Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 5

Another day, another bus. This time it was a 17 hour overnight to Buenos Aires. After a surprisingly good nights sleep we arrived in Buenos Aires around midday bright eyed and bush tailed; that didn't last for long. With 40 degree heat and nowhere to stay, it wasn't long before we were wandering around the streets of Palermo in dire need of a place to cool down. Not too much later we decided to splash out and treat ourselves to a hotel...well kinda, it was pretty basic and cheaper than most hostels! Once settled in, we took a wander around the immediate area, had a bite to eat then headed back for an early night. After treating ourselves to a monster lay in (8:30am), we were up for a quick brekkie and out the door. First ... read more

"Hvorfor gå i par-terapi når man kan danse tango" - Niels og Mettes møde med den Argentinske tango - Vores skønne men meget strenge lærermestre argentinske Ada og hollanske Valentyn - Vi var på verdens ældste tango klub og vi har lovet hinanden at danse tango netop der, næste gang vi kommer til Buenos Airos. Vi så en meget tyk men meget berømt tango danserinde, drak skøn Rutini vin og spiste middag sammen. Dear Ada and Valentyn, thank you for introducing us to the world of tango ! Det var bare saaaaa svært og super hårdt, men Niels siger at vi skal fortsatte med at danse tango når vi kommer hjem - Mette smiler og siger at vi helt sikkert kommer tilbage til Ada og Valentyns danse studio. Buenos Aires har alt det som vi elsker ... read more

Es gab schon um 6.00 Fruehstueck, um 6.30 waren wir schon weg. Die ersten 80 km waren schoen, wellig, eine fast abwechslungsreiche Landschaft. Dann wurde die Gegend flach, die Schlaege wurden groesser, Getreide, Sonnenblumen und endlose Weiden auf denen Steaks rumliefen. Immer mehr Siedlungen, groessere Doerfer, immer groessere Getreidesilos. Zum Mittagessen trafen wir uns 100 km vor BA und dann war's ein group ride bis zum Hotel. Ich war bei Dave hinten drauf und versuchte, nicht an Berta zu denken. Dann Fotos und wir verschwanden in unseren Zimmern. Spaeter trafen wir uns nochmal, weil wir zum Notar mussten, der von uns Unterschriften und Dokumente brauchte, um ohne uns die Heimreise unserer MR zu organisieren. Dabei stellte sich was lustiges raus - ich muss sagen, es geschieht ihm recht... Balthasar hat naemlich keinen Einreisestempel fuer Argentinien. Ungefaehr ... read more

Last weekend I experienced one of the most quintessentially Argentinian events of the year - the Argentine Polo Open Championship which is held each year in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires. Polo in Argentina is recognised world wide and the Argentinians have apparently not lost a world championship in polo since 1949. They are the best in the world at it, which I guess comes as no surprise since the symbol of the horse is so unanimous with Argentina. Horse racing, polo and the national sport of 'pato' are all widely popular, not to mention the importance of the 'gauchos' in Argentinian identity. It was my first time in Palermo and I have to say I really loved the place, it is very beautiful and again reminiscent of Paris with it's intricate and decadent architecture. ... read more

Hi everybody! Ok so my first blog entry from Buenos Aires. I arrived here yesterday at about 11am local time, after having spent around 28 hours in transit! Was a long journey - we left my house in Dublin at 7am on Friday morning and flew to London, then a 8 hour flight to JFK and from there the 10 hour leg to Buenos Aires. I couldn't get over the size of the plane, the first time I went to the States it was just a regular Boeing 737 but this time both of the international flights were huge big planes. I was worried as I heard bad things about American Airlines, but both flights were grand. We had lots of food and films/TV series etc to entertain us. The flight out of New York on ... read more