by Eileen | May 23, 2018 | chile, food and drink, haha, language, photography, spanish, travel, travel writing
“My feet look like meat-filled pastries,” said C, as she looked up at her legs, which were up on the wall as she laid on the bed, an L-shape familiar to many cyclists and athletes in general, especially those who are prone to swelling or build up of lactic...
by Eileen | Apr 8, 2016 | border crossing, chile, haha, travel writing
Detailing the most rookie of mistakes, which you, upon reading this, will not make. Considering the number of borders I’ve crossed in my life, I consider the fact that I’ve gotten this far a minor miracle. Also, photos, and Patagonia love. When I planned...
by Eileen | Jan 5, 2015 | chile, santiago, travel writing
Ever since I started writing about travel, there are a couple of things that seemed holy grailish. National Geographic. Conde Nast. Guidebooks. I was 0 for 3 for a long time there, working on what I normally work on, regular contracts that pay well enough, that I...
by Eileen | Aug 28, 2014 | memoir, travel writing, Uncategorized
What jogs memories free? Like money in the pocket of a jacket you’ve checked a hundred times for change, and found nothing, until one day, there it is, small, yet important. Today I misplaced a pen I’d been using, and reached into my bag to get another,...
by Eileen | Aug 28, 2013 | meta, santiago, travel writing, Uncategorized
I was recently at a travel writer and photographer’s conference in Corte Madera, California, convened by an amazingly well-curated new and used bookstore called Book Passage. If you’re in the area (right over the Golden Gate), I highly recommend a stop in....
