Adventure
2023年9月19日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
You know it’s a new country when it requires this yellow form and many arm jabs. I didn’t have any side effects. Also the water filter is small and will be a backup to bottle water.
I’mもっと詳しく
Packing- the steps
2023年10月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Step 1 - Throw everything you think you want to take on the bed. Make sure everything fits. Don’t buy new things to take on the trip that you haven’t worn and washed a couple of times. Step 2-Getもっと詳しく
Step 3
2023年10月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Side one with the buckles. Carefully roll up the shirts and put in a packing cube. Use the pants on the bottom to cushion around the wheels structure. Bathroom and tech bags on the sides and fill theもっと詳しく
Backpack
2023年10月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Laptop, power cords, usb cables, back up power bank and iPad. Usually I carry the laptop and put the power block and cables in the luggage but this is a 9 hour layover in Houston so I will carry itもっと詳しく
24-hours to go
2023年10月6日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Woke up early with the thought that I’d be sleepy and able to hit the pillow early tonight. A 5:00 am departure is a 3:00 to the airport. Let’s see how that goes…. And besides it is time toもっと詳しく
How to spend a 9 hour layover?
2023年10月6日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Ahhhhhhhh……😃😃😃. Throughout the planning of this first leg I wasn’t sure about the 9 hour layover in Houston. I have lounge access from several different travel options (all from travelもっと詳しく
Its Early!!
2023年10月7日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
A benefit to the first flight of the day is seeing that your plane is already here. Disadvantage is that the Centurion Lounge doesn’t open until after you plane depart.
Planet Houston
2023年10月7日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Easy flight and I’m in the Polaris Lounge. So far it’s just like a regular United Lounge… is that pretentious or what? The dining room opens at 11:30 and we’ll see.
Vending Machines
2023年10月7日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Here’s what you can buy from vending machines at Houston (IAH). The lego machine is my favorite.
Walk-about
2023年10月7日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
I’ve got lounge lounge access in Houston (IAH) to five locations.
KLM - not open for my access until 7:30
Air France - not open for my access until after 5:30
AmEx CENTURION- open and a good lookingもっと詳しく
My driver in Buenos Aires
2023年10月7日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
This is apparently how I will find my driver in Buenos Aires. I can’t outrun McDonalds.
Embassy Area
2023年10月8日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
I’m my first quest for pesos I found Embassy’s instead. Just one block from my apartment. I know one was the Philippines, and one was Malaysia. The street had lots of little guard buildings. Kindもっと詳しく
Pizza Anyone
2023年10月8日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
These are my take and bake pizza options at the supermarket across the street. I’m not to sure about them but I will give one a try before I leave… which one should it be?
Arrived Safe
2023年10月8日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Arrived safe and sound in BA. No immigration trouble except that the document I had to prove I had a place to stay didn’t have the address. So there was a moment of fiddle with my phone and theもっと詳しく
+1 walking, -2 finding pesos
2023年10月8日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After shopping and then finding out I needed my passport to use a credit card (more on why later) I realized that having cash would be a good idea. So, I sent myself money to Western Union (a legalもっと詳しく
+1 walking - -1 pesos
2023年10月9日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A nice breakfast then day 2 of the pesos quest. Western Union should be open (it’s Monday, but I thought yesterday was Saturday which is my own issue). The WU that is literally 94 feet from myもっと詳しく
Worlds Most Beautiful Bookstore
2023年10月10日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
El Ateno Grand Splendid. A converted theater into a bookstore. What a great reuse of a huge space. National Geographic magazine gave it theWorlds Best title and I can see why. The stage is aもっと詳しく
Cementario de la Recoleta
2023年10月10日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
I’ve been to many cemeteries, but this one is a different level literally, as what you see is only half of the space.
The most famous person buried there is Evita Peron. Everyone else, for the mostもっと詳しく
+3 -locate Pesos!!!!
2023年10月10日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Finally success! I was able to exchange USD for Argentine pesos. It was a good day. Can you guess how much I exchanged?
Food Tour
2023年10月11日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
I’ve done a few food tours in places but this one was amongst the top. Four restaurants all around the Palermo neighborhood and included wine, food and tips. I’m all about the wine, but I willもっと詳しく
Penguin Wine?
2023年10月11日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Adel, apparently in BA the wine decanter is a penguin. For reasons not abundantly clear. This one looks like it was dripping blood but the wine was pretty good. Why this is a “thing” will takeもっと詳しく
Walking to Wine
2023年10月12日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Today I came to the Palermo neighborhood for dinner before my wine tasting. I love BA for its cafe style. Restaurants everywhere and there is always movement.
The is a vibrant city and it’s alwaysもっと詳しく
Fernando
2023年10月12日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
A very herbal liquor mixed with coke…. Imagine hay, a handful of savory spices and coke. I’m not a fan but I’m told for many young Argentines it’s their “entry” to alcohol. I’d think itもっと詳しく
Argentine wine tasting
2023年10月12日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Well, let’s just say I enjoyed my evening.
My favorite is the Clos de los Siete - a blend from Mendoza.
No Stop Sign or Signal
2023年10月12日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
After sitting and eating my dinner, and staring out the window at this intersection I finally saw it.
There is no signal or stop sign. The intersection has cross walks but everyone (pedestrians, cars,もっと詳しく

















































































旅行者Have a great trip!!!