A great Christmas in Santiago! We enjoyed hanging out with our friends and seeing the sights of the city, such as Plaza Armes, Virgen Cerro San Cristóbal, and Bellavista.
We also visited Zapallo Beach and had a great day in Valparaiso riding the old ascensors and hanging out in the cafes.
Now that we have our Canadian passports, popping over the border to the USofA is a lot more appealing and quicker than before. Mount Baker Recreation Area is only a couple of hours from Vancouver and so is a tempting option, given that we often see glacier-covered Mount Baker from downtown on a clear day.
In Indonesia is it acceptable to call your parents “the old people”, “orang tua” in Indonesian. In June my orang tua spent a couple of weeks in Bogor seeing the sights. Mum and dad arrived the day before my birthday, bringing with them the required gifts from visitors of gin, marmite and proper English teabags. … [Read more…]
I never thought of myself as a mall person, but when is it so hot and polluted it is nice to go somewhere where you can do it all – relax, go to the movies, eat lunch and hang out. There are an abundance of malls in Jakarta, ranging from those with tiny stores piled … [Read more…]
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