Halloween is not celebrated here, as it is not a tradition. However, commercially, they sell candy inside of plastic pumpkins and call it, "The Candy Party"
Buenos Aires - getting more settled in October 15th 2011 Wow! We've been here for about 10 days now and are a bit more settled in. I've found some work, though not enough, so we're still looking for more. We've been living in a neighborhood called Almagro. It's a nice area with very few tourists. We're staying at a long term hotel called Hotel Mitre Suites. It's a family hotel with basic rooms and breakfast included. We'v ... read more
South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires 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
Daniel and I got married on July 2, 2011. We decided to start our new life together with some adventures, and then settle down later. We bicycled from Seattle to Clearwater, MN this summer. We took about six weeks to cover 2,500 miles. We learned a lot about ourselves, each other and the different areas we rode through. We saw Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Devil's Tower, the Badlands, Deadwood, prairie dogs, bison and lots of road. It was a great adventure for us!
We came back to Seattle after our bike trip and are now leaving for Argentina. We hope to spend our time here learning Spanish, ... full info