Subte
Public transport systems fascinate me. I like to study maps and metro lines, and the history of them. I think they’re an expression of civilization. And a certain idea of community and the state providing a good service for its citizens (not just let the rich have a car…). I have staples of books and […] Read More
Real Housewife of Buenos Aires
Well, nothing much to report those last days. Summer makes a quick visit with high temperatures before the rain sets in on Friday, so I spent some time at the pool. Couldn’t find the sun block so I though ah, ten minutes will be fine… Well, I just made it out there before I really […] Read More
Learning Spanish
I learned Spanish in school, in 1990-1991, in an afternoon course of two hours a week. I remember having so much fun in this weird ‘language laboratory’, as it was called. Equipped with the latest 70s audio technology, so we could listen in to Spanish texts, repeat them and the teacher could hear and correct […] Read More
Hanging out
The past few days have been pretty relaxed, I’ve been hanging out a lot with Javo, and the friends that are visiting him from the US and Canada, which in turn have other friends here… so it spreads out. We’ve been having dinner and beer in Recoleta, ice cream… I went to the gym as […] Read More
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
Crossing the Rio de la Plata
Finally I made up my mind on what to do with those ten days that were still ‘open’ between the first four weeks in Buenos Aires and the flight on to Santiago. I was contemplating Patagonia, the glaciers in the far, far south, Mendoza and a wine tour, Salta close to the Bolivian border or […] Read More