¿Dónde me Trajiste?
We started last thursday night confused and uncomfortable and ended it singing Elvis with the owners, the band and special guest musician, Diego Aloras. The place was a traditional Argentine home with open air walkways and 7 tables scattered throughout 3 rooms. The band was two guys with guitars who invited a guest musician in every […]
Tom Cruise from Cocktail it is…
I decided to follow the work and travel advice of a best friend and my sister and take a job slinging bottles here in Buenos Aires. Although i’m not a big Tom Cruise fan, his role in the 1988 box office classic, Cocktail, inspired me to pursue this new venture. Thanks to my basketball buddy Anibal, I […]
La Noche de los Museos
On Saturday night, I ventured out to the Noche de Los Museos “Night of the Museums”, which is basically a city-wide free cultural festival that’s held once a year in Buenos Aires. At first, I was disappointed to find out that Ben Stiller would not be in attendance, but once that passed it turned out to be […]
An Argentine Birthday Party
Saturday night Sergio and Mariangela invited me to a true portena birthday party for their argentine boss. Pretty much everyone at the party was Argentine so it was a great environment for me to learn more about the culture (and practice my Spanish). As expected, their was an abundance of empanadas, pizza, wine and Fernet. All of which […]
Halloween in Buenos Aires
Halloween isn’t celebrated as a national holiday in Argentina. You won’t see kids trick-or-treating in the suburbs of Buenos Aires and you won’t see stores decorated with cobwebs or skeletons like you would in the states. Luckily for us, bars and clubs in Buenos Aires still celebrate the holiday. So, a gang of Colombians, Argentines […]
La Bomba de Tiempo (Bump Time)
Last night a few Columbian friends and I went to La Bomba de Tiempo in Abasto. La Bomba de Tiempo is a group of drums formed by some of the most outstanding percusionists of Argentina. All their shows are improvised and they communicate through a language of signs, which is remarkable to watch. They’ve been performing concerts […]
Buenos Aires Nightlife: Time is Irrelevant
It’s 6:30am and the DJ is just starting to get into his rhythm as the 300 plus music-induced-party-goers of Club Niceto rage into the morning. Joints are passed around like ketchup at a picnic and the tranced mob seem to move in unison to the beat. The bass thumps through your entire body as time becomes […]
FOTO FRIDAY: The Tranqui Yanqui
We met this American character known as the “Tranqui Yanqui” (Yankee) at DuiDui Bar in Palermo this past weekend. Here’s a shot of Cathrine and him showing off his Tranqui Yanqui products. Interesting… Check out more travel photos from Nightlife in Buenos Aires. GarethMy name is Gareth Leonard, a Marketing Director turned World Traveler with […]
Late Nights & Nice Tights
This weekend I got to check out a few new spots around Buenos Aires and went to my first Argentine House Party in San Telmo (pictured above). Thursday, I went to this new bar called DUIDUI in Palermo Hollywood… which was a great time (despite it’s uncomfortable name). It was cool because there was no sign outside and […]