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Celebrating a Year of Travel with Luxury
When Tierra Atacama offered to host me for a few days I knew it would be the perfect day to end a year of traveling and celebrate the upcoming one. To say this is the nicest place I’ve stayed in the...
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Photography makes us crazy
Day 363: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile I don’t really like tours. I don’t know why but I already dread them. Maybe it’s the strict structure, the rush, or the feeling that we are cattle being herded. But...
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When prosperity comes from passion not money
Day 363: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile One of the many tours offered by Tierra Atacama is a trip to a flamingo sanctuary at dusk. It involves no hiking and is really interesting as the flamingos are one...
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The Chilean desert is fattening
Day 365: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Dining at Tierra Atacama is a full-on experience of both modern and traditional Chilean food. While breakfast is a buffet to swoon over with more options than a...
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Rubbed, scrubbed and covered in mud
When Tierra Atacama first offered to host me at their resort the thing that intrigued me most was the spa. You see one thing that no one factors into their travel expenses is the maintenance needed not...
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The empty land that filled my heart
Day 365: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile I’m leaving Tierra Atacama and the desert with a heavy heart but well moisturized skin. Some people love jungles or beaches but I’ve learned that my heart is in the...
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Happy Anniversary to Me
Day 365: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile I made it! I’m alive! I didn’t die of loneliness, shark attack or fall off Machu Picchu! A year ago I couldn’t fathom how far I would come in just one year. It’s...
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The Year I Walked Away from Love
I realized that the blurb I wrote about myself “leaving an apartment, boyfriend, job and friends to travel” was a bit glib in that I say with ease that I left my boyfriend to travel. The truth is it...
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Does travel make you happier? I’m writing this on day 367 in San Pedro de Atacama Chile. I left my old life behind just over one year ago. Sometimes this blog feels like such a big part of my life that...
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30 Dishes That Prove Chilean Food Will Blow You Away
I won’t lie, when I first arrived in Chile I wasn’t blown away by Chilean food. I had just come from Peru where even vegetarian food in Peru was spectacular. But when I asked Chileans what the most...
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Pebre Recipe – Authentic Chilean Salsa
Served on everything from choripan or empanadas this Chilean salsa makes everything better. Here’s an easy pebre recipe to make at home. I didn’t spend as much time in Chile as I had hoped. Northern...
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19 Chilean Fruits You’ll Love
There are so many delicious Chilean fruits that are exported abroad, but there is nothing like eating them where they grew. Even if you don’t travel to Chile, it’s very likely you have eaten fruit...
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