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 pictures and blog and think about what to do with the day…

I really have to plan the next steps though, the trip to Mendoza or Montevideo, and the next big city, Santiago, and possibly a trip to the Easter Islands. Today I finally started browsing for places to stay.

I guess this means that

a) I don’t really want to leave Buenos Aires – or think about that already and

b) I am really happy that I have taken more time and chosen this way of traveling so slowly and concentrating on a few places, not try to backpack through the country.

Backpacking must be great but I think I would be worn out after a month already. As much as I might be a vagabond, I like to have my place and my ‘home’ even if only temporary…. It gives me a kind of stability in all the change.

I’m kind of hesitant to plan and book it all in advance, though prices of flights won’t go down – and I saw the Easter Island one is particularly expensive…. But for that one I guess I’d try to find an organized tour or something….

Anyway, in between the routines I have started to explore the city a bit more, with the trip through Palermo, and going out a bit. Today I will go to the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.

I do eat out in restaurants from time to time, but I also like to cook at home, it’s cheaper and also quite fun.

Here’s the dinner from last night, Arroz primavera con huevos pericos, a Colombian recipe prepared by my friend Hector.