http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:44 BST Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:44 BST Well today we gave up on walking around. Cabs for us and they too are very cheap. So far the most expensive we have taken totaled 3 USD. Since it is Sunday we like every tourist in town headed down to the San Telmo Flea Market. San Telmo is a traditional neighborhood quite rough around the edges. Its architecture though crumbling and worse is gorgeous and walking around looking u http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-276013.html Let me tell you a little about what is going on in Buenos Aires. Some of you might know that it has received considerable press in the US the New York Times Washington Post and other well read and well respected media sources have been lauding it as Europe on the cheap. It is that I give you. Cheap by New York standards anyhow. Definitely about a third of the price for everything. Real e http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-276008.html I left yesterday for Buenos Aires Argentina. Fortunately I had a direct flight and I realize that this is the first nonstopinhatedairportakaMiami on the way south of the border that I've ever taken. Its about 1030 hours of flying and as has been my luck recently I have had little success with next door neighbors. This time an Argentinian lady sweet as can be managed to elbow http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-276006.html Irsquom back in Buenos Aires after a great weekend in and around Tilcara Jujuy Province in Northwestern Argentina. Besides being overwhelmed with city life I was more than bogged down with schoolwork and ready to get out of the city for a bit. Having never lived in a big city I experience new things every day without exception. Unfortunately I have not been able to write them all down and w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-275270.html We arrived in Buenos Aires just after midnight and headed for a hostal in the San Telmo area recommended to us by four South African lads we met in Ushuaia. What was ideal for them did not turn out to be ideal for us. We failed to pick up on some subtle clues as we checked in. The hostal was above a bar and all the residents were having a jamming session with bongo drums in the hostal courtyard a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-275228.html On Sunday April 27 I went a tour to San Telmo with Julieta Liz Bill Sebastian Ravi. We rode the city bus although itrsquos almost close enough to walk from the Tango House. San Telmo is the oldest neighborhood in the city. It was abandoned by the rich residents in the mid 19th century due to an outbreak of Yellow Fever. Many of the old buildings are still standing and have never been http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-275119.html We decided to stay in Buenos Aires for a while to try and improve our Spanish which we were much in need off So we booked ourselves into a Spanish school for a couple of weeks to give it a go... We also rented an apartment near to the school which was great as we could really enjoy a bit of normality again which was a nice for a while. Sometimes it is just nice to stop in a place for a whil http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-274881.html Thursday Evening there was a tango lesson at the hostel which was fun although im no good at it. Afterwards...at 1am which is fairly early for Buenos Aires we went out to a milonga tango house that the teacher recommended. It wasnt at all touristy in fact there wasnt even a sign letting you know it was there. The group of us mostly tried to fade into the background and just watch because http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-274792.html This morning i went for breakfast cafe con leche y medialunas otherwise known as a latte and croissants at a cute little cafe and then I wandered around San Telemo the area im staying in for a while. Its a cute neiboorhood with lots of art and antique shops and at least one internet cafe on every block which is useful for updating this. I got some empanadas to go for lunch and ate the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-274293.html The Cemetario de Recoleta is in Central Buenos Aires. We spent the afternoon wandering around graves and stepping over cats. I took over 200 photographs there so this is just a sample. I heard multiple times before we went that the grave of Eva Peron was not very impressive which is true but the cemetary itself was amazing. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-274286.html Hallo allemaalJa er is eventjes een radiostilte geweest maar ik leef nog hoor Ik speel al een dag of tien met de gedachte dat ik maar weer eens iets op het internet moet plaatsen en tada vandaag is die dag. Net als iedereen die een weblog schrijft heb ook ik de laatste weken natuurlijk weer de meest unieke dingen meegemaakt de mooiste plaatsen op aarde gezien de leukste mensen ontmoet en bl http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-274272.html Of course the people make the experience. That was especially true in Buenos Aires. We stayed at the Che Lagarto Hostel two blocks from Avenida 9 de Julio. We planned on staying four days and ended up staying ten. We hung out with people from all over the world and had a blast. We were even invited to a true family asado BBQ at Natalia and Florencias home. I would have to say that so far http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-273999.html The plane ride was really long and uneventful. I took the bus into the city its not short it took over 2 and a half hours. But i like trying to figure my way around public transportation systems in languages i dont understand. The plus side of taking the bus is that i got to see pretty much the entire city and figure out how to use the bus system. First i had to use my limited spanish skill http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-273977.html One of the most exciting things about a vacation is the anticipation of the adventures to come and sometimes as was my situation the excitement of being reunited with loved ones. Six months ago I purchased my plane ticket from Osaka Japan to Buenos Aires Argentina and for the last six months counted down until my long overdue family vacation. I started counting down by months then I chan http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-273643.html What a city We have seen a few South American cities during the last 3 months and we have enjoyed many of them Lima Salta Cusco to name a few but Buenos Aires is just a completely different kettle of fish modern sophisticated creative fun cheap sporty beautiful its got everything. The portenos residents of BA are justly proud and they compliment the city beautifully they are http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-273285.html Day 15The journey to BA was a beast but was mostly overnight so it wasn't too bad. We got told food was included so we didn't take any on and by about 8 we were absolutley starving. Hours kept passing until it hit about half 11 and we finally stopped. We were expecting to have to get out and buy food but we got led into a little cafe in the bus depot and only got a bloody 3 course meal with drinks http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-273176.html So I'm writing this entry nearly a year later but I wanted to start the blog by cataloging past travels before I embark on new ones so these first few backdated entries will just provide the setup so to speak.I spent a week in Argentina and absolutely loved the country even if the city of Buenos Aires disappointed me a little with its dirtiness and extensive graffiti. I won't go into detai http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-272354.html Voila un apercu tres court de Buenos Aires http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-272319.html Buenos Aires Argentina. I dont really know exactly what to say about Buenos Aires just that I think I fell in love with this city. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-272082.html Day 209 Wednesday 16 AprilI had to be up at 5 am and some noisy idiots had been drinking outside my room until 2 oclock so id only managed 2 hours sleep. Oh well Ive got lots of time to sleep on the bus I suppose.Not much else to say really watched a few films some in English with Spanish subtitles so I could understand them some in Spanish so I didnt have a clue but watched them anyway. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-271976.html hello everyone at home and around the worldJen hereFinally arrived in Buenos Aires afer a mammoth journey of 30 hours and 3 different planes And surprisingly all our stuff arrives with us though one of the panniers had been thoroughly investigated an then roughly taped back together by american customs. Ian is just putting the bikes back together now and there dont seem to be any major p http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-271649.html It's actually been about a month since I have been in Buenos Aires. Quite a nice place city great night life tango steaks mate political demonstrations... The general feel of the city is way relaxed nothing happens before noon. Then cafes begin to fill up around 4 pm the parques are full of people sitting around with friends and family drinking a bit of mate the main drink of Argentina and http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-271310.html Voila les photos de ma derniere soiree a Buenos Aires. On a commencer par un restaux sympas avec le couple de francais que j ai rencontre. On a finit de manger il etait 1h du matin. Ensuite on est alle au reagga bar. Apres ils sont rentres. moi j ai continuer ma nuit dans une des boites les plus branche le museum. Vers 9h30 quand ca fermait je me suis fais embarque dans un dancing bar a la mode http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-271298.html I really should write blogs more frequently before I forget everything that happened. Here goes. Canadian Judy the independent and mysterious traveler and I did meet up Hungarian Krisz and Mindy on Sunday after we had accidentally fallen asleep instead of going to Kriszs birthday party. Every Sunday there is a large market in San Telmo which is Buenos Aires old part of town with cobbled str http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-270916.html Maria is starting to have regular cultural events with live Tango music every Saturday at the Casa Maria Tango where Irsquom staying. httpwww.mariatango.com.areindex.htmLast week the party was held in the patio with a group of musicians who sang original tangos they were funny and very good. This week the party was held in the salon and the singer was a young guitarist who sang tr http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-270537.html On Monday April 21 I had the chance to visit a school in a suburb north of town El Centro Polivalente de Arte de San Ysidro escuela media 17. I was invited to visit by my friend Ins Rey who teaches art there. It is a ldquocollegiordquo or secondary school. The students I visited were mostly 3rd year or seniors. The school specializes in the arts. Students take their regular l http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-270514.html On Sunday April 20 a group of us took the bus to the famous ldquoFera de los Mataderosrdquo a traditional street fair on the western edge of the city. httpwww.feriademataderos.com.arThe bus ride is a substantial trip it took about an hour each way but the price was right a peso each way. Matadero means ldquoslaughterhouserdquo in Spanish. This part of the city historical http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-270502.html Sorry for no action in a while so we have incuded the rest of our stay in Buenos Aires in this blog. We are sad to leave Buenos Aires but the journey must continue. We have come to love this extraordinarly diverse city and country for that matter. The great food and culture this city is defined by the peoples love for it. They are incredibly passionate as a culture as well as some of the most har http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-270079.html Hola todosWell alot has happened in the last few days. We had two days in Rio Gallegos a shitty flat oil town with nopthing to offer and no hostels with kitchens. We literally stayed in and watched movie after movie on cable TV and ate junk food in bed. Then on Monday 21st we finally made like a shepherd and got the flock out of there arriving in Buenos Aires a joke here apparently is that its http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-270019.html