Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 414

I was right about leaving Buenos Aires. It was difficult and I tried to counter this by squeezing every last drop out of my final days there. As mentioned in the last post, I had made a dinner date with American Tonia and her friends to take in a Tango Show. This was a box that I wanted to tick during my short week and it was a good opportunity to do it with company. Only one friend made it along, the others having lost themselves in the madness of St Patrick's day, and I ended up eating amazing lemon chicken with Tonia and Tanya (!!) in Almatango, a little Tango restaurant run by a classic old couple who greeted us like long lost children. It turned out really well that we went to an obscure ... read more

In the end, it came with a rush. I was off to the airport, all those months of happy list-making were over and I had to face the reality of actually going. My control-freak personality had taken perverse pleasure in those little black and white security blankets and one of them even managed to make it onto the plane with me! As I laughed at myself and took a photo of the Last List, the Peruvian family next to me became curious and we began a conversation which would ramble on for the whole flight. By the end of it, they were trying to adopt me and gave me a long list of attractions in their home town complete with the address of the family home, should I get in trouble. Amazing. They were incredibly warm ... read more

buenos aires!! we have spent the last couple of days soaking up this beatiful and soulfull city. we arrived on sunday morning at 7:30 am. we took a fabulous bus from posadas that was called a full cama. this baby was better than some hotel rooms we have stayed in. the seats were wide and plush, like 1st class airline seats. they feed us three times although i don´t anyone would call the food a highlight. they had a crappy movie and to top it all of beverages (including wine and champagne) were free!!. all of this for 87 pesos (about 30$US). we have been having a grand time in buenos going to historic site after site. eating bife de chorizo which is argentinian for super thick fabulous steak. i ate about a pound last night ... read more

I left the big white fluffy snow of Boston, on a 2 hour delayed flight, to NY and onward to Buenos Aires. A friend who I had met 7 years ago In London (and kept in touch with) picked me up at the airport with 2 of her friends. It was a 30 minute drive into the city of Buenos Aires and I soon discovered the Argentinian driving style....or lack ther eof. It´s crazy, there might as well be no lines or lanes on the road, cars just weaving in and out, driving so close to the car in front that if they even touch their brakes I´ll be sitting in their back seat...it was awesome...exactly how I always want to drive. Anyway, after a stop at the gas station (to fill up the car with ... read more

Hola los compadres, Nous sortons du fameux restaurant El Estancia oú nous avons mange des piéces de viande dignes des Pierrafeu. Yabadabadoo !!! Tout cela accompagne d'un excellent Malbec de la region de Mendoza. Nous partons demain en direction d'un endroit qui vous rendra un peu moins jaloux : El Calafate. Aprés les 30 degres de Buenos Aires, nous allons renouer avec le froid intense (ok, pas si intense que ca... 14-15 C) Merci pour vos messages... Nous ne savons pas si nous pourrons vous ecrire aussi souvent de la Patagonie oú nous prevoyons passer trois ou quatre jours. M & T P.S. : on ne peut pas vous repondre individuellement, on passerait notre temps sur l'ordinateur. Merci pour la suggestion de resto, ce sera pour notre retour á B.A. Mais nous avons soupe au Tortoni, ... read more