Buenos Aires
Travel Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Visitors, tango and meat
... proof that Argentinians have a slightly different day timing than us. The rest of the days we explored the main districts of Buenos Aires, starting with the microcentro where the plaza the mayo is. As it was a thursday we saw the mothers of the ...
Sunday, downtown serenity, biking
... time. And so ends the Sabbath and our first week. What a week. What a contrast from our first impressions to our last. Buenos Aires is a place taking no thoughts for tomorrow. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero - today is for living, don't trust any ...
Tendi hurts, huge shopping mall, subway orphans...
... to ice my ankle, elevate it and stuff and wait for the return confirmation calls. Then we plan on visiting the Argentina's largest duty free shopping center/factory outlet where I hope to do some internetting whilst Ingrid does her favorite thing. New ...
Update in Buenos Aires
... here. Taxis are also cheap... but not as cheap as those in Bangkok. Most rides cost around the $4 mark. Great value! Iīm in Buenos Aires till Sunday. For those interested, I am doing the Buenos Aires to Rio tour with GAP Adventures. I couldīve done ...
Bright Lights, Big City
We have been in Buenos Aires for three days and are having a wonderful time. The weather is warm and we have been strolling the streets at night in shirt sleeves (Those of us from the bay area don't get to do that in SF at any time of the year.) BA is a ...
Living (and dying) luxuriously in Buenos Aires
... this trip. I didnīt have to shave with freezing cold water. It was wonderful. So we arrived a little early in Buenos Aires and took a little holiday from our holiday. It was a good choice since the hostel here has free Internet, a ...
Let's Tango
... THE TILES While we were waiting for the bikes to clear customs, we thought we might as well take in some of the sights of Argentina. Some of the Brazilian girls whom we met on Eveline’s walk recommended we go to the Seņor Tango show, which we did ...
Buenos Aires
We thought of traveling through the Argentinean countryside by bus over three or four days. But we couldn't face it and flew to Buenos Aires which is well "bueno" Unfortunatly it is their winter so only 12c but itīs sunny. Very European like a cross ...
Boca Football Stadium
... crazy ! The tour was great and we hope to be able to time it when a game is on when we come back to Buenos Aires :-) La Boca neighbourhood After the stadium tour we went for a walk around La Boca neighbourhood which is famous for its colourful ...
A Meteorological Inconvenience
... week in many different ways... directions, taxis, airports... but most of all Snow... everyone says it doesn't snow in Buenos Aires... expect Monday... when a Millimeter of snow grounded all the planes in the country! Sunday night we suffered a defeat ...
Donīt Cry for Me Argentina....
Arrived in Buenos Aires on the ferry from Colonia in Uruguay, the sunset over the city looked fantastic. Buenos Aires is a wonderful city, the architecture is very European, it is said to be the Paris of South America. There are many great districts in ...
Last week at our Homestay
Our homestay in Argentina has come to an end. We are ready to get on the road but we are glad to have had the experience with Mirta and Alejandro. ...
Zoo Photos
The zoological gardens were more than gardens and more than a zoo as these photos will attest. In combination it was a huge site with much to see; taken separately it can not compete with a stand alone garden or zoo. No matter how one sees it, it is a ...
BA for Christmas
BA for christmas - it was my fourth visit to Buenos Aires and I still love the place - especially so as this time my money was worth about 8 times more than when I last went - last time was just before the currency crash. I flew in and checked in to ...
Breakfast on the house
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS – CLEAR & DRY – 23.10.09 Can't complain about the cost of the breakfast at Palace Hostel Suites…it’s free…what a pleasant surprise. Continental breakfast - yoghurt drink, cereal, bread and fresh ...
Buenos Aires
The city that never, ever sleeps!! No kidding ! London, New York -yeah whatever. Wake up and smell the coffee kids ! Arrived in BA and was immediately hit with the general stir of the city. Had a couple of hours trapsing around the place trying to ...
La Bomba - bang those drums...
Right megga behind on these blogs now.... The last night in Buenos Aires we congregated back on the roof terrace for more drinks before heading out to La Bomba which is a percussion night with 17 guys all doing their things based on ...
The Big City
... . One last thing about Bariloche.... the chocolate was excellent and in itself made the stop off worthwhile! Getting from Bariloche to Buenos Aires was a pain... I had to fly the 2 hours to Santiago (the hub for Lan Airlines), stop off for 2 hours and ...
From Cusco to Rurrenabaque to Rio to BsAs
... the water as it falls. Switch your gaze to the spray, and it seems to be in slow motion. Really stunning. Final destination, Buenos Aires? The next day was our final long bus ride together, as Emma left two days ago from Buenos Aires. We ...
At last - the polo final
We returned to Buenos Aires for the final of the polo having collected Lauren who took a bus from Santiago for a happy mother and daughter reunion. The game was the first maximum handicap in the history of the competition with all eight players holding a ...
Rio cuatro
Unfortunately I do not have any photos of Rio Cuatro. It was intended to be a small stop en-route to the south and ended in a cultural adventure. We happened to stumble upon a large religious ceremony for "The Virgin Mary". The town had an erry, " ...
Fabulous Buenos Aires
... on the soap and be prepared to clean the tub afterwards - leaving that to housekeeping would be really mean! Back to Buenos Aires (BA). Gosh I love this city. BA is one of those unique, terribly fascinating cities that one stumbles upon, ...
A party with Paul Oakenfold in Buenos Aires
So today we just faffed about today went to the bus station to get our ticket to Bolivia - we have a whopping 28 hours to get to La Quiaca on the Argentinan side eeek we will worry about that later. So we got our carry out from the supermarket and had a ...
9.21pm - The Last Goodbye
Monday 30 November, 9.21pm, Hotel Elevage The last few days on board ship, Jane was all but inconsolable, and kept bursting into tears at the slightest provocation (such provocations included discussing which flights we were all on, someone saying they ...
Last days in The Americas
... a mom; there are bellies to see of all stages of pregnancy. It's great to see women showing their womanhood so clearly. And Argentina has lots of beautiful women, let me tell you. And, there are the animals; those that are cared for by other people ...
Paddy's day in Buenos Aires
Paddyīs day was a blast and sure being in Buenos Aires beats watching the club finals and then trying to find a pub in the city without skangers in replica Celtic jerseys or teenagers puking in the streets. So being the organised feckers that we are ...
ARGENTINA HITCHHIKERīS "BARBADO" WELCOME FIESTA
Hello, everyone!!! Hello from Argentina! Great. I flew into the airport of Buenos Aires two mornings ago. Then, I walked outside. I walked two miles with two heavy bags to the on-ramp of the autopista (highway). I began hitchhiking. My final ...
ghosts, unrequitted love, criminals and (txt)
... Carrara marblemade. Felicitas Guerrero was a young and wealthy widow, considered by that time the most beautiful woman in Buenos Aires". (Story 9) In 1872, she was murdered by a cheated solicitor, Enrique Ocampo (uncle to writers Victoria and Silvina ...
The people you meet
We spent the last few days in Buenos Aires. This almost completes our tour of Argentina and all we have left is a trip to the Iguazu falls to say we have seen everything in this country. The last week and a half were great, not because of the things I did ...
Thanksgiving Tango
... went on, one after the next, until the evening just ended. We clapped, happy and satisfied with our show, and left the fancy restaurant for the empty streets of Buenos Aires. I guess it was a pretty good Thanksgiving after all. ...
