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 […]
Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d’Or Award
The Argentine hero now has a golden ball! Lionel Messi became the first Argentine to win the Ballon d’Oras France Football magazine’s European club player of the year. The 22-year-old, Barcelona forward was a near-unanimous pick, beating Cristiano Ronaldo by a record 240 point difference. The award is decided by a poll of world football journalists from a list of […]
Manu Ginobili is Argentina’s own Batman!
The most famous Basketball Player in Argentine history, Manu Ginobili, has been in all the highlight this week for something other than his sweet jump shot and championship trophies. Manu Ginobili of the San Antionio Spursmanaged to snatch a bat off the court with his bare hands during a game against the Sacramento Kings on Halloween night. Now […]
Argentina Football: El Superclasico of Boca Juniors vs River Plate
Today was the Superclasico. The Superclasico is like a subway series like Cubs/White Sox or Yanks/Mets with a Super Bowl like status on steriods. It’s a game held once a year between the 2 most successful Argentine Soccer Clubs, Boca Juniors and River Plate. I can’t begin to explain what the game was like because tickets were virtually unavailable. […]
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 […]