Dazzler Flats Quartier Basavil Buenos Aires

... a week for the entire summer) until I felt comfortable with the people. Following that I volunteered in Philly at Widener Memorial School which is a school for students with disabilities. That was another growing experience which also took a little while until I felt completely comfortable. But this past weekend when I volunteered I wasn’t uncomfortable in the least. The people were so nice and kind. I guess I just had a bit of a personal reflection ...

... J. I live in a neighborhood called Villa Crespo which is not all that close to my GW friends but I keep meeting more and more students that live around here and it is super easy to get anywhere from here!

Colectivos y el Subte: The public transportation system here is NUTS! There are a couple hundred buses (los colectivos) that go absolutely everywhere and a subway (el subte) system that doesn't go everywhere, but there is a stop a block ...

... one of world's top football clubs. La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns, as well as La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors. It has ...

A wonderful city, especially for the young at heart. I am going to bed at 9 pm and they are just going out and staying out often till 8 am. Shows such as Evita, Che, Phantom of the Opera, tango shows, comedies. Pass two guys ...

I got a 18 hour bus down from Puerto de Iguazu to Buenos Aires...had films and bus bingo for entertainment so cant complain! I stayed in Buenos Aires for week and it was a fantastic city, with so many different and interesting areas. For the first half of my trip I stayed with some family friends who ...

... by classes and initial culture shock, I feel I have time and mental energy to keep a more up to date travel log.             I'm writing this on the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, which I had to watch with Spanish voice-overs in my apartment. It made it somewhat difficult to watch; the Spanish comes out much louder than the English, but a little English creeps through. If I simply focused on the Spanish translation, I could have understood but my ear kept ...

I broke a new bus journey record with an epic 40 hour bus straight up the coast from Patagonia to BA which was not really fantastic. I had planned to do some more trekking but Torres del Paine had taken my ankle victim and I had to scrap that plan in favour of running to my relatives back in the north of the country for some Argentine hospitality ...

... the classic Chevys of wealthy patrons have been let off their garage leashes and are also enjoying the top down weather. On a sour note we realise that the mutual kitty for the trip has been infiltrated by a dodgy 100 Peso ($35USD) note, a result of my inexperienced money changing in the first few days. Apparently the country is rife with these, and every shop holds notes up to a UV light to scan for fakes. Our attempts to fob it off at bars and restaurants has proven ...

... since Argentina is famous for itīs beef, and itīs grilled meats, and I can still remember one of the best meals Iīve ever had at an Argentinan restaurant in Adelaide many years ago. But, after eating what seemed like nothing but meat and potatoes for so long, I really just felt like salad, so ended up having Subway! (which tasted so much better here by the way!) So the carnivorous feast will have to wait for the return trip to BA one day. Besides beef, Argentina is famous ...

... you need to book an organised tour to watch La Boca because apparently it's a pretty dangerous place to watch football by yourself.

They wouldn't even charge you Ģ50 at Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge, so I knew it was a rip-off, but at least it included collection & drop-off from/to our hostel & we ...