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    • Pam WeltySouth of America
      Day 26

      La Estancia = Ahhhhhh

      November 1 in Argentina ⋅ 🌬 59 °F

      Tonight I went all crazy for dinner. I went to one of the top restaurants in BA, La Estancia. Starting with dry aged beef, open grill/fired and served on the table in a charcoal fired tiny BBQ = excellent. I’ve eaten at award winning steak restaurants across the globe, several Michelin star locations and many award winning chefs but… nothing compares with a meal starting with excellent beef from great cows. Wow! is all I can say. If you get to BA you must have the steak at La Estancia. I ordered the mini which was plenty and I had the Waldorf salad ( a private homage to my grandmother who used to make her version for me a long time ago). 2 glasses of Argentine Malbec, a bottle of water (I’m still not sure if it’s ok to drink the water) and a desert. Total bill 16,200 pesos about 18.00 usd. So excellent for less than 20.00….
      Waiter hack, If you visit apparently it is ok to say “Señor” at a fairly loud volume to get the attention of your waiter.      Read more

    • Pam WeltySouth of America
      Day 25

      Dear Uber Driver

      October 31 in Argentina ⋅ 🌬 63 °F

      Thanks for picking me up, in the rain, with lightening, and thunder, and a gasoline embargo. And you dropped me off at a mall with a food court and I ate food that tasted like Panda Express (the first Chinese type restaurant I’ve seen) and I was smiling and tipped you 200% of my ride. It’s Tuesday and I’m very Happy to be in Argentina. If that came off sarcastic it isn’t I’m actually seriously happy.Read more

    • Pam WeltySouth of America
      Day 23

      Come From Away

      October 29 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F

      BA has a huge artist scene. Obviously with the weekly fairs and the gallery’s but the performing theater is also huge and it’s subsidized by the government.
      There is a theater district with at least 5 performance stages. These are sized ones similar to New York, but not as large as the theaters in Sydney or San Francisco.
      There is a location near the Obelisk that sells tickets to the people. I saw that Come from Away was there so I went to the window and asked about tickets… he said “1,000 pesos for a coupon that I take to the theater and exchange for a ticket”. I confirmed I’d heard right and got my translation right “1,000?” Roughly .85? Yes….
      Ever suspicious I gave him my 1,000, walked two blocks and turned it in at the ticket office along with an additional 3,500 and I had a ticket for the Sunday show that started at 7:30 pm ( a very odd time for theater I thought).
      Now ok, I’ve seen the show and I’m fine with it being in Spanish but surely my 4,500 pesos ticket would be with an obscured view at the top of the theater to the far left, but that’s ok it’s an adventure. Imagine my surprise when I was seated in the third row center of the balcony!!
      Even though I knew the show it was really hard to follow as theater really makes my lack of language apparent, but I had a great time. A quick pizza afterward and I was back home by 11:00 on a Sunday evening. If my Spanish was better the theater barrio would be my home.      Read more

    • TravelerCrazy Caro in Südamerika
      Day 245

      Buenos Aires II: Koch- &Tanzaction, BA 4

      May 8 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Hatte heute hart Bock gesund zu kochen. 👩‍🍳 Da Pablo in der Nähe von meinem Hostel arbeitet, habe ich das Essen dorthin gebracht und wir haben gemeinsam gegessen - cool. 😇😃
      Dachte ich kann ins Fernsehen, sah ein Kamerateam und wollte unbedingt dorthin. War aber "nur" ein Studententeam. 😆 Hatte mitbekommen, dass es Züge nach Cordoba, meinem nächsten Ziel, gibt. Cool, war noch nie Zugfahren auf meiner Reise. 🚝So gut wie kein Land in Südamerika hat eine Bahnverbindungen. Das einzige: er geht 21 h (mit dem Bus sinds 7h), weil er nur 40 kmh fährt. 😆 Habe aber Bock auf das Erlebnis und es kostet fast gar nichts. Das Ticket zu bekommen was ein klein bisschen aufwändiger, aber gut. 💪

      Abends sah ich Pablo wieder.😅 Wir gingen auf eine benannte Percussionshow. War cool, aber leider rauchten viele (Gras und Zigarette) und den Rauch packte ich gar nicht. 🚬 Fands auch drüber, dass vor dem Eingang Magic Mushroom Brownies verkauft wurden. 🙈
      Im Hostel war dann noch Karaoke singen abgesagt. War cool.🎤      Read more

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    • Argentina
      Day 71

      Retour à BA J-1

      January 19 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
      2

      De retour dans la belle capitale Argentine après 2 mois.
      On a pris un Airbnb dans un quartier différent de la première fois pour découvrir un peu.
      On dort dans le "vrai" centre de Buenos Aires. On est entre deux quartier : Retiro et El Centro.

      Objectif des prochains jours : programmer la suite du voyage, voir nos amis argentins, se reposer un peu et profiter 😁

      On commence par les bonnes habitudes, on a remplacé la bière par de la limonade faite maison ! Gingembre Menthe... Un délice ! De plus, la chaleur est très lourde en été a Buenos Aires.
      On se balade et on finit par un bon restaurant avec une bonne bouteille de vin.      Read more

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    • South America 2022/2023
      Day 78

      Last Tango In Buenos Aires

      January 2 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      We topped off my birthday celebration with dinner and a tango show at Piazzolla Tango. Named after Astor Piazzolla, the father of Nuevo Tango, the show is held in a subterranian theater that opened in 1915. The dancers were supported by a six piece orchestra consisting of piano, upright bass, two violins and two bandoneons (AKA a squeezebox).

      Before dinner, we were treated to a group tango lesson to get us in the mood for the main event. I was sad to discover that both of my feet are still of the left variety.

      Reviews of the event mentioned the food being mediocre but the dancing very good. Dinner was served well before the show started and Brenda and I were both very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. We joked that if the critics considered that meal mediocre, the dance must be outstanding. And it was!

      The grace, speed, accuracy and passion of the movements was enough to have Brenda declare after one exceptionally "spicy" arrangement, "I think I need a cigarette". I asked for ten minutes to recover.

      The photos I've posted are from the internet but were all taken at the venue we visited.

      This was one tourist trap I would gladly re-visit next time we're in town.      Read more

    • Alejandro QuesadaURUGUAY y ARGENTINA
      Day 8

      Pizzas argentinas en Las Cuartetas 🍕😋

      April 27 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Mención especial para el restaurante emblemático de Pizzas Argentinas al que hemos ido 🌟 No he probado una cosa igual de buena en mi vida.

      Se trata de un restaurante tradicional y muy famoso en Buenos Aires donde todas las pizzas son cocinadas en horno y con una cantidad muy generosa de queso, que queda perfectamente derretido. La masa es muy tierna y alta, el clásico estilo de la pizza Argentina 👌🏼🤤

      Tanto es así que ya estaba lleno pero no me pude ir de allí sin probar otra porción de pizza diferente 😋 Ojalá poder volver porque ha sido de las mejores comidas del viaje hasta ahora. Chef kiss 🍕

      Al acabar paseamos por calles del barrio de Corrientes y vemos la icónica Confitería "La Ideal" y también entramos a la (otra) librería "El Ateneo". Esta vez no me puedo resistir y compro un libro 📗

      Esta es la librería más grande de Sudamérica, fue elegida por el diario británico The Guardian como la segunda mejor librería del mundo y la revista estadounidense National Geographic la destacó como una de las más bonitas del mundo 😯 Claramente no iba a irme yo de aquí sin comprar al menos un libro 😉      Read more

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    • Alejandro QuesadaURUGUAY y ARGENTINA
      Day 6

      Llegada a Buenos Aires 🌁🚢💨

      April 25 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Tengo que admitir que la llegada a Argentina no ha sido exactamente como yo esperaba. El día está bastante nublado y estoy muy cansado por haber venido en el primer horario de la mañana 😴

      Al contrario que en Uruguay, al salir de la Terminal Fluvial, me doy cuenta rápidamente de que los Uber pueden darme problemas, como me pasó con Violeta en Cusco. Por suerte, este primer señor es amable y acepta llevarme sin oponer muchas resistencias 🚕💨

      Llego a mi apartamento y dejo las cosas para ir al Western Union más próximo y admito que he sentido que hacía algo ilegal mientras retiraba los 5 fajos cada uno con 10.000 pesos argentinos que ya estaban a mi nombre 🤓 Sin duda este es el único país en el que he estado con una tasa de cambio taaaaan diferente al Euro. Honestamente wow 😲

      Para compensar esta mañana tan acelerada, hago un mini brunch en una cafetería cerca de mi apartamento 🥑☕🌺 en el cuál vuelvo a probar la Palta de aquí, que me encanta, y un café con dulce de leche 🤤      Read more

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    • TravelerWir sind unterwegs...
      Day 123

      Buenos Aires

      February 10, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Mucho Calor...hören wir hier von den Porteños (so wie sich die Buenos Aireser nennen) sagen. Wir leiden bei der Hitzewelle mit knapp 40 Grad natürlich mit...😉
      Bevor wir Argentinien verlassen gönnen wir uns in unserer Lieblings-Parilla nochmal ein stattliches und unglaublich leckeres Rinderfilet.Read more

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    • TravelerWir sind unterwegs...
      Day 119

      Buenos Aires

      February 6, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Wir sind in Buenos Aires angekommen und genießen hier die Annehmlichkeiten, die diese tolle Metropole bietet. Unser Appartment mit traumhaften Balkon, das wir hoch oben im 11. Stock für eine Woche gemietet haben, ist dafür geradezu ideal.Read more

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