Buenos Aires has a wealth of accommodation options and navigating round them all can be a little overwhelming. Every barrio has its own identity and figuring out the best place to stay can be a challenge. The centre, around the ...
Whilst travelling abroad, it's not uncommon to come across some interesting uses of language - either translations into English or occasions when a word is used in the native language but which has a totally different sense in your own ...
I was recently asked a few questions by the good folks at Expanish Spanish School Argentina about my experiences in Buenos Aires and the things I love and hate about the city. The interview can be found here: Expanish Meets ...
There's an interesting article in La Nación today (link in Spanish) which gives some of the statistics regarding the Buenos Aires colectivo system, especially concerning the subsidy system which means that the passenger is only paying 32% of the actual ...
If there's one way of impressing somebody who has never been to South America before, it's by saying, "Oh, I'm going to such and such tomorrow, it's a 20 hour bus ride". To someone who has been here before then ...
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 ...
