Blur in Open Air(es)

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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

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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…

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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

Buenas Aguas

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I think I will not maintain the rhythm of the postings from Brazil in Buenos Aires. I have fallen into a kind of slow state. Well, it’s not that I am not doing anything, but it’s just the normal stuff. I’m most proud that I am going to the gym every day. Swimming. Not much, […] Read More

Settling in

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I’m settling into my place in Recoleta. Upon arrival on Sunday, I unpacked, made myself at home, fell asleep at an Argentinian time of 3 am (I should have gone out!), woke up at the German time of 7.30 and started my day. One: Supermercado with the basics: pasta, Coke, Granola, milk, Heinz ketchup, cheese, […] Read More

First things

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First thing in my new place in the heart of Recoleta, Buenos Aires, after my host Marcelo gave me the load-down on the apartment, fake money, mobile phone companies and the nearest supermarket: Warsteiner, found in the fridge. Prost, Buenos Aires! And here’s the new place. Tomorrow morning I’ll go to the supermarket and then […] Read More

Off to Buenos Aires

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And I’m off to Buenos Aires. It’s bit confusing because my reservation says 8.25 but the plane always left an hour earlier… maybe it’s due to the summer time change and the plane arriving earlier now from Istanbul…? I better get to the airport early! Here are the flight statistics: Flight 5 to Buenos Aires  […] Read More

What’s new, Buenos Aires?

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And here’s the next one, Buenos Aires. Just booked my place there for the month in Buenos Aires: In the heart of Recoleta, the area my friend Sven had stayed in when I visited him back in February 2011. This looks great. It’s a bit over budget, but as Lufthansa was so generously rerouting me […] Read More