A quick update on the last 4 days in Buenos Aires -the first stop on our whirlwind trip around South America! After a long (and crap) flight on Qantas (they only fed us twice in 13 hours and woke me up to give me a lemon ice cream, nice) we arrived in BA, the Tango capital of the world. We stayed in a really nice hostel, the Arts Factory, in San Telmo, the bohmenian and arts district of the city. Bags down, we headed straight out for a beer in Plaza Dorego (the main square) and instantly felt like we were [View Full Entry]

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Back in Buenos Aires again, this time with a big group. The truck arrived in the afternoon and we checked into our hotel, no hostels this time, altho it was next door to where i stayed previously. It was a decent place, and nice to have a bed after a good bit of camping. We headed off into town for a few beers. We found a great restaurant with amazing food, and great wine. After the meal we had a pub crawl around town and found some really good bars i hadn't been to before (there were a few), and ended [View Full Entry]

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I have been travelling for a number of years in Latin America I love everything about it the people & culture & history and the way of life so now Am planning a trip on foot through Latin America it's a lot of work but Am sure it pays off the pleasure of going from one place to another meeting people learning from them making friends and hopefully staying there for ever. It going to cost not really much to walk from one country to another but I need a sponsorship I need someone to beleive in me and sponsor my [View Full Entry]

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On saturday the 12 September it was time to leave Peru and Cusco for the bright lights of Buenos Aires in Argentina. My last night out in Peru was really good, the remaining trek members went to a really nice restaurant for some final pisco sours and good grub. the food looked and tasted fantastic. was a nice way to finsh off a magical week. getting to Argentina was never going to be easy, and it all started off on the wrong foot. i got a taxi to cusco airport just to find i didn´t have enough money to pay, so [View Full Entry]

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After a long time of planning, I finally made it Buenos Aires to begin my trip to Argentina to explore the culinary world down here and the history and culture of a place few Americans know much about. I was so excited landing here, and a little nervous, not knowing quite what to expect. Will the city be like Italy or France, as so many people say? How will my spanish be, since the accent and even some of the verb tenses here are quite different from anywhere else? How will I do starting out in such a big city? I [View Full Entry]

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I just finished reading a book which I started during my trip. It is called "Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's most Notorious Minister." It is a good read! Very well written and the book gives an interesting account of the Tudor politics during Henry VIII's time and Thomas Cromwell's contributions to his master which changed the course of the English history and the mechanics of governance in the English realm. When I was in Canada, work has prevented me to take time to read some good books. It is a good feeling to finish the last page [View Full Entry]

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Hello everybody We´re still here after only 6 days in BA. If you´ve never been to Argentina before allow us to give you a brief idea of just what it is your missing. Firstly the government here have had a major problem in the city. According to the sands of time it has been a serious issue for quite some time. In fact I´m sure elections have been won and lost on this matter alone. It is dogpoogate! The city itself is lovely, there are grand buildings, statues of noble presidents (if there is such a thing) and liberaters who made [View Full Entry]

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This Sunday I decided to go to La Plata, the capital of the province of Buenos Aires to visit my friend Santiago, who was the one that taught me the basics in Argentine Spanish about 3 years ago. La Plata is 45 minutes away from Capital Federal- the city of Buenos Aires and has a somewhat different feel from the megacity (Capital Federal). The people there seem nicer and less hurried, and many young people from the province of Buenos Aires and other places go to La Plata to study. (there are several universities and colleges in La Plata) I first [View Full Entry]

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Time flies by way too fast. Since I wrote my first entry four weeks have passed by and tons of things happened. So this will be rather long, if you get tired of reading just check out the pictures, this time they show lots of landscape, animals and especially water… What happened so far: A memorable week in Buenos Aires After the euphoria of the first days, I have to admit that I actually needed some time to adjust to the city, its size, its quantity of people, its possibilities and its threats. Especially the second week here troubled me a [View Full Entry]

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