February 18 , 2024 /

CHILE CON FRUTAS

I am not a vegetarian nor a rabid carnivore. I believe in moderation in eating and am fortunate to enjoy an inclusive, diverse diet .  Given a choice between meat or fresh fruits and veggies, I will take the latter.  Carne (meat, especially beef) plays large in the diets and menus in Argentina and Chile. 

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February 11 , 2024 /

TOUCHING DOWN IN ARGENTINA

In Italian and Venetian, Argentina (masculine argentino) means”(made) of silver, silver colored”, derived from the Latin “argentum” for silver. The earliest description of the region by the word Argentina has been found on a Venetian map in 1536. Silver and leather crafts and products are sold everywhere, even in gift shops at gas stations.  

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February 6 , 2024 /

POST CARD FROM RIO

I wondered why Rio de Janeiro?   The Portuguese arrived January 1, 1507 at Guanabara Bay and mistakenly thought it was the mouth of a river and named it in honor a saint.  St. Sebastian de Rio de Janeiro.   The cathedral in Rio is St. Sebastian and 70% of Brazil is Catholic.  Rio was the capital

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February 1 , 2024 /

AND WE’RE OFF

Leaving Friday, February 2, from Mexico City (MEX) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) by way of San Paulo  (GRU).  It’s an overnight flight and I’m hoping for several hours of good sleeping.  This is the beginning of our two-week adventure in South America.   We like to travel, evidenced by 20+ years to a variety

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January 20 , 2024 /

SURPRISES

I shared some bits in this blog previously, notably in ‘Life, Death and In Between” published December 11, 2023.   There are glad surprises and sad surprises.  This post is mostly about ones that are sad, so I promise that the next post will be about glad surprises.  The reality is that life is full

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December 30 , 2023 /

TWELVE MOST POPULAR OF 2023

This is a review by “vote” of my readers of the most read of 71 blogs published in the past year.  The reasons why these emerged as the top twelve may have to do with the content, where they appeared, how and when they were shared, and a few other unknown variables, such as the

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