Futbol Follies: A Blast from the Past
The guys from Buller organized a football match last Wednesday after work. Although it was 3am and I was dead tired from class and work I couldn’t turn down the invitation. This was the second time I’ve played soccer since I’ve been down here and my skills haven’t improved a bit. I consider myself a […]
How to Survive a Futbol Match in Buenos Aires
I decided to take a page out of Kate Hudson’s book and create a “How To” guide for Argentina football fans who want to attend a match here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is the first of many “T2T How To Guides” about traveling to Buenos Aires. Hopefully it will be a good travel resource & […]
DAKAR 2010: Argentina & Chile
Right before the New Years festivities I was running down towards the Parks of Palermo and I noticed a huge event going on. There were hundreds of people lined up along a blocked off street watching all these parked rally cars, trucks and motorcycles. Except for an annual trip to Charlotte, NC with my best friends for […]
FOTO FRIDAY: Velez vs River Argentine Football
the boys getting geared up for our first Argentine Football experience. We headed out to the Velez Sarsfield stadium where the Velez faithfuls cheered their club to victory over the might River Plate. Read all about my first Football in Argentina Experience Checkout the video on “How To: Survive a Futbol Match in Buenos Aires” […]
Argentina Football: Banfield Wins, Messi is Nasty & The World Cup is Set
Lots of big news in the Football world over the last few weeks and Argentina was in the middle of it all. 1. Banfield won the Argentine Apertura 2009. In their final match of the Apertura 2009 tournament Banfield faced off against the most popular club in Argentina Boca Juniors, at Boca. A friend and I actually went […]
FOTO FRIDAY: Argentine Open Finals
One of the most amazing experiences in my life. Here is Greco and I celebrating with the Argentine Polo Open Champions, La Dolfina, at the Palermo polo grounds in Buenos Aires. You can see the Argentine Polo Open Championship trophy right behind us as the La Dolfina players and team sprayed beers and rejoiced! Read […]
Celebrating the Polo Victory w. La Dolfina
Argentina is home to the greatest Polo players (and teams) in the world. So, when we had the opportunity to see the championship game of the sport’s biggest tournament right here in Buenos Aires, we jumped on it. The final of the Argentine Open was between Ellerstina and La Dolfina. It was the prodigy vs. the legend – Facundo […]
Hello High Society! Polo Lessons in Buenos Aires
Take 2 guys who’ve ridden a horse maybe 5 times in their life (combined). Add a ranch, some malets, fake Polo Jerseys, a keg and a group of entertained-Argentine-spectators and you’ve got yourself a great day of Polo Lessons in Buenos Aires. Jed from LandingpadBA.com set us up with an awesome guy named Fernando from Poloelite.com […]
Football in Argentina – Velez vs River
I knew my first Argentine football match here was going to be a great experience when a gang of rowdy football fans came running threw our section before the game shoving people around yelling “SING! DANCE! CHEER!” That was the only pep-talk we needed. Greco and I waved our hands and lip-synced Velez fight songs the […]
FOTO FRIDAY: Polo Gone Hollywood
Friend and polo instructor, Fernando Nieto, goes Hollywood on us during a polo lesson in Buenos Aires. Rightfully so because Fernando is not only a great polo player and instructor, he’s also building an incredible polo school in Buenos Aires called Polo Elite. Read all about our Polo Lessons in Buenos Aires Checkout all the […]