Christmas to her so we could experience life on this remote island. I asked Javier before we left for Chile what Melinka was like, […]
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The boat to Melinka
Our next adventure in Chile began on Christmas eve when we drove to Quellón, Chiloe after fixing the battery of our van. Quellón is the port city where we boarded the ship Don Baldo, which transported all of us plus the van over to the island of Melinka. Nuestra siguiente aventura en Chile comenzo el […]
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Parks and sunsets in Chiloe
On our second day in Castro, we headed to the national park located in a nearby town called Cucao. Chiloe itself is a big island and it hosts two gigantic, bright blue lakes lined with stony beaches: Lago Cucao and Lago Huillinco. The national park is between the lakes and the coast, about an hour […]
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Visiting Dalcahue, Chiloe
On our first day in Castro we drove to a town nearby called Dalcahue. The Castro locals told us that the best “feria artesanal,” or craft fair, was in Dalcahue on Sundays and we happened to be there on Sunday, lucky us. It’s summer here but in the south it’s colder than in Santiago, so […]
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Roadtripping to the South of Chile
On the day we arrived in Chile, we drove to Osorno and finally arrived at Javier’s aunt and uncles house ‘s 5 in the morning. His aunt and uncle have a beautiful home with a brand new back patio furnished with an outdoor grill that Javier studied for about an hour so he could learn […]
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We made it to Chile!
It’s time for another Chilean Christmas!!!! Javier and I have been waiting for this trip since…well, truly since we left Chile the last time back in 2009 but this year since we bought our tickets in March. It’s been a LONG TIME COMING! We haven’t been since our wedding! This year we are planning to […]
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Home again!
Ohhhh it is good to be home. I’m currently lounging on the couch, Chupi is curled up next to me asleep and snoring into my leg, West Wing season 3 is on, Javier is studying, the house smells like pesto pasta and life is GOOD. I’m so happy to be back! Humming House was on […]
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NYC, DC…and hockey
For the last three weeks I’ve been on the road with Humming House for the final leg of our Fall Forward Tour. We started off our time in NYC, staying one night with a friend in his apartment in Manhattan and then relocating to another friend’s loft in Brooklyn. The loft in Brooklyn had an […]
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Back home for the weekend
I’ve been in recovery mode all weekend. I arrived home Thursday night from a 10-day stretch of tour life with Humming House and I’ve been soaking up the last few days at home before going back out again for another week (or so). For the past 10 days our route looked like this: TN–>PA–>NYC–>PA–>MA–>WV–>IL–>MO–>TN. As […]
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Big changes in the LRL (don’t get too excited – no baby announcements here)
I play the “this point in time” game with my life regularly. You know, the: “this time last year I was doing this” or “this time last week this happened” or “this time tomorrow I’ll be doing this!” So here we go, time to do a little of that on the blog. This time last […]
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Denmark – last day, last post!
On our very last day I was all tourist-ed out, so we decided to spend the day leisurely wandering around the city and shopping, getting rid of the last few kroner we had before returning home. I had already bought a souvenir – a couple of really nice hand painted mugs from a Copenhagen pottery, […]
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Starting the day off right – Copenhagen style
This is going to sound weird (except to all the foodies out there) but breakfast was without a doubt the highlight of my day and one of my favorite parts of the trip. The breakfast in our hotel was included in the cost of the stay and it was incredible! Every night I was so […]
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Jazzhus Montmartre
One of the last big events for us in Copenhagen was a trip with our parents to the Jazzhus Montmartre, their treat. The Jazzhus is the best jazz club in Copenhagen (not to be confused with Jazz House!), so we got there an hour and a half early to get good seats. The hour and […]
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A museum, microbrewery and Copenhagen birthday
One afternoon we went with my parents to the National Museum – another Rick Steves recommendation (and…added bonus – it was free!). The museum is enormous and we went with only two hours before closing, so we didn’t get to see everything. The museum is divided into three floors – the bottom is Danish prehistory […]
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Copenhagen Zoo!
One of our favorite things to do when we visit a new city is to go to the local zoo. The Copenhagen zoo was a great surprise for us. It was a little far, but we didn’t mind the walk as long as we could see some cool animals. The main attractions were the polar […]
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Singing in Denmark
We wound up taking this trip to Copenhagen because my dad was invited by the National Church of Copenhagen to speak at a preaching conference. He had done this before and last year he played a little music for the entertainment evening of the conference. The conference-goers were so pleased with his lectures and music […]
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Rosenborg Castle and the Crown Jewels
One of our excursions was to the Rosenborg Castle, which was right across the street from the botanical gardens and only a few blocks from our hotel. Rick Steves had rated this attraction pretty high, and I was interested in seeing the crown jewels! So we took our cameras and headed out to the castle […]
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Tivoli Gardens
One of our Copenhagen excursions was a trip to the crazy Tivoli Gardens – a really cool theme park right in the middle of the city. Once inside the walls of Tivoli, it’s hard to imagine that this place is right in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city – it’s got […]
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