Plan an easy day trip from Santiago to Concha y Toro – Latin America’s largest wine producer – with metro-friendly transit, winery tour notes, stops in the town of Pirque, what to wear, and practical modifications.
How I Slow Travel Santiago: Routines and Real Monthly Costs
How I slow travel Santiago: my weekly routine, favorite neighborhoods, everyday spots, and real monthly costs. A practical look at what it’s like living and digital nomading in Santiago longer term.
3 Days in Santiago, Chile: A Walkable, No-Waste Itinerary
An efficient 3-day Santiago itinerary that hits landmarks, neighborhoods, and viewpoints without wasting time. Includes walking routes, maps, and local tips.
How I Pack My Patagonia Refugio 30L for One-Bag Travel (Exact Layout + Why)
I break down exactly how I pack my 30L backpack for long-term travel: the compartment-by-compartment layout, what’s inside each packing cube and pouch, and the rules that make everything efficient to pack and easier to carry.
Where to Run in Santiago: 8 Curated Routes for Easy Runs, Speed, Long Runs & Hills
Curated running routes in Santiago for every kind of day – easy jogs, tempo efforts, hills, and long runs. Organized by neighborhood with quick notes, so you can pick a route fast, go, and start running.
4 One-Bag Workouts for Staying Active While Traveling
Stay active while traveling with minimal gear. These 4 one-bag travel workouts — running, jump rope, yoga, and walking/hiking — include packing tips, realistic road-tested advice, and simple workout templates.
15 Pieces, 20+ Outfits: My 4-Season One-Bag Travel Capsule
A function-first capsule wardrobe for one-bag travel that still feels like me. I share the rules, outfits, and layering system that help me pack light, avoid boredom, and get dressed fast on trips.
One-Bag Laundry: My Portable System for Washing Clothes Anywhere
One-bag travel often means doing laundry on the road. This guide covers my tiny portable laundry system, exact washing procedure, drying tips, and how it compares to laundromats, sink washing, and in-unit machines.
One-Bag Packing List for Santiago, Chile: A Layering System + Local Add-Ons (Carry-On Friendly)
Pack for Santiago with a one-bag layering system: Santiago-specific add-ons, how to adapt a core capsule, repeatable seasonal outfit formulas, a walking-first shoe strategy, plus toiletries, health, and tech essentials.
Ride the Santiago Metro Like a Local: bip! Card, Best Lines + Essential Tips
All you need to know to use Santiago’s excellent metro system, compiled from local experience. Includes hours, fares, how to pay (including contactless payment and the bip! transit card), the best metro lines for visitors, and tips on safety, etiquette, buses and transfers, and rush hour crowds.
Why I'm Drawn to One-Bag, Minimalist Travel
My reflections on why one-bag, minimalist travel appeals to me, after years of sticking to it. And also a bit on how I got to my current 30L setup, and how my one-bag travel philosophy has translated to my everyday living.
Santiago in 1 Day: Ultimate Itinerary + Map (Efficient, Walkable, Local-Approved)
I built and tested this 1-day Santiago itinerary with my Santiaguino partner — an efficient route covering the city’s highlights with a map, hour-by-hour plan, transit/safety tips, and notes on each stop. Includes Bellavista, Plaza de Armas, museums, Santa Lucía Hill, and more.
My Two-Pair Shoe Strategy for One-Bag (Carry-On Only) Travel
My two-shoe strategy for full-time, four-season travel in one 30L bag: trail runners plus flip-flops. I’ve refined this strategy over time, and here’s why it works, my key selection criteria, pros/cons, and occasion-specific swaps for cities, trekking, rain, snow.
Santiago Neighborhoods, Decoded: The Easiest Bases for a Walkable Trip
Compiled from my many visits to Santiago, here’s a practical guide to the city’s best neighborhoods to stay: safety, walkability, transit, food, noise, and runner-friendly tips.
SCL Airport to Santiago: The Options I Actually Use (Time, Cost + Safety)
A fast, practical guide from SCL to Santiago: Uber vs airport bus + metro vs public buses + metro, with costs, timing, and safety tips. Born from my experience having navigated this route many times!
Santiago, Chile Travel Guide: Efficient Itineraries, Neighborhoods + Day Trips
Living Santiago travel hub: efficient itineraries, neighborhoods, transportation logistics, no-car day trips, one-bag packing, and running routes. Updated regularly.
Concón Dunes, Reñaca + Cliffside Walk: Active Day Trip Itinerary from Viña del Mar
I spent 3 days in Viña del Mar and this was my favorite active day. I stitched together a full coastal loop — Concón Dunes first, then a cliffside walk into Reñaca for lunch and beach time, finishing with the waterfront path back to central Viña.
Viña del Mar Running Route: Easy Beachfront 5K (Map + Tips)
A flat, foolproof beachfront run in Viña del Mar: a 5K (3.2 mi) out-and-back from Muelle Vergara to Playa Los Marinos along the oceanfront park. Wide paved paths, minimal crossings, nonstop views—perfect for keeping up training while traveling.
Viña del Mar Coastal Landmarks Walk: A Scenic Route + Map
This easy 3.4-mile / 5.4-km coastal landmarks walk links some of the city’s most iconic landmarks – Casino de Viña, Castillo Wulff, the Flower Clock, and others – with beautiful ocean views, then loops back to Playa Acapulco for golden hour and sunset. Great for first-timers to quickly get immersed in Viña’s vibe.
3 Days in Viña del Mar: An Active Traveler’s Guide + Itinerary
I spent 3 days in Viña del Mar and didn’t expect it to be such an active traveler’s dream. This guide includes travel logistics plus the 3-day itinerary I built and followed to hit the highlights (beaches, oceanfront landmarks, and scenic coastal paths) while getting your steps (or miles) in.