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Published author of adventure novels, knuckle-busting investor in real estate, and digital entrepreneur with more wins than losses. Connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or my personal website.

Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament

August 14, 2022 by Mark Kelley 1 Comment

Since I was an early teenager, I had as a goal to fish North Carolina’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on my own boat. I had a chance over the years to be an angler on other people’s boats, and the goal was to fish the tournament on my own boat. I didn’t strive to […]

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Hiking to Portezuelo Ocoa at Parque Nacional La Campana

August 13, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

We rose early for a day trip our first Chilean national park, La Campana, about 90 minutes from the house. We hiked 10km on the out and back trail called Sendero Los Peumos. The trail was lightly trafficked, as most hikers opt for the trail that leads to the top of mountain La Campana, from […]

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Wilson’s 8th Birthday – Feliz Cumpleaños

August 12, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Wilson turned 8 today, the first birthday for the family in Chile. So far in Wilson’s life, he’s had two birthdays on our adventures. Here’s a picture of Wilson around his 2nd birthday at Olympic National Park on our 30,000 mile Airstream adventure around the U.S. He’s gotten so big, and he still loves sticks, […]

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Hiking Cerro Manhuequito

August 11, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Made it to the top. Failed to do so yesterday, but today we were up at 6am, on the summit at 8am, back to the house by 9am. Jane and Wilson had mostly good attitudes about the need to reattempt the hike. Going up was tough on the lungs, down tough on the knees and […]

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Lost Sunrise Hiking on Cerro Manhueque / Manhuequito

August 10, 2022 by Mark Kelley 2 Comments

We woke early this morning to hike Cerro Manhuequito, the smaller peak adjacent to the larger Manhueque. Both mountain summits we can see from different rooms in our home. The trailhead is only a fifteen minute drive. We planned to leave the trailhead at dawn, giving us enough time to reach the summit of Manhuequito. […]

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Trip to Laguna de Batuco

August 8, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

We made our first trip out of the city today. We’ll keep venturing further and further as our year progress, exploring more and more of Chile. For now, we’re content to explore the city and outlying parks. Today, we made a trip out Ruta 5 to a preserve called Laguna de Batuco, a unique lagoon […]

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New Bike Day

August 7, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Everyday Chile (@every_day_chile) When we traveled the US in 2016, we loved having bicycles to get around and explore, especially in national parks. We decided the family needed bikes. Wilson and I walked a mile to a truly massive shopping mall yesterday evening and bought two […]

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Buying a Car in Chile

August 6, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

We plan to venture out of Santiago while we’re in Chile, and we need our own vehicle to do so. Renting would be cost prohibitive and restrictive, and so we opted to purchase our own car. Purchasing a car under normal conditions at home can be stressful, and purchasing a vehicle as a foreigner in […]

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Early Days of Learning Spanish

August 4, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

I’m overly pleased with the language learning app, Duolingo. I had low expectations, though I’ve been blown away by the effectiveness of the app to teach a language. I started about 30 days ago with no Spanish language background. I only knew a handful of commonly known words. The app has me somewhat comfortable with […]

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La Casa en Vitacura, Santiago

August 1, 2022 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

I snapped a few pictures of the outside of our house today in Santiago. I would say the house location is solid, and that the location is the prevailing quality. We have relatively easy access to downtown (about 10 minutes away by Uber), and the house is within walking distance to supermarkets, cafes, and restaurants […]

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