South American immersion

Plaza de Armas, Santiago, Chile (c) 2012 by David Ourisman, all rights reserved

Are you an adventurer at heart? What would you think of packing up your life for three months next year to live and work for a full month in each of three great cities? It's like the semester abroad you enjoyed in college ... but with definitely more of a luxury touch!

February, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
March, 2018 — Montevideo, Uruguay
April, 2018 — Santiago, Chile

The best part of any immersion is the chance to get to know a city deeply. You'll have your own luxury apartment near the Plaza San Martin in Buenos Aires, the Punta Carretas neighborhood in Montevideo, and the Providencia community of Santiago. You'll be totally free to explore the neighborhood; get to know its sights and sounds; and experience its restaurants, coffee houses, and night life.

The package also includes office space with WiFi, available to you 24/7. You'll be able to telecommute from South America, working with your clients by phone and email (and they'll never know you're a continent away).

The weekends feature hosted excursions so that you can get to know the culture and history of each city and the surrounding country. Click for what you can look forward to in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Santiago.

Here's what's included in your three month sojourn.

Private luxury accommodations with bedroom, bathroom, and kitchenette

24/7 remote workspace with wifi

Weekly inside access activities exploring the highlights of the area

Transportation between countries (flights, ferries, and transfers)

Dedicated Brownell host

Gratuities for all included activities and transfers

Travel Insurance

International flights to the starting destination and home from the ending destination are excluded, as are meals and spa days.

Are you intrigued? Check it out here — and when you're ready to take the plunge, you can apply here.

copyright (c) 2017 by Ourisman Travel LLC. All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell, a Virtuoso® Member. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.

Santiago, Chile | cathedral reflections

Just landed in Santiago, Chile this morning after a 9 hour overnight flight from Atlanta. I slept about five hours on the plane (with the help of Ambien) but was still tired on arrival. However, I resisted the impulse to take a nap. After checking in at the Ritz-Carlton Santiago and taking a long, hot shower, I joined my Brownell Travel colleagues for a short walking tour of the city.

Santiago is an attractive city with beautiful parks and squares. After seeing La Moneda Presidential Palace (where the President of Chile has his office), we walked to Plaza de Armas Square, a large square with caricature artists, orators (something like Speakers Corner in London), and some interesting historic buildings.

I was fascinated by this reflection of the old Cathedral in the windows of a contemporary office building immediately across the street. Afterwards, we were taken for a "light lunch" at Ciudad Vieja. Well, it was very, very good and quite authentic, but light? Fried cheese and French fries!

copyright (c) 2012 by David Ourisman LLC. All rights reserved. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.