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 […]
San Telmo Market w. The Girls
Sunday Mariangela, her friend Camila and I joined tourists and townies alike at the San Telmo Market. Despite the tourist traps and crowd it was awesome. Good music, fun street performers and great food. They have everything from fresh squeezed orange juice to old school cameras and televisions. At about 5pm people start clearing out their […]
FOTO FRIDAY: Buenos Aires Staples
Steak and empanadas… that’s what Buenos Aires is all about. Check out the Buenos Aires travel photos to see more food I’ve consumed here in Argentina. GarethMy name is Gareth Leonard, a Marketing Director turned World Traveler with a passion for slow, meaningful travel. I have been traveling the world full-time for the past 9+ […]
South Africa, Meet Argentina!
No team had more to loose last night than Argentina as it faced off against Uruguay, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Win and they’re in. Loose and most likely they were out (as well as the end for their most famous coach). As you can see from the picture, they came up big and coach Maradona is […]
Quilmes Commercial For Argentina
Beer and sports go great together anywhere! As a marketer I love seeing great advertisements. Especially ones that connect with the hearts of the people. Sergio showed me this one after he saw my post about Maradona. Quilmes is the most popular beer company in Argentina and they ran this campaign in 2002 during the World Cup in Korea […]
Icons of Argentina
It’s crazy to think that there are such huge icons in the world that we as Americans know very little, if anything about. People throughout the world know all about our icons like Michael Jordan, Brad Pitt and Michael Jackson but how much do we know about Mercedes Sosa, Diego Maradona and Che Guevara? Maybe I shouldn’t speak […]
The Soccer Project
Pelada from Rebekah Fergusson on Vimeo. [I suggest full screen] Although as an American, I can’t truly understand the connection futbol has with the people and culture of Argentina just yet, I think it goes without saying that’s its HUGE (Fuccillo voice)! After living in London for awhile and now here in Buenos Aires, I’m […]
Ma, I made new friends!
After a few days of feeling pretty alone here in Buenos Aires, the weekend brought new life to my social comma. On Saturday I was invited by Carolina y Mariana (who work at the hostel) to go out to dinner with some friends of theirs in Palermo (a neighborhood in downtown Buenos Aires. I’m not sure if they […]
Status Update: First Impressions of Buenos Aires
First Impressions of Buenos Aires, Argentina: I am staying in an area without a lot of tourists. I ate alone the first two days/nights because I don’t know anyone. However, I haven’t allowed myself to step into an English speaking bar, restaurant or shop yet. I am struggling to communicate with everyone. I tried to […]