Blogs from Argentina, South America - page 1137

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

- 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

so we have been a bit lax on updating our little bog. we have been traveling all over and have found little time to sit down and write up whats been happening south of the equator but today from Bariloche we felt was finally time to tell you what has been happening. we got into bariloche last night at about 9pm then I sat down to watch the ncaa championship game. I am an avid illini fan and had to witness a wonderful season come to a disappointing end as my team was defeated in a hard fought game. we watched the game with a couple of new friends we had mad from england and Australia. it made for a lot of interesting questions as none of them had much a grasp of the game. by ... read more

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

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