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Confiteria del Molino, a Buenos Aires landmark

In a city filled with architectural curiosities, one that captures the attention more than most on the daily free walking tour is the Confiteria del Molino, on the corners of Rivadavia and Callao, opposite the Congeso Nacional. Abandoned since 1997, ...

Buenos Aires in 10 Minutes

Nice overview of the main sights of Buenos Aires. Doesn't beat the real thing of course!

Part One of Buenos Aires Local Tours on TV!

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to have a local tourism TV channel come along and film the tour in action. You can see all of their Argentina videos here, and most importantly, the first part of ...

Buenos Aires Local Tours on TV!

Had a fun day yesterday as Argentinian tourism channel Turismo Visión came along to film the tour! They'd been looking for alternative ways to see the capital and loved the way we do things on colectivos and the Subte. It ...

Esperanza?

Spotted this during today's tour in Abasto. Remind you of anything? Just can't think where they got the idea from...

Filete Porteño – The Original Street Art

Despite what you might think, Filete Porteño is not yet another cut of steak, but it is something you will see a lot of in your time here. Originally the decoration on horse-drawn carts, it has evolved to an art-form ...

Carlos Gardel – the Buenos Aires Icon

If you were to ask a visitor to Buenos Aires to name somebody who for them summed the city up, they might answer Evita or maybe Maradona. Both good answers, but if you asked a Porteño, you may well hear ...

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 ...