¿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 […]
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 […]
Random Parade in Buenos Aires
I was walking around downtown Buenos Aires Sunday afternoon minding my own business, when I literally ran into this random parade coming around a corner. I still have no idea what it was for but it ended up consuming my entire afternoon. I followed it from Peru Avenue to Plaza de Mayo where it was […]
Argentina’s Oldest Cafe: Café Tortoni
Simply put, Cafes in Buenos Aires are a way of life. They’re around every corner and in every neighborhood throughout the city. Monday, I had the opportunity to check out Café Tortoni for coffee with Alan from Buenostours.com. Founded in 1858, Café Tortoni is the oldest coffee shop in the whole country. With a very rich history, it […]
San Antonio de Areco or Bust!
Here’s a brief look at what it took to get to the Fiesta de la Tradición in San Antonio de Areco this weekend. Have you ever had one of those days where everything just seemed to work out? Well, for my buddy Nate and I that day came when we needed it the most. We decided the […]
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 […]
Strikes Effect Buenos Aires City Transit
Mounting tensions between subte staff and government officials came to a head this morning as Subte workers went on strike and caused the shut down of all subway lines from 11am this morning until 11pm tonight.Subway and tram workers started a strike, to press the government to grant legal status to their own union.And as […]
Buenos Aires Graffiti Artist Spotlight
If you’ve been to Buenos Aires you can understand the significance of graffiti art and how prevalent it is throughout the city. I came across these insane videos at woostercollective.com that showcase different graffiti artists in South America. Produced by INJAUS for I SAT, “Paredes que hablan” (Talking Walls) its a series of sixteen short films […]
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 […]