Club El Campito
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Messi's first boyhood club, situated at the end of his road. A small facility with a terrible pitch but he made do! The back wall also covered in murals if you look closely.
Escuela No 66 Las Heras
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our final stop on the Messi tour was to his first school. Across the road from the school is the 'out of this world' mural towering over the school block. This mural reads, like many others in theЧитать далее
Final Evening in Rosario
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After arriving back from Messi world we had some pastries from the local bakery, collected our laundry and headed out to watch the Europa League final. On the way home we picked up the ingredientsЧитать далее
ПутешественникJust read A year on the farm Diddley Squat, he can be an acqired taste but really funny writer
Leaving Rosario
23 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
It's official, we survived South America's second most dangerous city (outside of Brazil). Despite all of the warnings we'd had about Rosario we didn't really see what all the hysteria was about. WeЧитать далее
ПутешественникMessi box ticked and safely too 😳. Glad it was interesting for you xx
ПутешественникIs that a blood stain on the roof of the bus, where you sure it was to be a safe journey? 🤔
Arriving in Buenos Aires
23 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After 4 hours on the road we arrived at Buenos Aires bus terminal. Evidently giving off very touristy vibes, we were warned numerous times by people in the station to be careful as apparently the busЧитать далее
ПутешественникI'm not sure I'm liking Argentina. Can't you home back to Roatan? 🤔☺️
ПутешественникGlad you arrived safely 😳. Sleep well 😴. I’m opening the wine 🍷 after reading that so I will sleep well too.
Av 9 De Julio & the Obelisk
23 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After dropping our bags at our hostel we headed immediately to see Buenos Aires centrepiece, the obelisk.
The obelisk stands at the centre of Av 9 De Julio which runs right through the centre ofЧитать далее
Quick Explore of Buenos Aires
23 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
From the Obelisk we just followed the crowd towards the shopping district with some great architecture on display. We then had dinner at a lovely local restaurant. There were only 5 things on the menuЧитать далее
Hostel Bar Crawl
23 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Tonight we signed up for the hostel bar crawl! Our host took us to a number of local spots which ranged from craft beer (my favourite (not)) to a local street bar where it was less than a pound for aЧитать далее
Milling Around Buenos Aires
24 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
After a late night last night we were forced to be up at 10:30am to check out of our hostel at 11am. Slightly hungover, we went for a lovely breakfast and then to play some pool. 51 minutes of poolЧитать далее
Apartment in Palermo
24 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We arrived at our apartment in Palermo and were very happy with what we found! Over two floors we have two smart TV's, two bathrooms, two beds and a fully functioning kitchen.
We (Dan) made dinnerЧитать далее
ПутешественникThat’s very posh for you two and how great to be there for a while. Yeah !!
Exploring Palermo
25 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This morning we had a lie in (in true BA style) and watched the FA Cup final from bed. Yes, our apartment TV's have all the sports channels!
We then tried to take some cash out but this proved to beЧитать далее
Pre-Match Boca Juniors
25 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We met up with our tour group at 5pm at the corner of a square in Palermo. Sat nearby where two 'injured' Boca players whom our guide asked for a picture. There names were Javier Garcia and JorgeЧитать далее
ПутешественникNOT HEARD OF BEING TAKEN TO A FOOTBALL MATCH BY A TOUR GUIDE BEFORE ⚽️
Outside La Bombonera
25 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We'd arrived outside one of the world's most iconic stadiums, La Bombonera, home to Boca Juniors. The first thing that immediately stood out is how immaculately it is kept with its famous blue andЧитать далее
Inside La Bombonera
25 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Once inside we made our way up many sets of stairs to the back of the stand. We were in the section above the Boca ultras with a great view of Boca's totally unique 'flat' stand to our left.
As theЧитать далее
Boca Juniors v Talleres
25 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
The game itself left a lot to be desired. Talleres were very poor yet despite this Boca struggled to string more than 5 passes together to break them down.
We did however get to celebrate an EdisonЧитать далее
The Hole - Alcatraz Speakeasy
25 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We were dropped off by our tour guides in the centre of Palermo where we took a short walk to an Alcatraz themed bar we had found on YouTube.
We paid for our drinks on arrival and were then locked inЧитать далее
Estadio Tomas Adolfo Duco
26 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After a late night last night we had a lie in and watched the Championship play off final from bed with breakfast. Commiserations to Leeds United!
We then headed to our local Western Union branch toЧитать далее
Huracan v Instituto
26 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We'd bought tickets for one of the 'popular' areas behind the goal, although the opposite end to the ultras. This meant either standing or sitting on the concrete steps, but we didn't mind.
The gameЧитать далее
Estadio Libertadores de America
26 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Two games in 24 hours wasn't good enough for us, we wanted 2 games in a day and 3 in 24 hours! As soon as we could after the Huracan game had finished we took a 15 minute Uber further sound to EstadioЧитать далее
Independiente v Velez
26 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
The game at atmosphere here were both pretty good, particularly the atmosphere from the two bustling popular sections behind each goal.
Despite this, the away side went ahead after half an hour dueЧитать далее
Horse Racing
27 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After yet another late night we were in no rush to get up and out today. Once we did, we went to collect our cash from the recommended Western Union shop. Once we got there we discovered that theseЧитать далее
ПутешественникI can't get over how cold it is over there, when does the Summer season start? Mind you, when does our Summer season start, "rain rain go away, please come back another day". 🌧
ПутешественникGlad you finally got your cash 💸 you should have rang me for some tips on the horse racing 😆 🐎
ПутешественникAS YOU KNOW, IF 2 MONKEYS EACH PICKED A HORSE EACH RACE RANDOMLY THEN BETWEEN THEM THEY'D PROBABLY PICK AT LEAST 1 WINNER !!! SAYS IT ALL 🦧🦧
ПутешественникYou never take my lead by backing the rider wearing a red or pink top or has ginger hair. Always a winner !!! 🏅
Centro > Recoleta Walking Tour
28 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After a number of late nights and lie ins today we became proper tourists! We joined the 10:30am walking tour from the centre of town, through the wealthiest part of Buenos Aires to Recoleta in theЧитать далее
Walking Tour Finish
28 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our tour finished in one of the many stunning parks in northern Buenos Aires (Recoleta), especially nice on a day like today!
Recoleta Cultural Centre
28 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After the conclusion of the walking tour we nipped into the Recoleta Cultural Centre. It had a few dozen different rooms, almost all of which were either a bit bizarre, completely in Spanish or both.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
28 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Next up we went to have a look at one of Latin America's largest art collections at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. The had every type of art imaginable across the two floors including by the likes ofЧитать далее