On the Map Travel Blog
Wine, Poetry & Patagonia Women’s Trip/Chapter 4
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Fung Shui, Science Fiction and Barrel Lullabies
February 3 (continued)
So - two wineries and one excellent lunch later - were we done for the day? Not a chance. We headed next to Montes - the winery that is credited with introducing the concept of creating premium wine in Chile
- up until about the 1980s, Chilean wine [...]
Wine, Poetry & Patagonia Women’s Trip/Chapter 3
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
A Sip Here, A Nibble There: Wine + Food
February 3
We are up and out and on our way to the Colchagua Valley to begin some serious wine tasting for non-serious wine drinkers. First stop - Casa Silva - a charming place that has been family owned and run since 1892.
Tiny, elegant and a wonderful way [...]
Wine, Poetry & Patagonia Women’s Trip/Chapter 2
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Inspired by Chileans – My ‘New’ New Year’s Resolution
February 2
I went to the airport to pick up our group of “interesting, imaginative and adventurous” travelers (that language was from our brochure). It was the first time I’d met some of them and instantly knew we would be a good conglomeration of personalities.
Standing in the [...]
Wine, Poetry & Patagonia Women’s Trip/Chapter 1
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Welcome to Chile. You’re Busted.
January 31
Leaving for Santiago, Chile. The flight was crowded, long and uneventful. But not a problem for me – I just kept thinking about the adventure ahead. In his famous poem Descubridores de Chile, the country’s beloved poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda romanticizes his homeland as a [...]
Entering the Blogging World
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007It seems like it was yesterday I had this notion of starting up a travel company that really paid attention to the details of travel. So I did. On The Map Travel (check it out at www.onthemaptravel.com). Not mass market stuff, but trips that include all the small things I love so much when I [...]