Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 415

Hola Amigos Last week I was busy job searching - I have a job already (starts in March) but am checking out all the options. I think I will take a job that pays a little less, but offers me free Spanish courses. I´ve been taking some, and can´t really afford it, so free ones is a good idea. This past week I was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Great time, the woman there are awesome. The city is very European looking, lots of old buildings, etc, but the streets are littered with garbage. On garbage night, people would put there stuff out, but 10 mins later poor people (who are surprisingly dressed quite well) would tear through the garbage taking whatever looked like it might be worth something. Argentina is in serious economic problems, so we ... read more

Buenos Aires ("Good Airs" in Spanish, originally meaning "Fair Winds") is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in Latin America. The people of Buenos Aires are known as porteños ("people of the port"), acknowledging the major historical importance of the port in the development of the city and the whole nation. Buenos Aires is, in a certain way, a metaphor for Argentina. Its streets and surroundings gather over half of the country's population and represent its political, economic and cultural heart. It was home for Argentine writers Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sábato and Victoria Ocampo. And Maria Eva Duarte (Evita Peron), Carlos Gardel (a synonym of tango ), latin American revolutionary and political leader Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, not to ... read more

Flew from Heathrow via Mardid to Buenos Aires. JD gave me a lift and said he'd pick me up from Gatwick on 10th March. Most decent of him, I must say. Made connection in Madrid with minutes to spare and settled in for 13 hour flight. Two shite movies: Sweet Home Alabama and The Tuxedo which were, at least, in English.... read more

We thought we were really smart, having found an e-mail cafe for only US$1 an hour. The catch is that it runs at the pace of a snail with a bad limp! Oh well, I will have to keep this short... We’ve been exploring Buenos Aires for the past few days. Went to a graveyard which was VERY creepy. It is where all the rich elite of the city are buried. Instead of your average grave, it is full of huge family vaults, some large enough to be mini-chapels. If you peer through the glass you can see the coffins inside. Some of the more ancient ones had the doors open slightly and we were daring each other to look inside. Many had steps going down deep into the ground, and you could see the many ... read more

Uma das viagens mais divertidas, em companhia de uma querida amiga e outros amigos loucos como nós. Durante o vôo Aerolineas Argentinas de poltronas de couro vermelho (cruiz!), tinha de um lado a Adriana que dormia, já cansada de brincar com as garrafinhas de whisky vazias; e do outro meu walkman tocando Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Tonico e Tinoco, Robin S, John Coltrane, Michael Jackson, Stero MC’s e sei lá mais o quê. .. Ah sim, sempre tive um gosto musical muito versátil! Era um tempo em que faziam sucesso É o Tchan, Deborah Blando e outros tormentos, mas a gente se refugiava nos clubs e cafés alternativos dos Jardins e da Vila Madá, em São Paulo. Claro, sempre depois de enxugar os copos do Director’s Gourmet, o bar da Adriana, point ... read more