Why I’ve Become a Tour Guide
My first attempt at being tour guide was not an unqualified success. Aged 21, I was in put in charge of 50 French kids who had just arrived in London at the start of a three-week stay to learn English. One ...
Buenos Aires from Above
Posted on 5 Oct in Argentina Buenos Aires
Click for bigger. Thanks to Google Maps.
4 Daytrips from Buenos Aires
As wonderful as Buenos Aires is, at some point you will want to escape for a few hours, if only for a change of scenery. Thankfully getting away from it is not difficult (or expensive) and there are some lovely ...
Tango Icons
Posted on 15 Sep in Argentina Buenos Aires
OK, so two photos today and not of anyone actually tangoing either but two iconic tango places in Buenos Aires. Carlos Gardel is to Tango what Maradona is to Football. Except more so. And he's dead. The world's greatest ever Tango ...
Locals vs. Tourists
Posted on 15 Sep in Argentina Buenos Aires
Eric Fischer on Flickr has published a photoset that examines the GeoTagging information in each Flickr photograph of a city and analyses the users behaviour to establish whether the photographer can be classified as a "local' or a "tourist". For ...
Porteño Driving Explained
Posted on 15 Sep in Argentina Buenos Aires
The driving in Buenos Aires is not the worst in South America, but that's not saying much. When I first came here from Europe travelling in a bus or taxi was one of the most terrifying (or exhilarating if you've ...