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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires October 11th 2018

Having found out at quite short notice about a work trip to Argentina, and being away on hols in Spain for a week, then teaching for a week, uncharacteristically I felt quite lethargic about doing much research. I relied on my work itinerary, reading some forum posts from colleagues and downloading Cabify onto the phone I wouldn’t be able to use out of WiFi range. Disappointingly, my phone contract didn’t include Argentina, nor could I use my data by paying £5 a day, which was really annoying. Anyway, everybody I know who has been before is very positive about it so I was sure I’d have a great time. I was booked onto BA direct from T5, excellent. I used my avios to pay for seat selection as there were 2 seats on the back row ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires October 9th 2018

Said goodbye to the group in Lima, Peru and promptly collapsed. It was good not to have to do anything or go anywhere on anyone else’s schedule. Plus Sue had a bad cough & bad throat after the Lares Trek and then I also caught her cough! We visited the Mario Testino Museum & met up with the lovely Alice Merry (ex Boxgrove & George Abbot) it’s amazing where they end up! Managed to bump into Dennis for a drink before we flew to Buenos Aries. In effect we used Lima for downtime and didn’t do much to write home about. It was nice however to be back somewhere that felt almost European. In Buenos Aires our Airbnb apartment was great and just what we needed. Somewhere with extra space, a balcony and a rooftop area ... read more
Lima.
Mario with David and Orlando
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires October 3rd 2018

BA! The end of the road for us and what a road it has been! We haven't been in a city of this size since Lima which was about 7 weeks ago and getting used to the size and modernity was a good way of easing our way back in to normality. We stayed with a university friend of Anna's in Palermo, north of the city. Staying at Fernandos was helpful for the budget, not only for the accommodation but also to be able to cook and it was also nice to reconnect with him. In the afternoon that we arrived we took a bus in to the central area and from there we walked around various sites such as Plaza Mayo and the waterfront. BA resembles a European city and at times some of the ... read more
Plaza Mayo
Dog Walking is a walk in the park
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires August 12th 2018

Back to home! I have now lived on 4 different continents. If you have followed this blog for year, you know we lived in Buenos Aires from July 2012 to July 2013. I actually just realized that this blog has been now going on for the last 11 years! Great year we had in Buenos Aires. It is just my first return in just 5 years...crazy to think that not a lot have changed since than...same restaurants are still opened as most shops I used to enjoy. What has changed solid is the exchange rate. Back in 2012, the "blue rate" just surfaced. This was a black market exchange rate. When we arrived, one usd was 4.5 at the official rate, and close to 6 on the black market one. A year later, the official rate ... read more
It says it all!
Evening at Teatro Colon
My "hood" pizza plaza...and an happy lady!

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires June 2nd 2018

Cordoba is the second most populous city in Argentina and was founded on 6th July 1573 by Jeronimo Luis de Cabrera who named it after Cordoba, Spain. It was one of the first colonial Capitals of the region and has many historical monuments from the Spanish rule including the Roman Catholic Church, the Jesuit block which is a World Heritage sight and the Colegio National de Montserrat. There are also plenty of museums and one that sticks out in the memory was the Museo de la Memoria that details the excesses of the Argentinian military dictatorship 1976 - 1983. It was on the site of one of the old clandestine centres for detention and was chilling. I really enjoyed my time wandering around the city visiting the buildings and museums and stopping for lunch at random ... read more
Che Guevara house
Bust of Che Guevara
Map of route taken.

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires April 3rd 2018

By an amazing stroke of luck, our hostel in Buenos Aires turned out to be in the hippy, bohemian area (San Telmo) where the tango developed, alongside impoverished poets and artists. Turns out that men used to dance the tango together as it was a illegal for a woman and a man to dance it together and the only women who would dance it were the prostitutes. But now everyone dances the tango and it is simply amazing. Pete and I have tried in the past to learn the Argentinian tango and concluded that it was impossible for us to dance this most gorgeous of dances with each other. Of course we have different hypotheses for why this is the case. One of these hypotheses revolves around one of us being very difficult to lead and ... read more
Or even this.....
At the Boca!
What do you think? A tango dancer's leg or a lovely concrete bridge?

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 22nd 2018

After another early start we were picked up and driven to the airport arriving ages in advance so we had plenty of time. We checked our bags in and then went through to try and find something to eat for breakfast. There was a choice of KFC, McDonalds or Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin donuts won out as we don't have that option near home so we settled down with a cappuccino and egg and cheese muffin each with an obligatory donut. The airport was pretty busy already even though it was only 7am. We were down to our last 18 Peruvian Soles so went on the hunt to try and spend them before leaving the country and picked up a gift for one of the cat sitters back home! We headed through security as normal and found ... read more
Steak!!
Steph with her wine me with a beer!

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 4th 2018

GÜN 31 04 MART PAZAR: Buenos Aires’in “mutlakalar” listesinde yer alan Boca var bugün hedefimizde .. Adam sanıp Google maps’e başvurduk .. "San Juan'a git ondan sonrası kolay" dedi. San Juan’a vardım .. Boca, için neredeyse kıta aşacağız.. Zar zor 29 no lu otobüs durağını buldum.. Daha önceki yazılarımda bu durak meselesini yazmıştım.. Bu durağın levhasını, bir evin alt kat penceresinin azıcık altına çakmışlar.. Rahatlıkla evin numarası diye algılayabilirsiniz… Biraz da paslanmış zor seçiliyor.. Yani maazallah ev sahibi pencerede bir şey kurutacağım dese ,durak yok olacak ..o derece yani.. Allahtan otobüs şöförleri, durakların yerini hatırlıyorlar.. Neyse Dünya kadar yol gittikten sonra, Boca ‘ya vardım. Yolda, Maradona’nın doğduğu, Boca Juniors t... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 3rd 2018

GÜN 30 03 MART CUMARTESİ: Bugün, şaka maka seyahatimin ilk ayı doldu. Kahvaltımı yaptım .. Aynı salonda Ayşeciğim ile görüştüm. Moralim yerinde yola çıktım. Bugün, hedef, "Recoleta Mezarlığı" .. Diyeceksiniz ki başka ziyaret edecek yer bulamadın mı ? Burası Arjantin’in çok önemsediği bir yer.. Heyecanla gittim ve ummayacağınız kadar sukutu hayale uğradım.. İsterseniz önce bu mezarlığın önemine değinelim .. 1881 tarihli La Recoleta mezarlığı düşünce olarak Arjantin’in siyasetten,sahneye,bilim adamlarından,tüccarlara ,önemli asker ve bürokratlar dahil ünlüler mezarlığı.. Ben mezarlığa vardığımda, 20 ye yakın turist otobüsü vardı ve turistleri izdiham olmasın diye parti parti indiriyorlar.. Şüphesiz bu kadar ünlü arasında reyting şampiyonu, Evita Peron’un mezarı.... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 1st 2018

GÜN 28 01 MART PERŞEMBE: Sabah erken uyandım... vakit geçsin diye TV izliyorum.. Efendim, bugün meclisi açacaklarmış.. Her yeri kesmişler... toplu taşıma araçları çalışmadığı gibi bazı meydanlara metro çıkışı vermiyorlar.. Bu nasıl bir kısmettir..bunlar hep bana mı rastlıyor ? Sağı solu kesmeye ne çok meraklılar ? Kahvaltı iyi idi..Bilahare, evin eksiklerini tamamlamak üzere, yakında bir market buldum.. Gerekli bütün likitler alındı..su..meyve suyu vs .. Sokakta, ayakçılar para değiştirmek isteyenleri bir dükkana sokuyorlar ..arka sokaklarda neler oluyor bilinmiyor … Bendeniz, söylemesi ayıp ,para bozma doktoramı Doğu blokunda...tez çalışmamı Romanya'da tamamladım... Ayakçıya, para değiştirme "ültimatomumu" sundum... 1-Dükkana mükkana girmem…ufacık izbe yerler... 2-Tüm ... read more
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