We had a spectacular 4 days of comfy-chic yurts, amazing hikes, delicious picnics, intense wind, unique wildlife, early morning snow, Hanukkah celebrations, and spectacular vistas in Torres del Paine, a Chilean national park in Patagonia. Our exciting Torres del Paine…
Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos) was the windiest and coldest place (as well as the furthest south) we went on our Patagonia adventure. Cape Horn marks the northern part of the Drake Passage which separates the Americas from Antartica.…
What a way to start the end of our Chilean adventure – with a 4-day cruise along the Patagonia glaciers on the Stella Australis! Our adventure began before we even landed with a spectacular aerial view of all the snow…
December 11th, Asher was all dressed up in his “Uniforme Numero Uno” with his new haircut, ready for the Prize Giving ceremony at Mackay. The ceremony started off with an amazing entrance by all the Primary School boys coming in…
The “Spirit of Giving” ceremony at St. Margarets school was a beautiful and loving end to a spectacular five and half months of fun, friendship, learning, singing, dancing and nurturing support from Aliya’s friends, prefect (Chiche), and teacher (Miss Valentina)…
The name of the restaurant says it all: El Rustico! One of Ben’s favorite meals of all times was at a very rustic Chilean BBQ spot on the way to La Campana National Park in Olmue. All of the food…
What will you dial in an emergency? . . . 911? Not in Chile! Can you remember 0226800001? How many 0s were there? Can you remember the other numbers? Don’t worry if you can’t remember 0226800001, you can always…
Just one week after heading up north to the desert, we flew south to the Region Los Lagos (the Lake District) to hike around the volcanos and tour the Lakes. Our low point happened when we arrived with 2 starving…
As we were eating a delicious torte at Cassis in Pucon after 4 fabulous days in Los Lagos, we asked everyone what were their favorite things about Los Lagos. And here is what we said: ALIYA (1) Almost lost my…
For Raquel’s 40+ Birthday, we took a long weekend trip to the desert of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile for amazing stargazing, breathtaking views of the colors of the desert, salt lake floating, and some arts & crafts. After a…