After roaming around BA burning up calories becoming ripped like a pirate dvd, a brief siesta was required aswell as the 3 s's. Given the occasion of Vanesas birthday (Jan 20th), we were nightbound on saturday. Our destination was La Parolaccia restaurant in Puerto Madero at 11 where we were due to link up with Aldana, Vanesas fellow amiga & acc...

We spent most of Friday wandering around Palermo Viejo. Despite everyone raving about the shopping, Lisa and I had surprisingly little luck (which was probably a good thing during a 2 week vacation). Two of the coolest shops we found were a paper store (we bought a limited edition print from a local artist) and a family-run soap shop.  Al...

We completed our last bus ride and arrived in BA!  Rather than stay in hostels and hotels anymore, we tracked down an apartment in the Recoletta area of BA to use as a home base for the week. For the same price as a budget hotel, we picked up a loft apartment with all the amenities of home.  Words cannot fairly describe how excited a...

With the problems finding a place to stay behind me... I moved on to what BA had to offer. A lot. It was a Monday... I knew no one... and the Spanish philharmonic had played ´Snore´ in E Minor all night, and it was time to explore. The hostel was right near Florida, a bustling pedestrian street, full of people, and more importantly, ¨femininas, ...

We really like San Telmo - away from the most touristy areas it's relaxed with lots of markets and interesting shops (a quieter hostel also helps). Yesterday we saw a stall that sold hand-painted tiles, including Jesus with a body-builder's body (with rays of divinity still coming out of his heart) and another that said "Chriss" with a bust of J...

Today was a day that I wish my Mom had been here.  She would have loved today. I started off from Plaza de Mayo (city center) and headed south.  I wandered around some of the southern barrios, stopping at cathedrals and museums.  I saw El Museo De La Ciudad....which was a very idiosyncratic museum with random antiques from Argenti...

finally here..... first impressions... it's hot n muggy, n I can't find the apostrophe on the keyboard!!! Ok, found the apostrophe (see previous entry). So the hostel is in a really old building, quite neat. We have a huge door and a little balcony in the room, and the bed is a lot more comfy, so comfy in fact that we fell asleep prompafter we g...

Alors me voila arrive a Buenos Aires.. le trajet en bus c est bien passe... les bus argentins meritent bien leur reputations... un cran en dessus des bresiliens.. meme si ceux la etaient de bonne qualite.. les argentins offrent des sieges dignent de la business class avec accoudoires, repas, vin, whisky... plus de place pour les jambes et pas l ...

Well....I know the updates have been lacking. But, what can we say. Time flies when you travel. Buenos Aires....the Paris of the South. It was amazing...and so are those Argentinian Futball fans. Wow!! ARGENTINA, ARGENTINA, ARGENTINA. But, Buenos Aires was more to us. It was where we sat in cafes.....playing rummy. As predicted....I have come ba...

Feb 18&19, Buenos Aires MILES: flying 8517, bus 22, taxi 43, walking 35, ship 4032, Zodiac boat 14 total: 11,655 miles Buenos Aires was originally called "Ciudad de la Santisimo Trinidad y Puerto de Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires" (City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the fair winds).... I can see why they shorted it a bit. Thank ...