Plaza San Martin Suites Hotel Buenos Aires

... of this enormous city from a few hours of wandering round, and I’d like to come again, but a combination of jet lag, uncomfortable shoes (I brought the wrong flip flops, because I’m an idiot) and general culture shock resulted in me feeling quite pathetic come about 5pm. I trundled back to the hotel, looking for a restaurant nearby so I could just walk a couple of blocks back afterwards. Found a little place that seemed nice enough (they had wifi), and ...

... so i am right at home, clubbing is mad here!! and there are always dancers and shows in the clubs which is entertaining!

Other than Spanish and socialising i have not done anything touristy, other than San Telmo - i am just taking it easy as i figure i have another month and a half here so why try to cram everything in!! Life is cheap compared to Bs As and i live on about 40 pesos a day, including accommodation (10 pesos = 1 pound 60)!

... hearing I think Bolivia is my preference but we´ll see. I´m totally getting a taste for what life is gonna be like over the next couple of months and I´m sure there are gonna be great experiences and not so great, especially as most of my travel will be sat 20 or so hours on a bus!! There don´t seem to be many single women travellers but there are plenty of guys going round on their own and everyone so far seems to have the same mentality.

Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina nickiorr

... man, they can sing!

BA could be described as quite a european city; modern, clean, a wide avenue of 25 lanes wide, and the shopping ... awesome. Though it is also unmistakenly Argentinian with everyone drinking out of mate cups (an argentinian tea that is drunk from a cup and metal straw), tango danced in the streets, and people greeting each other with kisses on the cheek. Some fairly wealthy Argentines live in BA, evident by the numerous ...

... the bargain it apparently once was. I wouldn't change much except for doing a few things in a slightly cheaper way. However, I'd probably have spent slightly less time in Buenos Aires. Unless you want to explore specific aspects in greater depth then 4 days is probably enough, though you could spend endless nights. People I have met on my travels have told me of the wonderful experiences to be had elsewhere in this country, in Patagonia, Bariloche and Salta ...

... Wall Street, so the money doing what he is doing probably isn't-or wasn't-that great; but for me, it would be a nice amount ;) That's the beauty of relativity!). Anyway, it was a moment for me-a moment of clarity, of re-visioning, of listening to the synchronicity of the world, and the whispers of God and the gut feeling. My prayer for guidance... We shall see... After goodbyes and pictures and invitations to visit and wishes of safe ...

... and improve my spanish and I have no doubt that all this will happen. I havent yet been homesick, but I know that it will happen. Mostly I just miss my friends, family and my dogs because everything else is here with me. I cant wait to see how the rest of the semester will unfold...only time will tell.    Now, in case I haven't bored you to tears yet, here are some more observations about Buenos Aires and the people and culture in general: ~The men here are the most forward men I ...

... Though today's experience was billed as being a day at a farmhouse or ranch, it was really neither, but still enjoyable, nonetheless. The activities started with a cooking class, where three types of chimichurri were made. One was more tomato-based, one mostly parsley, and the final one was more of a standard chimichurri. It was quite difficult to finely dice the ingredients with the dull knives we were provided. We were also shown ...

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Thanks so much for visiting. I started this blog in 2005 and in the 3 years its been going there have been over 63,000 visitors!!! Wow!! I put this thing together to help fellow travelers learn from my experience and also help family and friends track my progress on this crazy voyage and also give some useful information about the places I have visited. If you have any questions about anything I would be more than happy to help out and ...