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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 14th 2005

After a wonderful week with Becca in Mendoza it was off to Buenos Aires. I decided to treat myself (not that I hadn't already been treating myself every day) to Andesmar's Primera Clase bus service to the capital. For 125 pesos (about 40 bucks) I would ride in style into the big city. Thats right, fully reclining leather seats, champagne, all the mendozan red wine you can drink, mediocre meals (certainly a step up from the airplane food they normally serve aboard Andesmar) and the company of fellow rich people. I was tired of riding with the riffraff you normally encounter on "normal" buslines, so it was nice to have civilized company for a change (i say this with a heavy dose of sarcasm). but it was nice. similar to first class on a plane, only ... read more
WAlking with my friend Anna
Cheap Tango Show
Snob - Brand Name Clothes

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 13th 2005

I finally settled on an apartment...see pictures. It is so difficult to find a place with short term leases, fully furnished, etc, etc, so I went with a friend of a friend who I knew wouldn't charge me a lot. My first time signing a lease in Spanish too, it took me a good 20 minutes to read and understand it all. It's a nice little one bedroom place with a terrace and full kitchen, in a great area with cool restaurants/bars/cafés only steps away. I've signed a lease for a month and then will try to share a larger place after that with some others to make it cheaper and more fun (I could also practice more Spanish this way). I do have a TV in my apt now, so this is also a great ... read more
bedroom
Concina
living rm

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 12th 2005

Thought some of you might appreciate an entry of piccies from when we went back to BA, as there wasn´t much space on any of the other entries. So here it is, in all it´s drunken glory. AC... read more
Boozing with Stu, our roomie
Drunken English yobbos
Charming...

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 11th 2005

Hey everyone Since we last updated this site a whole lot has happened so grab a cuppa and read on. You'll notice that we've managed to put more photos on too, so you can see for yourselves what we've been up to this past few weeks. Mendoza was an absolute blast! Loads of things to do in the day, loads of places to go at night, and full of the bright young things of Argentina due to its huge University population. We became the all action foursome over the course of this stage of our trip, which began with horse riding last Saturday. Having never tried horse riding before I for one was pretty pensive. We arrived at the ranch and met 4 other travellers who would be joining us on a "gentle trek through the ... read more
Made it!!
Walking the plains
Right, so I just run off this cliff?

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 9th 2005

Break on through to the other side….finally back in BA and haven’t looked back since. The city has such a great “vibe” to it; hustle and bustle, people everywhere, crazy drivers, beautiful parks and European looking buildings, next to colourful Latin style houses and barrios of every type, from the filthy rich to dirt poor. Graffiti on side streets placing blame on the demise of the peso only 3 years ago now land locking Argentines to their own country. Cafés and open air restaurants fill tree branch draped streets while internet cafes, phone centers and shopping malls display the continued western influence. Exhaust from the busses and plentiful taxis racing about are masked by the smells of fresh empanadas and breads flowing out of little corner stores. To top it off, you divide everything by three…$5 ... read more
Asado
flashback to Chile

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 8th 2005

i arrived in south america on april 8th (i think), landed in buenos aires. nice city, clean, inexpensive, great steaks, inexpensive wine and cheap beer. spent a week in BA and then headed south before winter set in. my first stop was bariloche. unfortunately i had technical problems with my camera and lost my pictures from buenos aires and some of my photos from bariloche... read more
got balls?
this is tango country
shoe shine kit

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 7th 2005

- Food: Discovered little local places to eat which were cheaper and better. - Area: Tigre is very pretty and not depressing after all (but still a ghost town). A longer boat trip on the delta would´ve been better. - People: Tourist info centre in Tigre has friendly, efficient staff. Overall, I found the Argentinians to be very friendly and mostly beautiful! Even though we only seemed to be in the places where the older crowds hung out (bed too early to see the young out to play!) Thur 7th: After not much sleep on the bus I nearly had my first loss. Left my jacket on the coach but luckily after a bit of hoo-hah got it back. The nice men in the reception at La Perla recognised us which made me feel at home! ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 3rd 2005

- Food: La Perla hotel breakfasts fab, tortilla at last, 'interesting' meal on the coche cama (overnight sleeper bus) - Area: My first football match fantastic, La Boca area not so fantastic although colourful houses were pretty. Tigre - depressing ghost town feel. - People: La Perla staff v helpful, La Boca locals not as 'dodgy' as the guide books say, River Plate fans very tuneful with their constant football songs. - Weather: Still nice and warm Sun 3rd April: Thank god we knew enough about cab fares in B.A. as we stupidly got in a cab at the airport at midnight without checking the fare or the meter. He tried to charge us five times the amount! My Spanish soon improved, along with the tutting to get him down to near enough the right price. ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 3rd 2005

Feeling very historical.... walking in the footsteps of Eva Peron, Sarmiento, Che Guevarra and many other nameless argentinians who have contributed to history in their worlds! BA has been a great place to start the holiday... however one of the key lessions that I think that we can all learn from Buenos Aires is that no matter how many more lanes you add to a road, traffic jams will remain! Dave has become an amateur photographer so you will start to see some arty shots appearing on the web... however I am not really being the supportive wife that you would all expect! much... "come on dave... how long can it take you to take one picture!!" However it will all be worth it in the end when you only have 6 really good pictures to ... read more
Dave's Dinner
Colourful LA BOCA
pretty!!

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires April 2nd 2005

Nous voilà à un peu plus de 24 heures de prendre l'avion vers le nord. Aujourd'hui, les Portenos se préparent à l'hiver. Tout le monde est habillé comme en plein mois d'octobre, alors inutile de vous dire que nous ne passons pas inaperçus avec nos vêtements estivaux et nos sandales. Nous avons visité le magnifique cimetière de Recoleta, hier. On peut vous confirmer que les Argentins qui y sont enterrés ont une assez bonne opinion d'eux-mêmes. Pas de crise existentielle en cette contrée. Faillite assurée pour tous les psys. Nous avons aussi mangé au restaurant préféré de notre Jacques Villeneuve national, à Buenos Aires (en tout cas, c'est ce que la photo laisse suggérer dans l'escalier...). Un excellent restaurant italien où la truite était notamment divine. Aujourd'hui, achat de souvenirs et visite du Musée des Beaux-Arts. ... read more




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