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Wednesday, 1 December
Wikileaks: Argentine prez 'submissive' to husband[Washington Post]
President Cristina Fernandez is "submissive" to her powerful husband who is a controlling "monster," her former Cabinet chief told a U.S. official ...
Efforts set in motion for Hillary-Cristina meeting[Buenos Aires Herald]
Obama's US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton might call President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner within the next days to ease the tension...
Tuesday, 30 November
Hike in a Patagonian forest, as you do a visa run to Chile[South America on a budget]
It has been 90 days since our pesky visa run to Colonia, Uruguay. This time we trekked to Chile and back. Lake Puelo crossing was the natural choice for us. It is the nearest place where you ...
Raid of Papel Prensa Headquarters[The Argentina Independent]
The headquarters of Papel Prensa was raided for the alleged ‘false balances’ the company was accused of issuing for years. Daniel Reposo of the Reciever General’s Office said today that the raid that ...
International Artisan Fair 2010 at La Rural[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
At the International Artisans Fair ("Feria Internacional de Artesanias de Buenos Aires") over 500 craftsmen from Argentina and Latin America will show their talent, creativity and skills, with ...
OfertaBA: Puerto Madero Prices Begin Pullback[InvestBA.com]
After much speculation, many Puerto Madero units are now selling for 30% below the 2009/10 peak. A few months back Invest BA shared the Top 5 myths about Puerto Madero , and now Croni...
Ceibo, the national tree[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?]
I always thought that the Ceibo (Erythrina Cristagalli) was an ugly tree. At some point my husband even wanted to pull down the one we have. Why on earth did the Argentines name this their nationa...
Photo dump: Hiking los hitos to Chile[South America on a budget]
Choosing the hike less travelled for an Argentinian visa extension. Walking 35km through Lago Puelo National Park to the Chilean border and back; along the way touching ice blue lakes, gushing mountai...
Barbie goes lesbian for her first nude calendar[examiner.com]
Buenos Aires-based artists earned the wrath of toy manufacturer Mattel when they announced plans to market a nude Barbie calendar that captures the plastic, anatomically incorrect icon posing "intimately" with another female doll.
Monday, 29 November
The Paris, NYC, Barca & Rome of Sudamérica[InvestBA.com]
Rio? No. Santiago? Sorry. DF? Denied. Buenos Aires named one of the World's 10 Great Destinations. BA receives her fair share of virgin travel writers who arrive, fall in love, and share...
U2 to Play Buenos Aires March 30[The Argentine Post]
The Irish rock band U2 will play Buenos Aires on March 30. Tickets go on sale December 7. U2 will play at Estado Unico de La Plata in the province of Buenos Aires, the band said Monday. More details.....
The Story of Huracan F.C London[The Argentina Independent]
An English Sunday League side has become a Facebook sensation with football fans after taking the name of BA institution Huracan; Daniel Edwards talks with founder, 'Globo' fan Henry May.
Tejo[Buenos Aires Daily]
Very popular game in Argentina and Uruguay, this game is similar to the game Bocce and or Pétanque in French. Unlike the latter, Tejo is played with 6 wooden discs for each of the two teams, and a sm...
Sunday, 28 November
photo essay: la carta magna y las cuatro regiones argentinas[line of sight]
New category for the blog… a way to focus on one particular monument or place without text in the way. Click on any of these pics for a larger version.
Sample itinerary for a Buenos Aires Tango vacation[La Milonga Del 126]
This itinerary is for Tango dancers with a couple of years of experience. Monday Arrive at 10 AM at EZE airport; take Manuel Tienda Leon transportation to your hotel, Airport Transportation Buenos A...
Friday, 26 November
The San Telmo Fair[Wander Argentina]
There is always a lot to see and do in ‘ The Republic of San Telmo ,’ but the colorful Sunday street fair is the bohemian neighborhood’s biggest attraction. The Feria de San Telmo began ...
Thursday, 25 November
Expo-artistas International Art Fair[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
"Expo-artistas" is established as one of the most significant cultural events of the City of Buenos Aires, and is a must for the month of November for contemporary art lovers...
Festival Buenos Aires Jazz 2010[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
Between December 3 and December 8 , 2010 , BUENOS AIRES JAZZ.10 presents a program of concerts by national and international artists that will offer the best of jazz in all its forms...
Aerolíneas to Give Free Extra Seat to Obese People[The Argentine Post]
Aerolíneas Argentinas, the country’s perennially troubled flagship airline, has decided to give obese people a free extra seat on regional flights. The company, which announced the policy...
A package from Amazon[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?]
Or the ‘unpleasant encounter with Correo Argentino in Retiro’. There should be a manual on “how to receive a package from Amazon”. I had already heard that it is difficult...
Wikileaks: Argentine prez 'submissive' to husband[Washington Post]
President Cristina Fernandez is "submissive" to her powerful husband who is a controlling "monster," her former Cabinet chief told a U.S. official ...
Efforts set in motion for Hillary-Cristina meeting[Buenos Aires Herald]
Obama's US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton might call President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner within the next days to ease the tension...
Tuesday, 30 November
Hike in a Patagonian forest, as you do a visa run to Chile[South America on a budget]
It has been 90 days since our pesky visa run to Colonia, Uruguay. This time we trekked to Chile and back. Lake Puelo crossing was the natural choice for us. It is the nearest place where you ...
Raid of Papel Prensa Headquarters[The Argentina Independent]
The headquarters of Papel Prensa was raided for the alleged ‘false balances’ the company was accused of issuing for years. Daniel Reposo of the Reciever General’s Office said today that the raid that ...
International Artisan Fair 2010 at La Rural[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
At the International Artisans Fair ("Feria Internacional de Artesanias de Buenos Aires") over 500 craftsmen from Argentina and Latin America will show their talent, creativity and skills, with ...
OfertaBA: Puerto Madero Prices Begin Pullback[InvestBA.com]
After much speculation, many Puerto Madero units are now selling for 30% below the 2009/10 peak. A few months back Invest BA shared the Top 5 myths about Puerto Madero , and now Croni...
Ceibo, the national tree[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?]
I always thought that the Ceibo (Erythrina Cristagalli) was an ugly tree. At some point my husband even wanted to pull down the one we have. Why on earth did the Argentines name this their nationa...
Photo dump: Hiking los hitos to Chile[South America on a budget]
Choosing the hike less travelled for an Argentinian visa extension. Walking 35km through Lago Puelo National Park to the Chilean border and back; along the way touching ice blue lakes, gushing mountai...
Barbie goes lesbian for her first nude calendar[examiner.com]
Buenos Aires-based artists earned the wrath of toy manufacturer Mattel when they announced plans to market a nude Barbie calendar that captures the plastic, anatomically incorrect icon posing "intimately" with another female doll.
Monday, 29 November
The Paris, NYC, Barca & Rome of Sudamérica[InvestBA.com]
Rio? No. Santiago? Sorry. DF? Denied. Buenos Aires named one of the World's 10 Great Destinations. BA receives her fair share of virgin travel writers who arrive, fall in love, and share...
U2 to Play Buenos Aires March 30[The Argentine Post]
The Irish rock band U2 will play Buenos Aires on March 30. Tickets go on sale December 7. U2 will play at Estado Unico de La Plata in the province of Buenos Aires, the band said Monday. More details.....
The Story of Huracan F.C London[The Argentina Independent]
An English Sunday League side has become a Facebook sensation with football fans after taking the name of BA institution Huracan; Daniel Edwards talks with founder, 'Globo' fan Henry May.
Tejo[Buenos Aires Daily]
Very popular game in Argentina and Uruguay, this game is similar to the game Bocce and or Pétanque in French. Unlike the latter, Tejo is played with 6 wooden discs for each of the two teams, and a sm...
Sunday, 28 November
photo essay: la carta magna y las cuatro regiones argentinas[line of sight]
New category for the blog… a way to focus on one particular monument or place without text in the way. Click on any of these pics for a larger version.
Sample itinerary for a Buenos Aires Tango vacation[La Milonga Del 126]
This itinerary is for Tango dancers with a couple of years of experience. Monday Arrive at 10 AM at EZE airport; take Manuel Tienda Leon transportation to your hotel, Airport Transportation Buenos A...
Friday, 26 November
The San Telmo Fair[Wander Argentina]
There is always a lot to see and do in ‘ The Republic of San Telmo ,’ but the colorful Sunday street fair is the bohemian neighborhood’s biggest attraction. The Feria de San Telmo began ...
Thursday, 25 November
Expo-artistas International Art Fair[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
"Expo-artistas" is established as one of the most significant cultural events of the City of Buenos Aires, and is a must for the month of November for contemporary art lovers...
Festival Buenos Aires Jazz 2010[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
Between December 3 and December 8 , 2010 , BUENOS AIRES JAZZ.10 presents a program of concerts by national and international artists that will offer the best of jazz in all its forms...
Aerolíneas to Give Free Extra Seat to Obese People[The Argentine Post]
Aerolíneas Argentinas, the country’s perennially troubled flagship airline, has decided to give obese people a free extra seat on regional flights. The company, which announced the policy...
A package from Amazon[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?]
Or the ‘unpleasant encounter with Correo Argentino in Retiro’. There should be a manual on “how to receive a package from Amazon”. I had already heard that it is difficult...
