Hotel Viasui Buenos Aires

... that i`ve already seen/done.<br><br>As for the flashpackers and flash hostels, i seem to have less and less time for people that don`t share my agenda and view. Why bother meeting them if you`re not going to head to the club afterwards or hit the same tours/sights? That sucks though....i suspect i`m getting jaded after this long travelling and need to head home so that i can fully re-appreciate the banalities of normal life and thus how interesting even the usual stuff and people out here are!

... as if to jump out in disgust, while we were going 80km down an 8 lane freeway!!!<br><br>We´ve heard some crazy stories over here, I know everyone had told me that it was dodgy, but I had no idea! A couple of girls from the hostel got mugged last night, and while we were at the police station we met two english girls who are studying over here. Their hostel room was broken in to, they think by the hostel staff, they had gone out for 5 mins ...

Day 95 Monday 6th April - Buenos Aires Got up at about 7am and went down for breakfast, but I didn't realise it doesn't start till 8am so just had a surf on the web while I waited for them to get set up. After breakfast I went for a wander round the area and took some pictures as most of them tend to be at night otherwise. Tried to double check my flight from Buenos Aires to Rio and BA website said the reference does not exist. I can only presume that as I ...

... and cute restos. We got into the regular custom of having a nice meal and bottle of wine at 10pm in San Telmo. It was quite romantic indeed. We had a picada (kind of a massive cheese and meat plate) at a small joint that had antique clocks and cappucino machines and had steaks at a parilla that had an outdoor garden. Since we are backpacking and I am engaged to a woman who loves to cook, we also used the local mercado ...

... Wow, it really is absolutely gorgeous. Definately a must see for anyone coming to Buenos Aires, or at least for anyboy who loves bookstores as much as I do! I also bought a book by Jorge Luise Borgez who is supposed to be a very famous author... Anyone know him? It´s called El Aleph and is a bundle of short stories. Haven´t started yet, but am very curious. Then in the evening I fell in love al over again! Livia invited me with her to go to a Tango show in Cafe Tortoni which is ...

... turned into shops, painted very brightly. There are café's and bars, tables in the streets, tango dancers, musicians. It was a circus environment, but interesting. After about 40 minutes here, the bus picked us up and we asked to be dropped close to La Recoleta Cemetery. One of the hotels where we picked up some other passengers was near there, so we only had a few blocks to walk. Unfortunately, the ...

... bresil avec sa copine et qui a eu la bonne idee de me rejoindre pour le 1er de l'an... Nous sommes alors restes tous les 2 chez une autre hote, Cecilia, sympathique avocate vivant dans les beaux quartiers.... Mais le calme etait de courte duree car j'avais oublie que le Pierrot venait lui aussi pour faire la fete.... En compagnie de Cecilia donc, nous avons ecume les bars du quartier de Palermo et profite d'un super concert de percussion, 'Las Bombas del ...

... resist and ended up buying a dress! I met the person who made it though and I know that any time I wear that dress I´ll be the only one with it on! After a few more shops, which I willed myself to stay out of to avoid any temptations, the sky opened! Literally. The rain came down in buckets and had nowhere to go. The streets were flowing with water like rivers! We debated our options to get back, subway or taxi. We went ...

... to do a trip to Iguazu Falls, in a roundabout way, sort of up the Parana River. Fortunately, while in BsAs, I ran across a South American Explorers website, which advertised luggage storage, among other helpful advice and tips. Needless to say, there went 2 suitcases with the chennile bathrobe! A new, slimmed down me, was ready to head out to explore my unknown. I walked to the Retiro (bus station), checked out the myrid of buses, and finally ...

... when we get back to London, thank the Lord! <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>The dancers also wound their way around our tables, but mostly did their thing on the stage in front of us; it was all very impressive ...