The effects of traveling alone
I’ll be on the road for 15 months. Every couple of weeks I’ll start over in a new city and have to make new friends. I have no idea how this will work, how I’ll manage, and how hard or easy this might become. So far, getting in touch with people is not hard. I […] Read More
Marcha del Orgullo
Saturday I went to the LGBTIQ Pride March in Buenos Aires, called the Marcha del Orgullo with some friends, old and new. It was held at the Plaza de Mayo, Argentina’s central square in front of the presidential Palace, the appropriately named (and later lit up) Casa Rosada – the pink house. It was a crazy […] Read More
Antares Beer tasting
Finally went out to a bar at a time close to an Argentinian time frame… I went to Palermo in the evening to finish my book and to sample a glass of Malbec. One glass and I was already pretty much there and slightly drunk. Then I met up with Matías (from the Blur concert) […] Read More
Bellas artes
I don’t know why I overlooked this gem on the last trip. I went to MALBA, the museum of Modern Art. But not to this one, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. My expectations were low, Pablo, with whom I went, mentioned that it only had one single van Gogh… it sounded like that was […] Read More
Soy vegetariano
When I last visited Argentina in 2011, I remember the food options for vegetarians being a bit on the slim side… obvious, for a country that prides itself with prime meat! In all respects… 😉 Sure, the huge Italian immigration in the past has made Italian food readily available, pizza and pasta galore, so I […] Read More
My routines
I start to develop my daily routines here. I found a couple of cafés close by, either SofaCafé or Santos Sabores, where I start my day with breakfast – mostly the standard Café con leche, sumo de naranja y tres medialunas con manteca. There, I do my emails, surf a bit, read the news, sort […] Read More
Palermo streets and street art
Today I took a walk though the neighborhood of Palermo, a big area that has several little areas, Palermo Viejo, Palermo Hollywood, Palermo Soho…. It is one of the city’s hubs for cafés and bars at night, little shopping boutiques during the day and full of street art. I was with Pablo, a […] Read More
Blur in Open Air(es)
The festival season is starting, and Buenos Aires has Quilmes Rock, a three-day festival that is held since a couple of years in November, and named after Argentina’s main brewery. This year, the Saturday was reserved for Blur. In line with my travel policy to say yes to (nearly) everything, I got a ticket when […] Read More
Inflation and fake money
Inflation – the theme pops up in nearly every conversations I have with Argentinian friends. Rising prices are a real problem for most of them. It hits the poor most. The government has been criticized by the IWF for not keeping proper data on inflation. My friends tell me that every week prices go up, […] Read More
In the rain…
A storm front has hit Buenos Aires, so it’s raining and thundering happily. It’s only supposed to last a day. I’ll use the time to clean up my PC, sort pictures and documents, check my spending, then maybe go for a swim or to a museum…. Tonight I’ll meet a friend for a beer. Oh, […] Read More