Yesterday i had the thrilling task of going to immigration. Back in February, i sent in my application and i received the 'visa en trami...

The night before leaving for the Colchagua Valley, we were invited out by an American friend who is on a 2 year secondment with the US Navy ...

A couple of months ago we got a visit from one of the girlf's school friends, Pamela. They hadn't seen each other for over 10 years ...

There are many variations of Spanish in Latin America. I've been fortunate to have learnt 3 of the most extreme examples. I can now unde...

For some reason, many native Spanish speakers have great difficulty telling the difference between the letters "B" and "V...

Although i'd rather be back in my own house over in Valpo, there are a couple of things i really like about this small, cold flat we...

Everyone worries to some extent about getting burgled. A lot of burglaries are pre-planned, the house having been scoped in advance...so wha...

My back's gone funny again so i've got not much else to do but lie in bed with my lap top and the telly. For that reason, i'm go...

So there are a lot of posts about buildings to see and restaurants to visit on this blog. But where should you stay? Here's a quick run ...

After getting back from Santiago, we went to the house to see how things were moving forward. The floor upstairs has now been taken up so th...