Four Seasons Buenos Aires

... what we thought was apple juice and it turned out to be DIET apple-flavored milk (see foto Jbelow). Who has ever heard of apple milk? It was AWFUL! Last year we thought we were buying orange juice and we ended up with orange milk. Now that was good&#8212;much like a liquid dreamsicle.<br><br>I am staying in my condo with two other women, Katerina and Gail. Katerina was on the trip last year too. Gail was here once before five years ago ...

Hello from Buenos Aires! The Paris of the southern hemisphere, as people who like comparisons often say. BA seems like a great city, we only arrrived yesterday though, and my tardiness in updating this means that I have lots of other things to drone on about.<br><br>After leaving Rio we went to Ilha Grande, an island paradise around 3 hours south (and 90 minutes on a rickety passenger boat) away from the city. After the intensity ...

... from London, and her friend Dearbhla. We went to a Parilla restaurant on the famous Cabrera Street in Palermo and there is not better start to a visit to BA than beginning your meal at 11.30pm. <br><br>Plates are typically shared between 2 here in Argentina and this is a good thing as a 30cm rib-eye was delivered to the table for our consumption. Simply superb when accompanied by a fine bottle of Malbec.<br><br>The following day, after wandering the streets and ...

... de Mayo. HSF is the newest member of the Hostel Suites family and boasts 12 computers with speedy and free internet access, pool tables, a well equipped guest kitchen, and stylishly furnished rooms with huge lockers for securing belongings. The relaxed lobby with over-sized leather couches, is a gathering place of all types where tours, tango lessons, pub crawls, and airport transfers are organized. The affiliated Fusion Bar downstairs has special drink specials for guests ...

... strolling up the broad avenue of Avenida de Mayo it&#8217;s not hard to see why. Wide boulevards, beautiful architecture, grand churches and quaint cafes all added to the historic charm of the city.<br> <br>It wasn&#8217;t hard to imagine the city back in its hey day of the early 20th century, when it rivalled every capital city in the world, and Argentina was primed to overtake the economy of the U.S.A. <br> <br>Unfortunately this wasn&#8217;t to be, as ...

... when I was staying in a room without a window - although the doors were glazed, there was no real separate window - I suppose it´s the style of these old colonial buildings. And when I returned, the boys were on a bit of mission to teach the world the new game, and managed to rope in a few Germans and a Canadian girl. The following morning I discovered that Conor had inherited a little of my bad luck and had left his day pack downstairs but ...

... A peine remis de mon trajet, je lui fais part de ma joie de l'apprendre maintenant et je lui fais comprendre que la moindre de choses serait d'informer les gens à l'avance. Je me remets en route vers ma nouvelle adresse avec mes 2 sacs à dos (le petit sac devant et le grand derrière) comme une petite tortue et suis contraint de me faufiler sur un trottoir pour remonter le flot de manifestants qui agitent leurs banderoles de ...