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The Davis Cup: Tickets are already on sale for the Chile-Israel duel in Coquimbo

Tickets for the Davis Cup match between Chile and Israel are already on sale for the public since Friday, February 5th, 2010. The duel will take place in Coquimbo (fourth region), at the tennis courts of the Enjoy casino, from March 5th till March 7th. Tickets purchased with the Fallabella CMR card will receive a 15 % discount. The tickets can also be acquired at Cine Hoyts and Ticketmaster (Call Center).... 

Entrepreneur star from Silicon Valley invests in a Chilean vineyard to produce pinot noir wine

Kevin Harvey (left) with Javier Meza and Jeff Brinkman. Source: Rhys Vineyards The American entrepreneur, Kevin Harvey, has created over a dozen technological enterprises in the United States and is the owner of the Rhys vineyard in California.  Harvey has developed more than a dozen software web sites enterprises, sold to companies such as Yahoo, AOL, Kodak, among others. Only in 2007, he sold the... 

Andes Wines Promotes Chilean Wines in Japan and Chile.

www.andeswines.com Chilean company Andes Wine will carry out a special “Andes Wines Trip” in China and Japan from February 15th to March 26th to write special articles focused on the market positioning of Chilean wines in the Asiatic market. This task is in charge of the publicist Sebastian Perez-Canto Orellana and the journalist Jimena Cordovez, currently living in Australia. With a video camera... 

Music: Justice Comes to Chile

The French Bring Their Dance Justice to the Andes Santiaguinos, get ready for a dance party the likes of which this city hasn’t seen in ages! Those in the know about indie electronic dance music (and with the 25 luca in hand to cover the entrance fee) are in for a treat this weekend: JUSTICE is coming to town. The French electronic duo is best known for their remix of Simian’s track “Never... 

The Tao of Evan: What Long-Term Travel Can Teach You, Part 3

This is part three of a five-part series.  You can read part 1 here.  And part 2 here. Part 3: Thriftiness. Courtesy photo If there’s one major misconception people have about long-term travel, it’s that it must be expensive.  That’s simply not the case.  There are endless ways to extend your travel dollar on the road, and if you want to keep your adventures going for a long time, it pays... 

The Tao of Evan: What Long Term Travel Can Teach You, Part 2

This is the second part in a five-part series.  Read Part One here. Part 2: Patience. Ever been stuck in an airport on a trip, raging against the travel gods?  We’ve all been there; helpless and frustrated.  But after traveling for a while, you start to realize that these types of delays are just the “cost” of being able to travel, and you come to accept them.  There’s no point... 

It’s Wine O’Clock: Two party-worthy bargains

IT’S WINE O’CLOCK! Alvaro Covarrubias is a partner at the boutique Casas de Maule Estate Winery in Talca, Chile.  He also lives in Wellington, New Zealand and in Hanoi, Vietnam for part of the year. This column is about experiences and connecting readers to their inner passion for wine. ——————————————————————————————— QUAFFERS As... 

Literature: Chile’s biggest book fair gets underway

In a city known for its wealth of literary events, the 29th Annual Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago, or International Book Fair of Santiago, is possibly the year’s most-anticipated. The fair, sponsored by the Chilean Book Chamber, runs from October 30th until November 15th.  The Cámara Chileno del Libro, or Chilean Book Chamber, is a coalition of publishers, distributors, bookstores... 

It’s Wine O’Clock: A Chard for the ladies and a bubbly for blokes

IT’S WINE O’CLOCK! Alvaro Covarrubias is a partner at the boutique Casas de Maule Estate Winery in Talca, Chile. He lives part of the year in Wellington, New Zealand, and in Hanoi, Vietnam. This column is about experiences and connecting readers to their inner passion for wine.  No snobbery, no dusty barrels or fancy signatures .… just great wine! ——————————————————————————————— Well,... 
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