725 Continental Hotel Buenos Aires

Back into BsAs...stayed at the hostel first couple nights, as weren't sure how long we were staying...and felt like we had worn out welcome with Fede and Nati week or so before.

They were nice enough to have let us keep extra luggage at their house on our trip to Iguazu, and went by to pick it up and hope to take them out for dinner/drinks.

Felt horrible, because they were waiting for us to come crash at there house Monday night, and waited up a little bit for us. With Nati ...

... the pitch, and a moments silence was observed. RIP Bobby.

The Pickpocketing Incident
After 4 weeks in BA I had my first experience of pickpocketing first hand.... four of us were walking to the central bus station to buy tickets, some of us had little back packs. We all knew we walking into to the danger zone, in fact, an exact quote was "right lads, we´re walking into pick pocket central here".

No sooner had we said that but Alex turned round and ...

... got the ball. He almost scored an unbelievable goal in the last minute which would have capped off a great day. As it was Argentina won 4 0. A few days later they were crushed 6 1 by Bolivia at high altitude.
Buenos aires is a big place to go out at night.. there is pretty much something on everynight of the week! Its a bit different to home.. they go out at 3am and sometimes can party til 8 or 9 in the morning.. its a bit insane a ...

... it. I don't think it mattered much, though, since it was really all about the dancing. A few observations Needless to say, it was quite a busy day. Buenos Aires is an amazing city! It does, however, have a few quirks. For one thing, it's virtually impossible to get change, anywhere. Nevermind the hundred-peso notes (around $30) that bank machines love to spit out; nobody will touch those with a ten-foot pole. But even smaller notes are frowned upon. I tried to pay a $6 ...

... attending a live Argentine futbol match. River Plate Good, Boca Juniors Bad Our last full day in BA began with a visit to the famous San Telmo Sunday antique fair. The Plaza Dorrego and all of the streets surrounding (including the one that our guesthouse opened onto) is taken over by antique booths, street performers and tango dancers. It is an awesome atmosphere and another view into traditional Argentine culture in ...

... worn are always different from place to place. As such, my current barnet closely resembles that of Tin-Tin at the front, with a precision 90 degree square crop adorning the back. Thanks to a few weeks in the sun and a recent bout of sunburn on the neck, the hairline newly exposed is brilliantly white - like a fringe of white sand around an islet in the Red Sea (if it were truly red). It won't be the last ...

... to learn. They are so beautifully decorated, with their braded hair, a ring on every finger, and multi coloured clothing. What intrested me the most was their hands,worn hands, hands belonging to craftsmen and woman. It was an obvious sign of their lifestyle, a life of creating in order to live and put food on their tables. We also shared a few laughs on this day.Robs got hit on my possibly the ...

Part 1: Befe De Chorizo So watching the sun set on Uruaguay one last time we hitched the boat back to BA for Christmas. Having been wised up on taxi tactics we got to our hotel without incident. It was located down town on a shabby little street not far from the main pedestrian mall. The place looked pretty slick on the net, and at USD$75 a night, Paco was delighted. There was a massive contruction site opposite the hotel so Paco requested a quiet room at the back of ...

...You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. Hostel Estoril has become my Hotel California I think; I am still here in BA. The rain carried on and off for a few days and really put a dampener on more than my room. The hostel has a great rooftop for lounging around, but it´s not much good when it´s raining. The city is also built to walk around but, again, not so much when it´s raining. On Saturday my ...

... tenía más de 200 tocadiscos por componer, los cuales se los maquilaba. Así los recuerdos volaban por el tiempo con miradas de nostalgia, como si volvieron a vivir por minutos aquellos momentos; como cuando entró el Sr. Hirsh a su negocio. Dir Gral de una importane fábrica, después de interrogar a mi padre lo llevó a su casa, revisó el tocadiscos y al Sr Hirsh no le quedó de otra más que confiarle su jolla; lo llevó de regresó a su negocio y después de ...