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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires April 17th 2024

Hello! This one is for all the naysayers out there who said we'd never make it...we're OK here in hot and humid Buenos Aires. The BA journey was pretty long, not helped by the slobbering character sleeping next to me on the plane (no, not Laura) and the 25 Argentinian youngsters returning from their degree course at the Finsbury Park School of Applied English (cash only, terms and conditions apply). I arrived without incident and successfully booked into the wonderful Garden House Hostel in the San Telmo neighborhood of the city. Great hotel - not too many people staying, so no late-night raucous mobs to disrupt my beauty sleep...sort ly tailored toward the traveling population in a good way.My only complaint is a lack of air conditioning (that we've noticed) and the lack of a private ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 6th 2024

Our third day in Buenos Aires started off with a nice breakfast before walking once again to the hop-on-hop-off bus stop near the zoo. We waited for about thirty minutes, enjoying the dog walkers who were in charge of anywhere between 5 to 15 dogs; this is such a dog friendly city - we saw them everywhere! We just had two stops until we reached our planned destination: La Recoleta neighborhood. Here is where the famous La Recoleta cemetery is located but there are additional things to see, including some more colorful buildings. This is a very upscale neighborhood as well. As we walked to the cemetery, we passed by the Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar, which is painted a stark white, in contrast to the adjacent multi-colored cultural building. It was surprisingly peaceful and the ... read more
Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar
Mausoleum of General Jose de San Martin
National History Museum of the Revolution

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 4th 2024

The start of an adventure of a lifetime, the first phase was getting to Buenos Aires, then we planned four nights in Buenos Aires itself. I honestly did not know what to expect from this city - I knew of it, but did not know what to plan on for four days, but as I was planning the trip, I started to identify what to see and do and started to get excited. Phase 1 - Travel to Buenos Aires The travel from Dubai (actually, Abu Dhabi) to Buenos Aires was its own adventure with some planning involved. It was a 25-hour flight, plus the 1.5 hours taxi ride to Abu Dhabi. I had never flown on Etihad before, but I was happy and the airport was beautiful! The 8-hour flight to Madrid was relatively easy ... read more
Palacio Barolo
Caminito
Carniceria - Smoked Provolone

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires January 22nd 2024

Breakfast in our hotel before heading to the airport. Our flight to Buenos Aires took three hours. We check back into the Recoleta Grand Hotel, we left a suitcase here with our summer clothes at the hotel. Tonight we have our farewell dinner at a steakhouse in Puerto Madero. Puerto Madero is a waterfront renovated area. It is now the most upscale area to live in Buenos Aires. The bus dropped us off and we walked along the waterfront and over a bridge to the restauran. We enjoyed a steak dinner with salad, fries, desert and wine. It was a nice farewell to the group. Breakfast is in our hotel then we get on the bus and head to the cemetery in Recoleta. We visted the cemetery with Christopher and Laura but we went along anyway. ... read more
Street Art in Palermo Soho
I like finding Tango Dancers on the bridge
Tango Dancers

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires January 2nd 2024

We checked out of our Airbnb and checked into the Grand Recoleta Hotel. We met our group at 12:30 for a walk around the neighborhood. The grocery store and the money exchange were of interest to most of our group. After our tour Mark and I went to an Italian restaurant at the Recoleta Mall. It is New Years Eve and all of the shops and restaurants will close early and will be closed tomorrow. We stopped at the store to buy bread and cold cuts so we can make lunch on our travel day on Tuesday. At four we meet with the group for an orientation. Out guide explained in detail what we should expect for the following two weeks. Our fellow travelers (24) introduced themselves. They are a well traveled group of people and ... read more
La Boca
Guards parade to the Cathedral where they guard politician’s body
Local filmmaker

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires December 19th 2023

Mark and I took the metro to China Town today. We bought some Christmas lights and a Christmas ornament to make our apartment more festive. We had lunch at a traditional Chinese restaurant and a robot delivered our food. we walked a lot today. Christopher and Laura have arrived in Buenos Aires. We started out by going out to lunch for pizza. The pizza here is very heavy on cheese, light on sauce and toppings. After lunch we take the hop off and on bus. Our plan is to just stay on the bus. Christopher and Laura are tired so we rode the entire loop then went for a beer before heading back to the apartment. Cooking class is on the agenda for today. Taking a cooking class is a great way to learn about the ... read more
Christopher and Laura at our apartment
Cooking Class
Japanese Gardens

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires December 10th 2023

We are in Buenos Aires for the month of December. Why, because it is summer here and we like the city a lot. We rented a two bedroom two bath apartment in the Palermo Soho neighborhood. We took a taxi from the airport and met with our landlord. Mark and I could not sleep on the plane so we are dragging when we arrive. After unpacking we head out for lunch. We ordered pizza which in Buenos Aires means it has a lot of cheese. Italians settled here but the pizza is not like what you eat in Italy. After lunch we go shopping. We could not find a large store so we shop across the street at the supermercado. Supermercado is an exaggeration this is a small neighborhood market. We are disappointed to find almost ... read more
Bike ride around a lake
Found tango dancers on Florida Street
Trying to join the dance

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires November 19th 2023

City of Rich Cultural Heritage, Stunning Architecture, Abundant Artistry, Warm, Passionate People, and Turbulent History Once we began exploring, we were out for several hours every day. But to simply list our activities, without sharing what we learned about the city, and the country, would be too shallow an offering. Hence, this blog entry is a long one, as the intent is to provide some historical and political context, as well as information about the places visited. We often take the hop on hop off city bus tour to get introduced to large cities, as their vastness can be intimidating, and Buenos Aires, with its population of over fifteen million certainly fits that description. The bus tours give us perspective and help us identify the places we want most to return to later. There were so ... read more
El Quarandi Tango Show
Teatro Colon
Cafe Tortoni

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires November 16th 2023

Taking a Trip from Dismay to Delight It will be a challenge to share all we have experienced of Buenos Aires, as we have experienced so much in the past 18 days. But before I take on that challenge - which will be the subject of a subsequent post - I wish to reflect upon how I felt upon arrival into this new culture, in this new country, on this new continent where everything was unfamiliar, including the language in which everything is communicated, lest you get the impression that it has all been fun and games. Stan of course felt bewildered also, as it was all new to him too, and he speaks not a word of Spanish. But he was confident I would proficiently look after everything. As was I. And prior to departure ... read more
Our  Neighborhood Fruit & Vegetable Family Store
Our Daily Coffee Stop
Our Favorite Neighborhood Bakery

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires November 11th 2023

A Remembrance Day Flight to Forget This was an adventure that Stan and I have never before experienced. Currently traveling in Argentina, we arrived at the Puerto Iguazu airport at 5 pm Friday evening to catch our 90 minute flight to Buenos Aires at 7 pm. We did not know that Buenos Aires was experiencing heavy rain storms: the very same storms that caused Taylor Swift to cancel her November 10th concert in Buenos Aires that evening, and that caused the domestic airport in Buenos Aires to be temporarily closed. As a result, our flight was repeatedly delayed, until finally, six hours later - at 1 am Saturday morning - we boarded the plane that would take us, along with close two hundred plus other very tired passengers, to Buenos Aires. But it did not - ... read more




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