by Eileen | Jan 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
This question was posed to me by some gringas that I’d met in Iquique, a city in the north of Chile known for its curvy beach lined with palm trees, swimmable water, its historical importance in salt mining, the ZoFri (duty free mall) and (by me), a plentiful...
by Eileen | Jan 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Not too terribly long ago I was struck with a spate of laziness. I wasn’t too far from home, maybe a 30 minute walk, but I got on the bus anyway. This particular bus (the 505) runs down Santo Domingo, a narrow street with commerce and people and bustle and the...
by Eileen | Jan 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
There comes a time after a trip when every reasonable person must unpack their bag, backpack, wheelie suitcase or whathaveyou. I’ve been known to leave a bag lying around the house for a day or two while I contemplate the task. But not this time.As a person with...
by Eileen | Jan 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
There’s this really ugly side of travelling that no one really wants to talk about. This is not an oblique reference to how dirty our clothes are, or how often we bypass a shower because it’s just not worth it. This is about getting sick on the road....
by Eileen | Dec 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here in the dusty outpost touristy town of San Pedro de Atacama, there are still a lot of street dogs, still alot of somewhat overpriced but high quality woven alpaca scarves and their cheaper and dubiously-alpaca glove brothers at the market next to where the famous...
