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Paula Gourmet Parque Auracano

Posted in Chile, expat, Restaurants on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just a quick post from my mobile. We have been at feria Paula Gourmet next to Parque Auraco on Saturday. Awesome… We wanted to go back Sunday to buy some delicates food & wine but were held back by the rain. Saturday my wife browsed the stands a little while I sat in the grass [...]

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Unfriendly Chileans – Rude Chileans – Nasty Chileans…. silly Chileans…?

Posted in Chile, expat on August 27, 2010 | 15 Comments »

The title says it all. That is what I read a lot on Expat Blogs about Chile. I always wondered what is wrong with me why do I not see it, perhaps I am lucky? After living in Santiago for 2 years I might still see through pink lenses but I guess I might just [...]

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You are not worthy to sit at my table

Posted in Chile, expat on August 15, 2010 | 10 Comments »

…. or I am not worthy to sit at your table. One thing that was and is hard for me to understand is the HUGE mental barrier between the “upper” and “lower” class in Chile. Even though in Europe me and Liz would probably be middle to lower middle class for sure we are considered [...]

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Meet Hundele

Posted in Chile, Dogs, expat, Personal, Pictures, Video on August 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »

I had promised the story of Hundele (which means perrito in German). Well Liz my wife always wanted a dog and I always said no, won’t work. We travel too much – we can’t and should not take on this responsibility. But after moving in our new lovely house I started to like the idea [...]

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Hello from Colorado Skiing

Posted in Chile, expat, Fun, skiing on July 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Being from the Austrian Mountains I LOVE skiing. When seeing ski pics in Summer (in Chile) I do sometimes get a little jealous even though summer is nicer anyway. Today is the first time for me to ski in 2010 and the first time in Colorado. There are no waiting times probably as the prices [...]

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Dogs at Homecenter Sodimac

Posted in Chile, Dogs, expat, weird on July 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Every Time I go to Sodimac Homecenter (DIY superstore) I feel pity for the dogs there. I ask myself if people buy them cause they feel sorry for them and so become part of the problem or if they just don’t give a…… There is a sign which says something a long the lines of: [...]

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Mobile Blogging

Posted in Chile, expat, Uncategorized on July 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Just installed WordPress for Nokia on my N900 so I am hoping for more frequent updates. Here is a pic of Hundele I had promissed… More to come….. Here is Hundele’s story

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