Fiestas Patrias

  Hi Bloggers,

Being a non-meat eater (my diet is 99% plant-based), Fiestas Patrias is not my favourite celebration because it centres around barbecues and the smell of cooked meat. However, what I do enjoy is having a few days holiday, and I guess this year was special because we had 10 days off.

So, my wife´s birthday was on September 12th so from the 13th to the 17th we went to Isla Negra with her sister and mum. We rented a little cabin in the middle of nowhere (about 15 minutes walk from the centre of the town). It was a really relaxing place, surrounded by trees  so the only sounds were the birds and the wind in the trees. 

It was a really lazy few days. We cooked, ate, drank, read and went for the occasional walk. In the evenings we played table games (Ticket to Ride and Yatzee).

On the way back to Santiago on the 17th, we went via Limache and visited some friends there.

On September 18 & 19, I just chilled, making music, watching some movies and reading.

A good break:)

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Comments

  1. Andres26 September 2024 at 05:12

    I have never visited Isla Negra, I would love to do it someday, it sounds very relaxing!

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  2. EnglishEnjoyer0626 September 2024 at 05:17

    I really like the calm of Isla Negra, his beach and its giants rocks are such an spectacle!

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  3. marce uwu26 September 2024 at 05:18

    I really enjoy to Isla Negra is really beautiful, Did you visited the Pablo Neruda´s House there?,

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    1. Simon26 September 2024 at 05:38

      Not this time. I went in about 1998 but didn´t have much time to look around because it was closing. I know the house in Valpariso better (I´ve been 4 or 5 times at least), plus La I once visited La Chascona.

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  4. Vanessa26 September 2024 at 05:36

    Non-met eater! that's nice, I went a vegetarian for ten years but know I eat all. Even ten days of holidays passed very quickly for me

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    1. Simon26 September 2024 at 06:00

      I was vegetarian/Pescaterian for 20 years before going Plant-Based:)

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  5. Fernanda.B.Rivera26 September 2024 at 05:42

    Isla Negra is the best place for rest !

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  6. manuel hueche26 September 2024 at 05:46

    That was a good vacation!

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  7. Isabel A.26 September 2024 at 05:49

    It 's a nice way to spend the Fiestas Patrias.

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  8. Antonia Corvalán Pavez26 September 2024 at 05:54

    I recently know Isla Negra, It's a very cute place!!!

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  9. Simon26 September 2024 at 05:58

    Oh. I have so many favourite holidays but visiting Japan in 2017 was extra special:)

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