Vegas

 

Grand Canyon

 Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, your children's children, and for all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American should see.

~ Teddy Roosevelt

Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend

 

Can you spot the seahorse?

Zion National Park

 Angels Landing Hike

The Narrows Hike

The Land of the Pisco Sour -- No offense Peruvians ;-)

Peruvian food is fairly common in Chile. The Lomo Saltado (loin strips, stir fried) was incredible.

I rode to the Pisco Valley (Pisco Elqui) where they grow the fruits and make various cocktails (Pisco sour). I tried the traditional Pisco Sour.

In addition, I tried Albahaca Sour (green) and Copao Sour (brownish). They were pretty incredible!

I also tried Cerdo (pork). Rice was served with most meals.

Chilean people eat a lot of bread. I hear an average person eats around 10 pieces of this bread in a day. It was served during breakfast and lunch quite widely.

In street food, I tried Empanadas and Sopaipillas (Pumpkin discs). They are widely available throughout the streets of Santiago. Were pretty delicious too!

I did have to open my traveler's pocket dictionary while looking at the menu. Other than a couple of occasions, where the restaurant had an English menu, I was struggling on ordering the right dish. It took me a while at a Deli to pay for coffee. The lady wanted me to write my license ID Number on the receipt and I had no clue what she was referring to for several minutes.

Other than the Pisco, I tried a lot of Chilean wine. and this Chilean Beer (Cristal)! Lastly, when I saw this shopping cart stall selling meat, I realized "Jugaad" was a Chilean concept as well and not just Indian ;-)