Santiago Days (The Long Way Home)
As I write this I’m sitting in a Sao Paulo airport waiting for my flight connection heading home from my time in Santiago. I’ve slept two hours of the last 24. I smell strongly of perfume, after the... Read Article
Santiago Days (Outside the City Limits)
I have, over the last couple of weeks, had the opportunity (and legal necessity) to get out of Santiago and see some of the rest of this part of the world for a bit. Of the two trips... Read Article
Lollapalooza fails to spark the imagination
The first time this giant of American entertainment leaves its natives shores, Chile was chosen as the destination. In many ways this made a lot of sense, a stable affluent South American country, obsessed with rock music seems... Read Article
Santiago Days (After the Quake)
Firstly my condolences go out to any one involved in last week’s earthquake in Japan, which at the time of writing potentially includes eleven Chilean families whose kin have so far remained out of contact. Memories of last... Read Article
Santiago Days (Rain and Quakes in Chile)
In the couple of weeks since I last blogged a couple of strange things have happened. Firstly, it rained! I have not seen a cloud since I arrived (no, I’m not trying to wind you up), then last... Read Article
Santiago Days (Food and Drink in Chile)
Santiago Days is a new column by Mark Briggs, taking a magnifying glass to life in Santiago, Chile. This week he is going to bring you some of those little bits of life that tell you you’re in... Read Article
Santiago Days (Arriving in Chile)
This is the first part of a weekly/bi-weekly blog from Mark Briggs (a budding writer and regular contributor to Sounds and Colours). He will be providing regular updates on life in the Chilean capital, Santiago, where he has... Read Article