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Glittery, perfect blue-white snow in Chile, more roadtrip talk

By Eileen On July 25, 2011 · 20 Comments

I grew up in NY and went to college in New England. That’s about 21 winters of sloppy, gloppy, slushy puddles and stained cuffs and wet shoes and freezing socks. And though I’ve now spent nearly half my life mostly outside the reach of winter’s frigid grasp, I love nothing more than standing in the [...]

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On black sands and white-out conditions. Chile slams me in the face with the contrasts. Again.

By Eileen On July 18, 2011 · 11 Comments

People always say that the incredible thing about Chile is the contrasts, that you can surf one day and ski the next. And while I know intellectually about the proximity of beach to mountains, people also said this when I lived in Oregon, where I never did either.

The last week in Chile has [...]

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