have you ever played the country game with a well-travelled group of friends? Pick people with full passports, or it can turn ugly. The principle of the game is to see who…
nothing ever happens in buenos aires
well, it was a slow weekend in Buenos Aires this time. Too cold and grey to do anything adventurous except stay warm.Friday evening we introduced the locals to the great Australian tradition…
san telmo
went for a stroll around San Telmo on the weekend. According to the guide books, the portenos don’t like to go there because it is too touristy. No-one seemed to have told…
if it’s wednesday, this must be bristol
…not a gondola in sight, but it’s certainly wet enough for it.Have just lived through the flying visit from hell. Left BA Tues 12:30. Arrived Heathrow Wed 08:30. Arrived Bristol Wed 11:00….
suburban weekend
This is the view from my apartment at about 9:00 on Saturday. As you can see, the weekend weather was sublime. I think the temperature peaked at about 13 degrees. This was…
no delante de los criados
My apartment has a cleaner. Normal, right? Not this cleaner.When I got home Tuesday night I thought I had been visited by a poltergeist. Everything, I mean everything had been moved. She…
Puerto Madero and Costanera Sur
20070715_BA_puerto_madero Puerto Madero is very new. So new in fact, half of it is under construction. Though it is well-supplied with up-market restaurants, furniture stores and hairdressers, it lacks the basic suburban…
Recoleta
20070714_BA_Recoleta Recoleta is a collection of parks and green spaces with a little cemetery in the middle. If you have ever visited Pere Lachaise in Paris, you will feel right at home….
you are now leaving the zone
on this side of the line of naval control – peace, tranquility, nice lighting, bridges and boats… on the other side of the tram tracks…cardboard collectors and stray dogs where Juan first…
Dead Cow Culture
everything here has dead cow in it – seriously, everything. I had dinner in the hotel restaurant last night (yes Tony, I do know better). Menu – cowhide. Placemat – cowhide (hair…