Blogs from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 16

Buenos Aires, the city of Tango, Evita Peron, amazing cemeteries, coffee shops, outstanding bookshops and an amazing atmosphere. I can tell you that this city is by far the best city I had the pleasure to explore in South America. Having spent only 7 days there, which is not enough in my books to really get to know this town, I can tell you that I would be more than happy to live there. Well, that is from a tourist’s perspective and I am aware that reality is different. But what a place….. Carla and I took the plane from Brasilia to Buenos Aires early on Sunday morning. We didn’t fly together as Carla’s flight was purchased with points and I had to pay for mine. So Carla's flight departed at 5.00 in the morning and ... read more

We loved our 40 days, that consisted of : 12,000km 2 countries 2 oceans 9 Argentine provinces 6 Chilean provinces multiple villages and cities over 20 lakes and rivers countless mountains and volcanos and A LIFETIME OF LESSONS and PHENOMENAL MEOMORIES!... read more

Another country, another enticing big city and another week to explore it! Argentina and Buenos Aires in particular is very heavily European influenced. Walking around the city of BA you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Europe rather than Latin America. People appear more Caucasian than other countries we’ve visited on this trip (apparently due to almost complete extermination of the indigenous by the Spanish) and the cobblestoned streets and ornate buildings were world famous for portraying the burgeoning wealth of the city in the 18th-20th centuries. We trusted hostelworld.com and went for the top rated hostel, America Del Sur in the lively San Telmo neighbourhood. With small dorms, ensuites, plenty of organized events, free breakfast and guest kitchen this place was more like a hostel than a... read more

29 janvier 2014 - Jour 104 Comme quoi, quand on a des bons sièges, il est possible de bien dormir dans un bus. Je dormais encore profondément à 9h quand le steward m'a réveillée pour servir le petit-déjeuner. Autant le repas d'hier soir était très complet, autant le petit-déjeuner laisse à désirer. Quelques biscuits avec du thé ou café. Pas de pain, pas de jus de fruits. Heureusement qu'on avait acheté une petite pâtisserie la veille pour compenser. On découvre par la fenêtre l'ampleur de cette grande métropole avec tous ces buildings, ça faisait longtemps qu'on n'avait pas été dans une aussi grande ville. Mais pas besoin de se lancer à la découverte des transports publics pour le moment, notre hôtel n'est pas très loin du terminal, on peut s'y rendre à pied. Une fois nos ... read more

After a few weeks in Buenos Aires we realized we would need to learn Spanish before heading out to smaller towns in South America. We looked on Craigslist and found Ivana. We contacted her and arranged for her to come to our apartment for two hours a day, Monday through Friday. We could have gone to her studio or met at a cafe. We asked her for a travelers class. She is great, very positive and she focused on what we wanted to learn. How to order food, how to ask and understand directions, how to check into a hotel and so much more. She is also available for Skype lessons if we want to continue. You can contact her at gamarnik.ivan@gmail.com. Rachel also wanted to study Spanish but in a group lesson. She wanted to ... read more