Here’s the Thing

I’m off to Brazil today. Buenos Aires has been a great place for a long stay. The music, food, parks, and people make it an easy place to remain. But the samba is calling me!

It was touch-and-go for a while, but I finally have all of my airline tickets and my Brazilian visa, so I’m set to hit the road again for Brazil. With two nights left in Buenos Aires, I think I’ll try to get in one more live show, and maybe take a day trip to Uruguay […]

I had a little free time today, as you might expect, and I decided it was a good day to organize the contact info of people I’ve met since I started this trip in Australia. Up to now, my method has consisted of a ziplock bag filled with loose pieces of scratch paper, receipts, etc, […]

It was a sunny day today, and I took advantage of the weather to read a book in the park. This is a great city for doing that. For lunch, I visited my favorite spot, a place that has a fresh veggie bar for 10 pesos. Though I’ve been a bit behind in the news, […]

So it’s been a few days since I blogged. For the most part, I’ve been enjoying more of the same around Buenos Aires, aside from a couple of expensive travel inconveniences, courtesy of my travel agency. Nothing particularly revolutionary…the agency seems to be demonstrating that in the world of discount travel bookings, one often gets what […]

After yesterday’s apocalyptic storm, today’s sunshine and cool breeze could not have been more perfect. My new favorite thing to do in this town (aside from seeing a double-feature for two bucks) is enjoying a nice, juicy slab of bife de lomo. I lack the proper vocabulary to do justice to the glory that is Argentine […]

I can’t be certain, but this may be the most rain I’ve ever seen in my life. The streets are flooded, and I the fastest way to get around seems to be hydroplaning on the tile-paved pedestrain streets. The locals seem quite upset by the change in the weather, which may be due, in part, to […]

Last night I checked out a tango show at a local cultural center, which included a wine tasting before the show. Pretty cool stuff. The show was pretty amazing, and included a magician performing tricks in between each dance number. The dancers were incredibly precise, which was probably a good thing, considering that tango seems […]

I spent most of yesterday and today exploring the area surrounding Plaza de San Martin, near my hostel. The weather is hot and muggy, and the best air-conditioning seems to be in the movie theaters. Today I caught a double-feature (The Departed and The Prestige) and browsed a couple of music stores for cheap jazz […]

Sorry for the spam, but I couldn’t resist posting a link to this news tidbit from Buenos Aires, courtesy of Reuters.com. (Click here to read the story.)