Harbor walk

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The weekend was really quiet… I first wanted to go out and party a bit, but in the end… Friday it seems I was too early, all the places I went to were still empty… And I ended up watching Modern Family and eating chips. Bad! Saturday I went up on the tower, and I […] Read More

Getting started again

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As usually, moving to a new city is pretty busy on the first days. After the fun Pride of the weekend, I spend Sunday and Monday getting my bearings and setting up camp. I went to Vodafone again – their service in Australia was great – and it looks like the Kiwi version is just […] Read More

Best of Melbourne

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And here’s my best-of-Melbourne: Best part/scene/place: Fitzroy. No doubt. The smallest postal code area in Australia, but it has all it needs. After five weeks I had only discovered a fraction of its bars, restaurants and cafés. Best drink (alcoholic): Thursday 2$-Schooner at Sircuit. All you need. Before 9 pm. Then the price goes up! Best restaurant: The Newmarket […] Read More

Muriel (…and then some art)

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The sun is back – for a day. Still, I followed my usual routine of blogging, sorting pics and booking stuff in the morning in my corner Café, cute Forbes&Burton on the corner of, you guessed it, Forbes and Burton Streets. After that, a stroll through the parks towards the Art Gallery of New South […] Read More

Endless rain

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It rained cats and dogs on Sunday. I’ll remember Sydney as the rainy city. So I spend the morning in a café, checking flights, itineraries etc. for New Zealand. In the afternoon I went to see a movie – again. The Hobbit (Part 2). Maybe in a sense to prepare for New Zealand’s South Island. Maybe […] Read More

Social life (Part II)

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After all the excitement of the trip to Valparaíso, quiet days ahead in Santiago. Friday saw me doing my laundry, having breakfast in a café, spending time at a pool, sorting pics, flickr-ing and blogging, having another (iced) coffee… And in the evening I was set to go out for dinner or drinks with a […] Read More

Last day in BsAs

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So, it’s the last day in Buenos Aires and I have a whole schedule to meet people and say good-bye (for now). I lost a couple of days due to my cold, but I’m already packed, and I’m glad I get to see almost everyone one more time. I had dinner with Matías on Monday […] Read More

Mercado de las Pulgas

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Matías made me a list of the seven things I have to do while in Buenos Aires, including his favorite Brunch places and special sights you would not necessarily find in a guide book. So we’re working on that list, and we went for a Saturday morning brunch in fabuleux Café Le Blé. It reminded me a […] Read More

Food critic

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There’s simply not much to blog about …. I try to post at least one item every day, something that made my day or that I want to remember. After all I keep this as a sort of diary for the months to come, and when all the trip is history. So let’s talk about food. […] Read More

In the rain…

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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

Vitamins

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I found this cute little place called  ‘Caféina‘ on a street close to the beach with good coffee, fresh juices and a menu that I’ll sample in the next couple of days. The staff was really friendly, too. I think this might be my favorite stop for an afternoon read. Read More