Melia Buenos Aires Boutique Hotel

... the panang curry tasted fairly authentic although it was too runny) and were way underdressed. Sweatshirts and jeans don't cut it here. You have to be dressed up all the time.

We met two guys in the Thai place that were pretty friendly and both spoke English very well. They noticed my Red Sox sweatshirt and asked if I was from Boston. I told them no, California, and we chatted for a bit. One of the guys was born and raised in Galt! He lives here in BA ...

... time, even the men, even complete strangers! So I suppose itīs no great surprise that the Argentines have no qualms about displaying their affection to everyone else, whatīs weird is that itīs not just a peck on the cheek and holding hands, itīs pretty full on. I actually wouldnīt be surprised if I saw a couple properly going at it on a street corner! My English reserve is beginning to show!
In between my Spanish classes and eating, Iīve managed to have a tango class, and visit a couple of ...

... We push our way back out to the ramp and decided to search other entrances, but all had the same situation.  We decide to cut our loses and leave admitting that it is pretty dangerous and we should have paid the $200.   As we left, I notice that we are in the wrong gate afterall and maybe our ticket would allow us to see the game.  I asked the officer where we go for our ticket and he instructs to continue around the stadium.  We decide to try it out before calling leaving and once ...

... people were buried in Recoleta. Several presidents are entombed here, and the names of many of the streets of Buenos Aires match the names on the tombs. Each mausoleum is privately owned, as is the ground beneath it, and privately maintained. Unfortunately, some families appear to no longer be able to maintain the tombs. We found this particularly ...

... All in all, a fantastic night of lessons, dinner and show. We got back to the hostel after midnight and crashed, full to the brim. What can I say - How do you celebrate 9 years together in a perfect way? Let's see....Go to Buenos Aires, watch England win at football, drink beers, have Tango lessons, enjoy a fantastic romantic meal, watch an awesome Tango show.....and spend it all with your beautiful wife.....Perfect!! Nothing more to be said! x

... room, Claus from Brazil. Turns out the hostel had given us both keys to the SAME locker. Not very secure here, is it? And another thing that ****** me off - I noticed the hostel advertising a tango lesson, show, and dinner, with Tango Complejo, the company that GAP Adventures booked us with. The problem? We paid almost $100 CAD - the hostel was only charging $65. Something just wasn't right about that whole GAP experience ...

... first and also that all the Volkswagens raced (which finished in 5th, 2nd and 1st places if I remember correctly) were manfactured in South Africa. This truly was a day to remember! Tigre is one of the most popular riverfront towns about 1 hour North from BA. We didn't realise that BA does not front on the ocean. But the brown Rio de a Plata, a river which ends in a delta with 5000+ islands between Argentina and Uruguay. We made a day-trip of it and enjoyed a 1.5hour ...

... did not have to move so we stayed in the front seat. The bus was hot, the sound system was not great and the guide's English was not great. There was an American tourist that was not happy and he was very vocal about it. The tour made 3 major stops; Congress Square, the Soccer stadium and the old neighborhood of LaBoca. This is described as the only part of the city that is not modeled after a ...

... uneventful but the bus I took to the hostel was an experience in itself. It was much cheaper than a taxi, but talk about slow! It took me about 2 hours to get to the hostel. As I was getting out of customs, I noticed this old woman who was yelling at practically everyone in her way. She, of course, ended up at my bus stop so she preceded to complain ...

... We were two people so connected to the music that there was nothing between the leader and me. You can feel the passion in the love for the music, the dance and tango. For those that do not know tango, I am probably sounding like a crazy person...but the rest of you know what I am talking about. The two best men that I danced with tonight were again, "mature" and did not speak English at all. I hope I have the opportunity to dance with them again ...