Trip date: August 2019 Rapa Nui, or more commonly known as Easter Island (or Isla de Pascua in Spanish), has been on my bucket list for many years. A few years ago, there was a business class promo fare for just over US$1,000 return on LATAM, but I couldn’t go. A few weeks ago, I…
Trip date: December 2018 Why Santiago de Chile (again)? On Christmas Day, I found out that I would be alone until New Year’s Day. I decided to do something about it: I bought a ticket for Santiago, Chile, booked an Airbnb, a tour and two restaurant reservations and I left. Day 1: A Day in…
Why Santiago? I had a great experience during my first visit in 2015. There was a reasonable fare (around $800) to fly from California to Santiago for a weekend. I wanted to explore other neighborhoods and perhaps get a glimpse to daily life. My main base for the weekend was in Providencia, which is a nice…