Chile may be considered “New World” and the popularity of its wines may have only exploded internationally in “recent” years. However, grapevines for use in winemaking were planted hundreds of years ago. Learn about how…
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Pablo Neruda’s “Leaning Into The Afternoons”
Leaning into the afternoons is another poem about love by Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. The first time I read it, I got a sense of an older person talking to his love. Perhaps senility was playing its…
Pablo Neruda’s In My Sky At Twilight
The passion of love, the passion of life are brilliantly evoked in Pablo Neruda’s poetry. He wrote about love, the effects of being in love, the fire, the agony and the despair of love lost. …
Reblog: Day Trip to Diverse ValparaÃso and Viña del Mar, Chile
Again while bloghopping I was thrilled to come across gorgeous photos and a very interesting post by Image Earth Travel on ValparaÃso. Just 120 km northwest of Chile’s capital, Santiago, is the major city, seaport, and educational…
Pablo Neruda’s “The Sea”
The sea, the ocean, the beach is a part of my soul. Some of my happiest memories are tied to the sea. I’ve sat on the sand and pondered life. I’ve walked along the shore…
Spell May in Books
The month of May is almost over and I just realised I didn’t do a month in books post. M-Â Mala Onda (Bad Vibes) by Alberto Fuguet A- Aunt Julia and the Script Writer by…
Pablo Neruda’s “I Like For You To Be Still”
When you love someone, is it enough to know you love them? In this poem by Pablo Neruda, the poet describes his feelings for his love, understanding her feelings from her silence. He acts accordingly so…
Pablo Neruda’s “Don’t Go Far Off”
Chile’s most acclaimed poet, Pablo Neruda, wrote beautiful poems of love, beauty, loss, grief and rebellion. Today I’d like to share one of his love poems. In Don’t Go Far Off (No lejos de…
Amazon Free Books for World Book Day
Amazon Crossing is celebrating World Book Day by giving away nine Kindle books from around the world for free. World Book Day is officially on April 23rd but the offer for these nine free…
Thoughts on The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
One of my favourite books is The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende. This story uses the Chilean dictatorship period as its backdrop and is infused with the lyrical magical realism which characterises much…