“La cuenta por favor,” I said to the waiter, trying to sound more confident than I really was. Turning my gaze back to Marco, I watched for confirmation that I hadn’t botched it. Marco, my Spanish teacher, owed me a lesson, but I didn’t want to do this next one the way we’d been going ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Valparaíso Fire!!! And 25 things you will hate about Chile and 55 things you will love… YouTube Radio Show Description Segment 1: Valparaíso fire: 2,500+ homes destroyed, 11,000 homeless, mostly poorer people, lots of damage. Segment 2: Conclusion on Valpo; Is the grass greener on the other side? Positives and ... Read More
While the Fraser Institute has not yet updated its rankings for economic freedom in 2014, and Chile remains in 11th place in their list, the Heritage Foundation has done so and Chile is in 7th place. Be sure to check out Chile in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom. Chile is ... Read More
In response to Dr. Cobin’s recent post on whether or not the grass is really greener on the other side, I would like to add more than five things I like about Chile(these are in no particular order). (1) the ready abundance of inexpensive fresh vegetables, eggs, & fruit at places like La Vega [a large open-air ... Read More
Nonsense policies in Chile, get-a-wife, Salutation to YouTube audience, reflection on beauty of Chile, sign off from John and Joe (Chile.EscapeArtist.com).
I have written before, over five years ago, about the things that Americans (and Canadian, Australians, Europeans, among others) will hate about Chile. The core of that list has not changed much, but there are a number of other things to add that I have noticed as others come down to Chile, which ... Read More
Viña del Mar has a lot going for it but there is probably nothing better than its beach areas. The boardwalks shoreline parks have all been nicely redone recently. Reñaca beach, sector of town on the north end of Viña del Mar, is case in point. And there is no better month of ... Read More
As I mentioned in my last article, Finding International Medical Insurance, there are a lot of options when it comes to travel medical insurance. In fact, the search can be overwhelming. You may find that you prefer to use a broker in such a case. It certainly can simplify things for you, and may even ... Read More
ORN Radio Show Name Red Hot Chile Radio Show Topic Live overlooking the coast in Viña del Mar with sunset (YouTube), Earthquake in Viña and Iquique (damage update–terrible but relatively little for such huge quakes 8.2 + 7.6 aftershock), current events, Listener comments, stupid government policies (arrested for earthquake price gouging), Chile “behind” ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Iquique/Arica earthquake 8.2, other current events/issues, tax hike, private university student quality, Fundación para el Progreso, Líder and Jumo supermarkets in Viña del Mar, slang Radio Show Description Segment 1: Iquique/Arica earthquake 8.2 Segment 2: Iquique/Arica earthquake 8.2 commentary, consulting services special $100 for radio show listeners Segment 3: consulting ... Read More
