by Eileen | Nov 8, 2012 | chile, photography
We have two norths here, which is funny, because to say you have a north, or that something is your north in Chile means, it is what you are oriented to, what helps you find your way. Tú eres mi norte is a way of saying “I am never lost when I am with...
by Eileen | Aug 15, 2012 | chile, photography, travel
No matter where I go, I always peek out the window at sunset, or later at night, to catch that blue like no other, that one where it’s late and deep and sparkly. Add the ocean in the distance, and I could stare outside for hours. Here’s to a late night in...
by Eileen | Aug 13, 2012 | chile, travel
While I was busy not hating La Serena, the idea for a short daytrip developed. Actually we had wanted to go to the elusive and hard to get to Fray Jorge park, to wander on white sands and probably get sunburnt and thirsty. But since it was a long weekend, there were...
by Eileen | Aug 10, 2012 | chile, travel
The first time I visited La Serena, a midsize city on the coast in the Norte Chico of Chile, about six hours by bus from Santiago, I was wholly unimpressed. First of all, it was winter, and therefore very quiet. The main plaza was also wrapped in construction fences,...