This is a brand new four-day holiday weekend for Argentina in conjunction Carnival. To kick it off, we spent a quiet Saturday catching up on some work and reading and then went to the amazing park a few blocks from here to relax, take in some sun and an amazing...
For the most part I will let this article in the Argentina Independent explain but I do have some comments (see below). But first, since we are visitors here and don’t want to be seen as complainers, that article says it well: “One of South America’s most...
The plot thickens as we enter our third week in Buenos Aires. Up bright and early, by 7:30 am we were out of the house making our way to the bus stop for the #130 bus to take us to Puerto Madero, the newest part of the city very near San Telmo where we rented our...
Last night we met with a local group of interesting expats for drinks. Some of you may know there is a U.S.-based group called Drinking Liberally. As the name suggests, the group began as a place for liberals to meet, drink and socialize. Below is the U.S. map of...
Had we made a big mistake? Our first impression was no way — this couldn’t be the same apartment we saw in the pictures. But the fact that this was it quickly took hold. I know, there is a fine line between character and disrepair. Even though we warmed up...
