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August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Got a favorite neighborhood joint? Share it with a barrio-specific post via this clickable image map.
Is there anywhere you can still get a good doble at a price like you used to? Click it and let us in on it (don’t worry… nobody reads this site anyway!)
What’s YOUR neighborhood? Is it cool? Click the map and leave a .
The Marketing of Tango
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
What is going on with Tango here? How did it change so much? Those of us who have danced in other countries or are from other countries and now live here, maybe understand what has happened, then again, maybe not.
When I first came to Buenos Aires in 2000, the tango was very different. Many of the milongueros were still alive. This term now a days is used quite flippantly. A milonguero was a man who lived only for his tango. A milonguera - the woman, as well. What did this mean? It means they spent all of their time in the milonga listening to the music. They only danced when there was a tanda they really loved AND there was someone to share this passion of the tanda. The ability to transmit your passion and have the other person receive it and transmit it back was nothing words could describe.
There […]
Photos from the Valle de Uco
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
I woke up crazy early and Francisco (our agronomist) took me out to the vineyard just after sunrise…it was beautiful.
Panaroma of the finca
Vines of Mendoza Vineyard
Vineyard in Tupungato
Cabaña las Lilas: *DO NOT* Hop On A Plane To Try?
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
A while back, I wrote a small post about an article in the New York Times titled, “An Epicurean Pilgrimage: Meals Worth the Price of a Plane Ticket“. Basically, the piece is about various restaurants around the world that serve up such superb food that the plane ticket prices are justified. The restaurant in Argentina’s […]
Cabaña las Lilas: *DO NOT* Hop On A Plane To Try?
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
A while back, I wrote a small post about an article in the New York Times titled, “An Epicurean Pilgrimage: Meals Worth the Price of a Plane Ticket“. Basically, the piece is about various restaurants around the world that serve up such superb food that the plane ticket prices are justified. The restaurant in Argentina’s […]
enough looking up
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
It’s all done… hopefully error free as well
If you want a copy of the map of domes in Buenos Aires, scroll down to the appropriate button in the sidebar under links. It will take you to the download page. If you don’t have a color printer, take the file to a print shop. It’s worth it.
Whew. No more looking up for a while…
Inflation with Deby
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
(YM) Buenos Aires Argentina Deby’s all over it. It’s a vexing subject for any of us that have been here awhile… and, as Deby notes, apparently vexing as well for those returning after awhile.
(hee hee! I just noticed from the link that her post must have been originally titled something like “If One More Ame…” Sorry, Deb. Couldn’t resist. I complement you on the better part of valor and all that.)
If you’re here for good, the creeping price of things has GOT to get to you eventually. Of course, I’ve lived thru a few increases in the price of cigarettes (minuscule… I once paid for my RT ticket with the savings on the smokes I smuggled back!) and a few increases in taxi fares (up from the original driver-starvation rates) but now it’s everything. I like to pay with correct change the […]
I’m back online
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Nice to back online.
Lots of things happenin’… once I square away some details I’m gonna resurrect this moribund site!
Hasta pronto,
Mike
Return of the train
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Rosario Norte Station
The train’s coming back!
There’s currently a weekly train service between Rosario Norte Station and Retiro, operated by Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA). I’ve never seen it (not strange, given its frequency) but I’ve been told it’s not only slow (7 hours to do 300 km) but also not in good condition, and rather dirty. However, a ticket is only AR$17 in “first class” (do note the quotes!) and thus extremely cheap, compared to the luxurious, fast, comfortable, but pricey bus services given by a number of companies, notably the AR$39 service of El Rosarino.
The national government has just bought a convoy from Spain, as part of the National Railway Recovery Plan (sounds like a good plan, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard of it, so it mustn’t be doing lots of things around here — how odd is that!). Starting in mid-September, it’ll be doing […]
The Brazilian Bob Dylan Rocks the Gran Rex Theater, Buenos Aires
August 28, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Caetano Veloso doesn’t look like a rockstar. He resembles more a middle-aged tourist… And he doesn’t dance like you’d think a Brazilian rockstar would… instead his onstage moves were more like those of a drunk accountant at a wedding. But he and his band absolutely rocked the Gran Rex in Buenos Aires.
Most of the songs were technically impressive with tricky time-signatures and a lot of change-ups. It resembled American jamband/rock music, but with a large blend of styles and some brazilian flare…
Argentines are generally very reserved at music concerts, but Veloso brought them to their feet on quite a few ocassions…
We and our friends were all very impressed with the concert. If you get a chance to see this guy somewhere we’d recommend it.
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