Tango, La Boca

Almost home time - Buenos Aires

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December 2nd 2006
I don´t quite know how I feel about being in Buenos Aires. A sense of sadness because it´s only 5 days until I go home. A sense of excitement as I´ve wanted to come here for years. A sense of loneliness as I´m here by myself. I guess all of the above. It´s good to be back in the familiarity of Argentina. The land where no steak is too rare, where people eat condensed milk on toast (otherwise ... read more

South America » Argentina » 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