Gran Argentino Buenos Aires

... after dances. Luigi, from Italy, said after our first dance, &#8220;I feel like I have been dancing with you for years.&#8221; That made me very happy! This is SO darn much fun!!!<br><br>Gail and I stayed until 5 a.m. and closed down the milonga! We were the only two women on the dance floor at the end. I tucked myself in, with a smile on my face, as the sun was coming up. I am so glad that Katerina brought an extra sleeping mask! Life is good!

... and the bus terminal, I decide to wait until the very last minute to embark. With some hussle we make it to Retiro, the craziest bus terminal in the southern hemisphere, although along the way a 4-foot tall lady attempts to steal my wallet and my camera on the Subte. Twice. Upon hearing so many stories of backpackers losing whole packs, wallets, etc, and my batman-like victory over the Subte master thief, I realize that losing $100 pesos to the taxi driver, if that is ...

... 3am probably later, and then they might think about going to a club until 6, 7 or 8am. Oh, and they do still go to work the next day at 9am.<br><br>It can be a challenge fitting our going out "culture" to theirs. Particularly, the amount we drink and the length of time they stay out for. I´ve got to say I think we did a good job adapting! <br><br>Social Life<br>After the adaptation process it was quite feasible to turn up at a bar at 1am and sit outside drinking wine ...

... volcano with "molten" fudge in the center and home-made ice cream on the side. Needless to say, we left holding our sides.<br><br>Sunday morning we will check out of the hotel, check out a famous Sunday morning street market in San Telmo Barrio and get ready to head to the airport. We leave South America feeling fulfilled and blessed for the opportunity to see the sights cultures and peoples we have seen. This trip was an amazing experience that both of us will never forget.

We left sunny Honolulu summer on a Sunday evening and arrived to somewhat dreary and foggy Buenos Aires winter on a Tuesday morning. The two locations are separated by about 6,000 miles. For us they were separated by two redeyes, a 4-hour flight across the states, a taxi and sore backs. It was 9:00 am local time and 2:00 am our time. <br><br>We checked into The Clan House B&amp;B, which was basically an annex to the hostel by the same name but labelled ...

... corn kernels I've ever seen, they were allmost orange. Argentines don't really use dressing, mostly oil &amp; vinegar. But tonight it was oil and lemon. Delicious! Kev had lomo cooked jugosa (beef tenderloin, medium rare) and I had chicken with white wine sauce, spinach and mushrooms. 6th most expensive wine a Malbec, bottled mineral water, and coffee.It all came to 166pesos/$46.00. Tonight we are taking the overnight bus to Mendoza, so will talk after our 1st full day there.

I have safely arrived in Buenos Aires and wow is it hot!  Summer is in full force.  I'm staying with a friend, Sara Jean, who has a great apartment in one of the best parts of town, Recoleta.  First night we went to see a tango show at a historic cafe called Cafe Tortoni. We met some Brazilian and Australian friends that helped us finish our bottles of wine and joined us for a fun night on the town. 

... eslene vender nesa mot uruguay for noen dager :) vi trenger litt strand og sol noen dager! Men forst maa vi faa med oss sondagsmarkedet her i san telmo igjen, saa vi drar forst paa mandag. I dag har vi unnagjort litt shopping, saa naa er vi glade, fornoyde, litt solbrente paa nesa, men veldig fine :) Spansken kommer forresten litt etter litt.. noen ord trenger litt tid for det klinger riktig i munnen, mens andre kommer lettere. One cerveza por favor, feks var ganske grei :)

... soit d'une inefficacité sans égal dans ce genre de situation. Finalement je ne suis resté que 2 jours dans le Milhouse hostel qui ne me plaisait guère tellement tout était impersonnel. Je dois reconnaître que l'immeuble lui-même avait tout de même un certain cachet. J'ai déménagé à la "Casa Jardin" dans le quartier très trendy de Palermo sur les conseils de Bénédicte, une amie belge qui terminait justement ces vacances à Buenos Aires.

... of these two cities: One dominated by the river and the docks - cosmopolitan, European in culture and style while La Paz is marked by its mountains and jungles - and its indigenous heritage. La Paz is not a city for walking around. You are either walking uphill or downhill but never very fast because of the altitude. And breathing is doubly difficult because the car fumes from the gridlocked traffic have no where to escape. The ...