Night food frenzy
Last night, Rajiv and I went to the Victoria Night Market. We had no idea what expected us. Only the part under the metal roof construction was open, but that was more than enough. One part housed a number of little craft stands… printed t-shirts, wood toys, old books, dresses, jewelry… one really cool place […] Read More
Victoria Market
I finally made it down to Queen Victoria Market. It’s the central market of Melbourne, just outside the CBD. First, I wasn’t impressed that much. I wandered through halls with lots of clothing, and the usual stuff aimed at tourists, Australia T-shirts, bags, scarfs, etc… and I found two rows of vegetables and fruit… but […] Read More
Winter in San Francisco
We just went down to the Ferry building to see Lisa and her family and say good-bye. Beautiful bright day, a bit cold but sunny. See you in September. Read More
Sights, smells and sounds
Valparaíso is… hard to describe. It has its grand, old buildings, and all this little ones, full of graffiti, some really run down… it’s not a nice city as such. It doesn’t have any specific, must-see sights, maybe except the house of Pablo Neruda which I missed. But it’s a sight in itself. No wonder […] Read More
Shopping guilt
My friends know I haven’t bought a thing in at least two years. Except maybe some underwear, socks, and an occasional CD or DVD, I had totally stopped buying anything ahead of my trip. Even when I had the urge to have something, the thought that I would spend that much to put it into […] Read More
Basics, markets and culture
Here we go again. After waking up in a new city, there’s tons of things to be organized. First, the shopping. I asked at the downstairs reception for a supermarket, and headed there first thing. Without breakfast. Was a mistake. Luckily, this apartment has a lot of the basics like oil, salt, balsamic, pepper, spices, […] Read More
Mercado de las Pulgas
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
Montevideo in the sun
This is the result from the afternoon walk through sunny Montevideo, pretty much the same places as yesterday, just with blue skies. The buildings in the centre are impressive, even in their run-down state. It wouldn’t need much to polish it up just a bit, without turning it into a fake Disneyland. However, it all […] Read More
Trip to Tigre
Saturday I took a trip to Tigre, a little town in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. It is located at the river delta where both the Río Uruguay and the Río Paraná flow together to form the Río de la Plata; the massive bay in the ocean that is, in fact, the river, and no […] Read More
Feria de San Telmo
I already had a stroll through San Telmo last Sunday with friends, when the flea market was on, but I did not have my camera with me so I decided I needed to come back. I first ran into a festival celebrating Lebanese Independence day, with falafel stands and a music and traditional dance show. […] Read More