El Obelisco

Painful days; and: Back to Spanish

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September 14th 2008
Damn, what a load of bullshit traveling can be when you're not healthy. To make it short and sweet, I contracted a bad infection on my right thigh during our stay in Samoa, and everything got a bit pear-shaped from then on. I didn't feel it was necessary to go and see a doctor at first, but it just got redder and redder each day, and I got a mean fever that lasted for two days and left me pretty u ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more