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Finally a football match
... could take no more dancing.
Day 4
A bit of a write off day, we were both hungover and extremely tired so after a struggle to get up for breakfast we headed to a cemetary in Recoleta. That evening we went to see Boca Juniors v Newells Old Boys. We stopped off for a beer and hot dog in what can only be described as an old small warehouse which they called a bar and filled with tourists going to the ...
"Es No Normal"
... find myself seeing what looks like a dungeons and dragons meeting going on. I think I have stepped into the BA version of the movie Role Models. I see a man dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow, a girl with bright red-hair holding a fake chainsaw, and several people dressed as wizards. There is a stand selling cat ear headbands and other random goods.
Having my fill of people watching, I find a serene place without angry, wild dogs, climb atop a fallen tree, and go about ...
The impossible Argentine car sale
... 8217;s fear is real so I continue my inspection with more discretion and decide that I’ll take three bills randomly in the stash and show them to the folks at MaguiExpress, to get their opinion…
Twenty minutes later, I have the receipt in hand for the Moneygram and my sample bills are confirmed as authentic. Cool! Daniel tells me we need to hurry because there are cops and we are parked illegally. We get in the car and ...
Yo Quiero ir Buenos Aires!
... San Telmo is warming up for the weekend. Follow Callee Defensa down from Juan Garay and you walk past aging mansions from the late 1800’s, whose shopfronts have been transformed into modern boutiques, or art studios, or one of the countless antique dealerships. Eventually you get to Plaza Dorrego where tables and chairs have been setup around the cobbled streets of the plaza for people to soak in a merienda.. a late-afternoon snack, perhaps a picada but more likely a selection ...
Don't Mention The War!
... at the moment, and it was very unwise to refer to them as the Falkland Islands.
We finally got back to the hostel around 5.30pm. We were originally told the tour was going to last between three and four hours but it ended up being much longer. We didn’t mind at all, but it meant that our idea of having an afternoon power-nap had gone out the window. Instead we jumped in the shower and got ready for our night out. As we were getting ready, our new roommate, ...