Sometimes, it’s all about Friends & Wine-Tasting

(vean al pie de página para la versión en español - voyez plus bas pour la version française) When we got out of the Andes, we ended up in the valley and found the vineyards.  Our couchsurfing adventures were taking us to yet more fabulous places with new beautiful friends.  First, we were lucky to [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra

This week's challenge: Extra, Extra. Walking around in La Plata, Argentina, and finding orange trees in the streets...  This did make for an extra snack during our afternoon there while Raul was watching Argentina/Slovenia last week. [Fr]  Trouver des orangers en pleine rue en se baladant à La Plata, Argentine...  Un petit extra à notre [...]

The Cooking Class Challenge

(scroll down for the english version - vean al pie de página para la versión en español) Raul adore cuisiner.  Moi, j'aime bien cuisiner mais j'aime surtout bien manger.  En Patagonie, on a eu la chance de découvrir dans certains restaurants quelques plats locaux typiques et de s'en lécher les babines.  Alors, quand on a [...]

Volunteering by the Strait of Magellan

(voyez plus bas pour la version française - vean al pie de página para la versión en español) Before we even got back to Puerto Natales late January, we first stopped at other friends' Bed & Breakfast in Punta Arenas, the last big city at the end of the chilean world before Ushuaia in Argentina.  As soon as we got in, Marisol [...]

A Typical New Hampshire Stroll

(vean al pie de página para la versión en español - voyez plus bas pour la version française) I first met E.J. in 2008 at the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  After the 3 day-conference, we had hit it off and promised to meet again some time along the way.  We [...]