Thursday, 12 April 2012
More books to read while you're travelling![Buenos Aires 4U]
One of the advantages of travelling is that you can finally get around to reading those books that you have been too busy to read during the year. The 38th International Book Festival (Feria...
Leaders Get Set for Summit of the Americas[The Argentina Independent]
Share/BookmarkWith at least two leaders on the ground in Colombia and more on their way, the western hemisphere is getting set for the Summit of the Americas, taking place 14th and 15th April....
Spain Gives Warning to Argentina Over Repsol-YPF[The Argentina Independent]
Share/BookmarkSpain’s minister of industry, José Manuel Soria, has warned Argentina that any action taken to the detriment of Spanish company Repsol—the majority stakeholder in Argentine oil company...
On Now: Fiesta en el Cielo Exhibition[The Argentina Independent]
The Argentine Association of Aeroplane Pilots joined forces with pop artist Edgardo Gimenez for 'Fiesta en el Cielo': a new exhibition at the Borges Cultural Centre showcasing Argentine aviation...
Buenos Aires University Clusters Create Opportunities for Real Estate Investors[InvestBA]
A few months back we highlighted the boom in foreign students coming to Buenos Aires for university-level and graduate studies. The number of foreign students enrolled in Argentine universities has...
El rincón idiomático – Down on the farm[Rabner in Argentina]
Though I’m living in Buenos Aires, I realize that, of course, there’s so much more to Argentina than just city life. A country like Argentina, much like the US, is large and offers all types of...
Union Conflicts Intensify Amid Subte Stoppages[The Argentina Independent]
Share/BookmarkAfter this morning’s three-hour strike that again paralysed the Buenos Aires subte system, union leaders, specifically from the Association of Subway Workers and Premetro (AGTsyP),...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Average Real Estate Prices In Brazil Are 3-4x Higher Than In Argentina[InvestBA]
At least, that’s the reality when comparing the average price per square foot for real estate in the wealthiest neighborhoods in both countries. Lopes, Brazil’s largest real estate broker, carried...
Brasserie Petanque | Classic French Bistro | San Telmo[The Lost Asian]
Brasserie Petanque http://www.brasseriepetanque.com Defensa 596, San Telmo, Buenos Aires 4342 7930 I’m a sucker for snails drowning in pools of butter, and each time walking pass...
Argentine Demand For US Tourist Visas Soars[Argentine Post]
More and more Argentines are traveling to the U.S. Demand for U.S. tourist visas has soared by around 50% over the past year, according to the embassy. “Last year the U.S. received more than...
Rama Food Bs. As. Tours Launched![Buenos Aires Foodies]
Recently I was given the opportunity to collaborate on a food tour for an Iphone App created by a company called Rama Food. Rama has is publishing food tours for many major cities throughout the...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The Underground Tango Music of Buenos Aires[Buenos Aires 4U]
Seeinga tango show in Buenos Aires is anessential activity and is at the top of most travellers’ list of things to do in Buenos Aires. Along with going to a football matchand sightseeing the...
Feria del Libro: Buenos Aires International Book Fair[Wander Argentina]
The words ‘Book Fair’ have the potential to conjure up images of elementary schoolyards with tables of used paperbacks underneath kitschy tents. Whatever mental representation arises, it is...
Hot Date In Buenos Aires: Perfect Date Spots For Any Occasion[Pick Up The Fork]
Unwrap the romance-enhanced clichés, drown yourself in a pungent nose-stinging cologne and practice your sexy O faces in the mirror because it’s DATE NIGHT! Whether it’s a first date, last date,...
Monday, 09 April 2012
BAFICI line up Announced![Filming in Argentina]
by Lauren Pringle, Contributing Blogger Hold onto your hats, the date is growing ever close to the 14th annual Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente (Buenos Aires International Independent Film...
International Polo Series 2012[BA Travel Guide]
The International Polo Series 2012 (Serie Internacional de Polo), organized by the Argentine Polo Association, will take place on April 3, 5, and 7, 2012 at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo...
Nuestros Caballos 2012 (Our Horses 2012) Equestrian Exhibition[BA Travel Guide]
"Nuestros Caballos 2012" (Our Horses 2012), the most important equestrian exhibition in Latin America, will be held at La Rural Exhibition Center from April 4 to April 8, 2012, with equestrian and...
Davis Cup 2012: Argentina vs Croatia[BA Travel Guide]
Argentina will be hosting Croatia for the Quarterfinals of the Davis Cup 2012 at the Estadio Parque Roca in Buenos Aires on April 6, 7, and 8, 2012.Argentina are playing in the World Group...
Friday, 06 April 2012
Food Tours Launch![SaltShaker]
Rama Tours launches new Buenos Aires food tours for iPhone/iPad including two of mine – San Telmo & Recoleta! Android version coming soon…. Copyright © 2012 SaltShaker. This feed contains copyrighted...
United Airlines Begins Non-Stop New York to Buenos Aires Flights Today[InvestBA]
United Airlines just announced it will begin non-stop flights to Buenos Aires from its New York area hub at Newark International Airport today. The first flight (UA847) leaves EWR this evening at...
Thursday, 05 April 2012
The Real Story of Evita[Twenty-Something Travel]
So who was Evita, and why do the Argentineans love her so much? How does someone go from a poor peasant to a political leader to an immortal legend? I went on a dedicated Evita tour with Viator to...
La Barata del Central: Where Fruits and Vegetables Are Happy[Pick Up The Fork]
Horrah! At last! A cheap way to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables without romper-ing my orto. With soaring food costs in Buenos Aires, it’s extremely rare to find a verdulería that uses high...
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Top 5 Chocolateries in Buenos Aires[Inside Buenos Aires]
(photo by Shelly & Dave) Chocolate seems to be everywhere lately, as the city prepares for Easter. If the sweet aroma of cacao tempts you, you will surely want to stop by one of the following places:...
Sunday, 01 April 2012
Argentina Tightens Customs Inspections at Airports[Discover Buenos Aires]
Posted in RandomnessThe big news this week was that Argentina has banned the import of books into the country in the name of protecting citizens against “dangerous levels of lead in foreign made...
Saturday, 31 March 2012
La historia oficial[Katti99]
Yet another movie (indirectly) about the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. But it is never too much. People that have disappeared (desaparecidos) during the dictatorship, some of them pregnant : many of...
Friday, 30 March 2012
Digest This: Argentina Bans Foreign Books[Romancing Argentina]
Poor Borges must be rolling over his grave at the Argentine ban on imported books! The official lie claims that Resolution 453 is not a ban on books, just a ban on toxic lead ink. This way President...
Piqueteros on Plaza de Mayo[Katti99]
Today I passed by Plaza de Mayo, where there was (as usual) a demonstration going on. Although they are protesting, the atmosphere seems very peaceful. But I add a video so you hear the noise that...
More books to read while you're travelling![Buenos Aires 4U]
One of the advantages of travelling is that you can finally get around to reading those books that you have been too busy to read during the year. The 38th International Book Festival (Feria...
Leaders Get Set for Summit of the Americas[The Argentina Independent]
Share/BookmarkWith at least two leaders on the ground in Colombia and more on their way, the western hemisphere is getting set for the Summit of the Americas, taking place 14th and 15th April....
Spain Gives Warning to Argentina Over Repsol-YPF[The Argentina Independent]
Share/BookmarkSpain’s minister of industry, José Manuel Soria, has warned Argentina that any action taken to the detriment of Spanish company Repsol—the majority stakeholder in Argentine oil company...
On Now: Fiesta en el Cielo Exhibition[The Argentina Independent]
The Argentine Association of Aeroplane Pilots joined forces with pop artist Edgardo Gimenez for 'Fiesta en el Cielo': a new exhibition at the Borges Cultural Centre showcasing Argentine aviation...
Buenos Aires University Clusters Create Opportunities for Real Estate Investors[InvestBA]
A few months back we highlighted the boom in foreign students coming to Buenos Aires for university-level and graduate studies. The number of foreign students enrolled in Argentine universities has...
El rincón idiomático – Down on the farm[Rabner in Argentina]
Though I’m living in Buenos Aires, I realize that, of course, there’s so much more to Argentina than just city life. A country like Argentina, much like the US, is large and offers all types of...
Union Conflicts Intensify Amid Subte Stoppages[The Argentina Independent]
Share/BookmarkAfter this morning’s three-hour strike that again paralysed the Buenos Aires subte system, union leaders, specifically from the Association of Subway Workers and Premetro (AGTsyP),...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Average Real Estate Prices In Brazil Are 3-4x Higher Than In Argentina[InvestBA]
At least, that’s the reality when comparing the average price per square foot for real estate in the wealthiest neighborhoods in both countries. Lopes, Brazil’s largest real estate broker, carried...
Brasserie Petanque | Classic French Bistro | San Telmo[The Lost Asian]
Brasserie Petanque http://www.brasseriepetanque.com Defensa 596, San Telmo, Buenos Aires 4342 7930 I’m a sucker for snails drowning in pools of butter, and each time walking pass...
Argentine Demand For US Tourist Visas Soars[Argentine Post]
More and more Argentines are traveling to the U.S. Demand for U.S. tourist visas has soared by around 50% over the past year, according to the embassy. “Last year the U.S. received more than...
Rama Food Bs. As. Tours Launched![Buenos Aires Foodies]
Recently I was given the opportunity to collaborate on a food tour for an Iphone App created by a company called Rama Food. Rama has is publishing food tours for many major cities throughout the...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The Underground Tango Music of Buenos Aires[Buenos Aires 4U]
Seeinga tango show in Buenos Aires is anessential activity and is at the top of most travellers’ list of things to do in Buenos Aires. Along with going to a football matchand sightseeing the...
Feria del Libro: Buenos Aires International Book Fair[Wander Argentina]
The words ‘Book Fair’ have the potential to conjure up images of elementary schoolyards with tables of used paperbacks underneath kitschy tents. Whatever mental representation arises, it is...
Hot Date In Buenos Aires: Perfect Date Spots For Any Occasion[Pick Up The Fork]
Unwrap the romance-enhanced clichés, drown yourself in a pungent nose-stinging cologne and practice your sexy O faces in the mirror because it’s DATE NIGHT! Whether it’s a first date, last date,...
Monday, 09 April 2012
BAFICI line up Announced![Filming in Argentina]
by Lauren Pringle, Contributing Blogger Hold onto your hats, the date is growing ever close to the 14th annual Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente (Buenos Aires International Independent Film...
International Polo Series 2012[BA Travel Guide]
The International Polo Series 2012 (Serie Internacional de Polo), organized by the Argentine Polo Association, will take place on April 3, 5, and 7, 2012 at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo...
Nuestros Caballos 2012 (Our Horses 2012) Equestrian Exhibition[BA Travel Guide]
"Nuestros Caballos 2012" (Our Horses 2012), the most important equestrian exhibition in Latin America, will be held at La Rural Exhibition Center from April 4 to April 8, 2012, with equestrian and...
Davis Cup 2012: Argentina vs Croatia[BA Travel Guide]
Argentina will be hosting Croatia for the Quarterfinals of the Davis Cup 2012 at the Estadio Parque Roca in Buenos Aires on April 6, 7, and 8, 2012.Argentina are playing in the World Group...
Friday, 06 April 2012
Food Tours Launch![SaltShaker]
Rama Tours launches new Buenos Aires food tours for iPhone/iPad including two of mine – San Telmo & Recoleta! Android version coming soon…. Copyright © 2012 SaltShaker. This feed contains copyrighted...
United Airlines Begins Non-Stop New York to Buenos Aires Flights Today[InvestBA]
United Airlines just announced it will begin non-stop flights to Buenos Aires from its New York area hub at Newark International Airport today. The first flight (UA847) leaves EWR this evening at...
Thursday, 05 April 2012
The Real Story of Evita[Twenty-Something Travel]
So who was Evita, and why do the Argentineans love her so much? How does someone go from a poor peasant to a political leader to an immortal legend? I went on a dedicated Evita tour with Viator to...
La Barata del Central: Where Fruits and Vegetables Are Happy[Pick Up The Fork]
Horrah! At last! A cheap way to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables without romper-ing my orto. With soaring food costs in Buenos Aires, it’s extremely rare to find a verdulería that uses high...
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Top 5 Chocolateries in Buenos Aires[Inside Buenos Aires]
(photo by Shelly & Dave) Chocolate seems to be everywhere lately, as the city prepares for Easter. If the sweet aroma of cacao tempts you, you will surely want to stop by one of the following places:...
Sunday, 01 April 2012
Argentina Tightens Customs Inspections at Airports[Discover Buenos Aires]
Posted in RandomnessThe big news this week was that Argentina has banned the import of books into the country in the name of protecting citizens against “dangerous levels of lead in foreign made...
Saturday, 31 March 2012
La historia oficial[Katti99]
Yet another movie (indirectly) about the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. But it is never too much. People that have disappeared (desaparecidos) during the dictatorship, some of them pregnant : many of...
Friday, 30 March 2012
Digest This: Argentina Bans Foreign Books[Romancing Argentina]
Poor Borges must be rolling over his grave at the Argentine ban on imported books! The official lie claims that Resolution 453 is not a ban on books, just a ban on toxic lead ink. This way President...
Piqueteros on Plaza de Mayo[Katti99]
Today I passed by Plaza de Mayo, where there was (as usual) a demonstration going on. Although they are protesting, the atmosphere seems very peaceful. But I add a video so you hear the noise that...